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23 Jan ' 01:53
January 22 - I am completely convinced that the people will rise up and revolt against the Republican view that a person's worth is directly related to the person's net worth.
And Signe Wilkinson is in agreement.
Dear Susan,
Lucy Parsons said "Never be deceived that the rich will allow you to vote away their wealth."
Given the increasing power of corporations, I fear that this decision means that we should never be deceived that corporations will allow anyone to vote away their wealth and power.
Don A in Pennsyltucky.
January 22 - Being funny on purpose is a little harder, ya know.
Texas Republican Governor and UnMensa member, Rick Perry wants you to know somehting.Looking over campaign finance reports can tell you more than who is giving and what the candidate is spending. Sometimes a mis-type can give insight into a campaign's real thoughts. Or maybe not.
For Gov. Rick Perry, two little misprints within a page of each other seemed pretty telling. On a section outlining his political travels, he listed a trip to New York, where he was joined by Texas business leaders for the, as explanation read, "NASDAQ Closing Bell Ceremoney."
And on a separate entry, the governor attended an NRA breakfast in our nation's capital, which he has vilified as the seat of waste and sloth throughout the campaign. As his finance report states, the breakfast was held in "Washington VD"
January 22 - Local Republicans have been in power for so long that they walk buck butt nakkid down the street and dare anyone to say a danged word about it.
I take that dare.
We've got a guy running the Sheriff's Department as the
Chief Deputy. His name is Craig Brady. He
runs the department because the sheriff is so old that
we have to carbon date him every year to figure out how
many candles to put on his birthday cake.
Brady announced four years in advance that he's gonna run for sheriff when the current sheriff retires or goes to that great gun rack in the sky. I'm not saying that Brady runs up behind the current sheriff and loudly hollers BOO every chance he gets, but we do often see him looking at the sheriff, rolling his eyes, tapping his foot, and looking at his watch.
Brady has already started raising money for his campaign. He held a golf tournament and, from the looks of the pictures I recently saw, it appears like the whole trailer park showed up.
Well, next thing you know, Brady arranges a PR bond for one of his major ($75,000) contributors through a buddy judge of his and everybody is wondering how the dickens stuff like that happens right out in the open. I mean, we know how it happens, but you'd think the good-ole-boys would at least try to keep it under raps.
But, nooooooo.
Brady left his old wife after she slaved raising his kids and ran off with a little cutie-pie subordinate at the sheriff's office when she got pregnant. In short (no pun intended), he's John Edwards with less class, hair, money, and likeability.
And then this shows up on Commissioner's Court's agenda for next week.1) Sheriff's Office: Ratify travel by Craig Brady and Vanessa Brady to Las Vegas, Nevada, January 19-21, 2010, for extradition of prisoner back to Fort Bend County. (Fund: Sheriff, Enforcement, Travel)
Brady and his baby bride went to Las Vegas to pick up a prisoner and it appears it took them 3 days to go to the county jail, get the prisoner and put his butt on an airplane, which is about a 3 hour process on a bad day. This is an early morning flight out and late night flight back.
It doesn't bother me if they want to be Angelina and Brad, scooting around together. It doesn't even bother me that they want a second Honeymoon. Everybody should have a second Honeymoon. What bothers me is that they want me to pay for it.
It does not take a Chief Deputy to pick up a prisoner. That's a function of the warrants division. And, it does not take 3 days.
Commissioners will approve it and even think it's cute because that's what good-ole-boys do. Right in the middle of the street.
Okay, Commissioners, the ball is in your court. Now it's your feet that'll be held to the fire. Make them pay for their own hotel room for at least one of the two nights.
January 22 - Okay, so it's been a rotten week for Democrats in Massachusetts and Americans in America. I qualify as both.
Democrats gave away Ted Kennedy's senate seat and The Supremes gave away democracy. I came within half an inch of turning out the lights and locking the door here.
Just then, an amazing thing happened. One of our local young, energetic, and highly qualified Democratic candidates asked me to help her put out yardsigns last night. Being with her reminded me that Democrats will always work harder to be a vital part of their community. She also reminded me that grassroots work makes you feel better.
I hate to be corny here, but if you're depressed over the past week, find yourself a local Democratic candidate - for Justice of the Peace, Commissioner's Court, District Court or District Clerk, put on your walkin' shoes and never give up hope.
And if that doesn't work, have a Margarita with them.
Either way.
Susan,You couldn't be sicker than me over the ruling handed down today by the activists on the Court. A lesser woman would have checked herself in Mayo Clinic by now. Didn't Roberts say during his confirmation hearing that he wouldn't be activist judge, or make laws, but would rely on precedents, or did my hearing or memory fail me? All this on top of Texas Monthly received today has Gov Hirsute on the cover and a long story by Paul Burka about how Hirsute could be our next president! I'm a strong Texas woman, but I just couldn't read passed the first paragraph. Why is God punishing the good people of Texas this way, or does He just have a sense of humor I don't get?june
Activist judges? Surely not! I thought - according to the teabag mentality - that only liberal judges were "activist". So surely, these damn fools who voted in favor of destroying America could not be "activist judges". The teabagging morons and talking heads said so!I feel sick. George W. Bush and his ilk have ruined this country. I just sent a letter to Justice Kennedy which stated why he was wrong and at the end, I said I had one honest question for him: "Are you f******* crazy?"They've all been bought and paid for by big business. And we are so screwed.Lefty
Carl
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