Republican Scandal Plagues Harris County Government- June 13, 2008 Today, a group of Harris County Democratic candidates held a press conference to call for new leadership and an end to the scandal and corruption that has plagued county government under Republican control."Our county government is in crisis due to the unethical actions of several public officials. These Republican officeholders have cost Harris County taxpayers millions of dollars in law suits and legal fees and eroded the public's confidence in our county government," said David Mincberg,...http://elemming2.blogspot.com/2008/06/republican-scandal-plagues-harris.html SD-11 News from Brazoria County- June 12, 2008 Pearland's Elizabeth McLane is featured in a Journal article about Democrats in Austin and my selection for Obama delegate Dr. Melanie Lawson has a photo. Pearland Journal - Natalie Toretinos:As an instructor of government at Wharton County Junior College and teacher of political science at several other colleges, McLane was well prepared to take on the issues affecting the county. She also worked as precinct judge and precinct chair in the primaries, later sitting on senate district...http://elemming2.blogspot.com/2008/06/sd-11-news-from-brazoria-county.html Melissa's Battle with Cushing's Disease- June 12, 2008 For those of us with the Dean campaign, or with the Morrison campaign, and with the Houston Democratic Party, a sad word of why we haven't heard much from Melissa Taylor. After moving with her fiance to San Antonio, she realized there was something wrong with her body. She was sick and she finally figured out she had Cushing's disease. She now has a blog about her struggle with the disease.In looking at the list of symptoms, it seems obvious that for her last few years my mother had undiagnosed.http://elemming2.blogspot.com/2008/06/melissas-battle-with-cushings-disease.html Pentagon blocked Cheney attack on Iran last summer- June 12, 2008 Pentagon officials firmly opposed a proposal by Vice President Dick Cheney last summer for airstrikes against the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) bases by insisting that the administration would have to make clear decisions about how far the United States would go in escalating the conflict with Iran, according to a former George W Bush administration official. J Scott Carpenter, who was then deputy assistant secretary of state in the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs,.http://elemming2.blogspot.com/2008/06/pentagon-blocked-cheney-attack-on-iran.html Protect our beer - Vote Obama- June 12, 2008 McCain, on the other hand..."I will veto every single beer, um, bill with earmarks."Link and image from Daily Kos.Tags: Obama, McCain, beer, veto, beermarks, Daily Koshttp://elemming2.blogspot.com/2008/06/protect-our-beer-vote-obama.html Very busy - just a note- June 11, 2008 I love Austin. I had lived in Texas for years without ever going to Austin, unlike my vacations to San Antonio as well as New Orleans many times. For some reason I had managed to miss Austin as a tourist destination. The closest I came was camping nearby and later looking for dinosaur tracks in stream beds. After spending several days in Austin I realize it is my favorite city. A public transportation system that works - very big plus.Every neighborhood seems to have its own set of...http://elemming2.blogspot.com/2008/06/very-busy-just-note.html Ann Richards Tribute- June 11, 2008 -Texas Democratic Party Convention 2008There are more videos of the convention by Texas Democrats.Tags: Texas, Democrats, Ann Richardshttp://elemming2.blogspot.com/2008/06/ann-richards-tribute.html Texas Roundup For June 10, 2008- June 11, 2008 Woozy from the Bloggers Caucus and Democratic Convention parties, some of the Texas bloggers have stumbled in to do their duty. Just a little hair of the blog to cure what ails you. Read on for the Texas Progressive Alliance roundup for the week.BossKitty at BlueBloggin tell us about the Government Accountability Office's (GOA) revealing report to Congress on how tax preparers work in cooperation with banks to advance refunds which can greatly reduce your tax refund check in Refund...http://elemming2.blogspot.com/2008/06/texas-roundup-for-june-10-2008.html Important Moyer's Speech to Tied You Over Until I'm Home- June 9, 2008http://elemming2.blogspot.com/2008/06/important-moyers-speech-to-tied-you.html Hillary's Concession and Obama Endorsement Speech- June 8, 2008 What we were not able to see at the Texas Democratic convention due to computer glitches.Or watch the complete speech.I am still not back home.I discovered it was a $50 card that wasn't working but Fry's had a wireless LAN card on sale for $7 that would have worked.... If I ever had time to leave the convention when Fry's was open.http://elemming2.blogspot.com/2008/06/hillary-concession-and-obama.html |