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Rick Perry’s Latest Ad Is A New Low

Rick Perry’s Latest Ad Is A New Low

I’ve never been a big fan of Governor Perry, but I really can’t believe where he’s taking his nearly dead campaign at this point.  To look in the camera and say “there’s something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can’t openly...

Occupy Movement must grow up

Occupy Movement must grow up

Since cities across the country (Dallas, New York, Oakland) began to dismantle Occupy protest camps, the movement has been scrambling.  But even as protesters continue in some cities and regroup in others, there are still no real goals for the group, no clear aims. For many occupiers that’s just fine....

Romney is better than misleading ad against President Obama

Romney is better than misleading ad against President Obama

Mitt Romney of 2011 reminds me of John McCain of 2007.  McCain was probably one of the 3 or 4 Senators I most respected through the 90’s and early part of this century.  McCain was always willing to work across the aisle and look at each issues in a thoughtful...

Super Committee on verge of failure….surprise, surprise

Super Committee on verge of failure….surprise, surprise

Time for the blame game as it looks like the so called congressional “super-committee” is poised announce they’ve failed to reach a compromise on how to . I heard Senator Jon Kyl on CNN this morning defending Republicans on the Super Committee.  He said the committee was put together to...

Hermain Cain’s Libya flub: That’s all folks….

Hermain Cain’s Libya flub: That’s all folks….

There’s really no need for commentary here.  Just watch Herman Cain’s jump the shark moment as he whiff’s on a softball regarding Libya. And for good measure here’s a little collective bargaining fun.

The White House Wire – News You Can Use

The White House Wire – News You Can Use

From the Office of the President Top News H1N1 Flu Guide Helping Community and Faith-based Organizations across the Country To help keep communities healthy during the flu season, the Health and Human Services (HHS) Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships (Partnerships Center) led by Alexia Kelley and with support from...

U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson writes Inspector General of the United States regarding proposed changes at Dallas Main Post Office

U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson writes Inspector General of the United States regarding proposed changes at Dallas Main Post Office

Here are the contents of a letter written by U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson to David C. Williams, Inspector General, United States Postal Service – Office of Inspector General.  I actually retyped it (tech issues on my part), so any typos or mistakes are mine. The letter is dated July...

Eric Johnson, Texas House District 100 Candidate raises over $60,000 in June

Eric Johnson, Texas House District 100 Candidate raises over $60,000 in June

Eric Johnson may be new to politics, but he seems to already have one of the key elements down: fundraising. Johnson reports that his campaign raised over $60,000 in monetary contributions between June 5 and and June 30, 2009. Eric Johnson is the guy on the right “I am humbled...

James Rucker, Color of Change: The Jena 6 are Free, How we made it Possible

James Rucker, Color of Change: The Jena 6 are Free, How we made it Possible

I wanted to share the contents of an email sent out by Color of Change Director of Grassroots Mobilization, James Rucker, to their massive member list regarding the plea of “No Contest” by the defendants in the “Jena 6” case late last week. Color of Change was at the forefront...

Shawn Williams: A Beale Street model for Deep Ellum

Shawn Williams: A Beale Street model for Deep Ellum

After I wrote this article I thought, wouldn’t a Johnny Taylor themed restaurant look good in Deep Ellum (or South Dallas)? Some of ya’ll entrepreneur types should be able to take that one and run. Anyway, here’s the article I wrote for the Dallas Morning News almost in its entirety....