Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Let's be harshly honest. Representative Louie Gohmert (R-TX) will probably not be winning any points in the intelligence category at any time in this century. Through all of his gaffes and incoherent debates, we laugh...
When extreme right-wing Congressman Steve Stockman launched his comically inept primary campaign to oust Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary, he left his 36th congressional district seat open. Stockman, for his part, was one...
Wealthy dental clinic chain mogul David Alameel has deep pockets. For many Texas Democrats, that alone seems to be given as the reason to support him in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in the...
// // Imagine sitting at a restaurant table and being handed a menu with only five options, all of them pretty simple fare. One features fried chicken and rice; another, steak, eggs, and toast; yet...
The question some people are asking is whether or not Rick Perry is doing this because he suddenly had a sensible moment or if it's a ploy towards his almost certain presidential aspirations.
Good deeds by police officers far outnumber the corrupt deeds that make news headlines.
Texas Republican Congressman, Steve Stockman, is fond of blasting the federal government for reckless spending and for not being transparent, but the Tea Party firebrand has his own financial difficulties, which call his ethics into...
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) thinks he's found the solution to keeping Texas a red state. His "Keep Texas Red" campaign has produced a disturbing photo of President Obama, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Attorney...
Republican Congressman Steve Stockman, who represents Texas' 36th Congressional District, thinks Ted Cruz's government shutdown strategy was "brilliant". As usual the Tea Party fanatic from Texas is disconnected from political and empirical reality. While public...
Steve Stockman's challenger Michael Cole
Democrat Michael Cole officially announced that he would be challenging Incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Stockman in Texas' 36th District, today at the Orange County Court House. Citing the theme "It is time that we come...
Steve Stockman
The competition for the dimmest bulb in Congress is fierce with Michele Bachmann, Steve King, Ted Yoho, MarkWayne Mullin, Kerry Bentivolio, and Vicky Hartzler all competing feverishly in the dubious race to be the most...
To understand why the Tea Party has such a stranglehold on the legislative process we must understand the nature of hyper-partisan districts that reward extremists for their outlandish and unproductive behavior. Because of deep overwhelmingly...
Last month, after receiving a memorandum from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, the Department of Defense issued a press release stating their intent to extend military spousal benefits to same-sex couples by no later than...
Texas Governor Rick Perry
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has sabotaged the only reliable check on unbridled, one-party Republican rule in his state. When will the national media report it?
Texas Democrat to force women to watch a video before getting an abortion
The nightmare for Texas women is far from over and they're even having to fight against someone who should be supporting them -- a Democratic state senator named Eddie Lucio. In the sweeping anti-abortion measures passed...
Texas is ranked 49th in the U.S. for education spending
Previously I wrote about how red states are harmful to children's livelihood?in the areas of public education spending, health care, and other social services. Moments after the story was published, news broke that Florida man...
Curious as to how Texas Senate Republicans got away with altering the congressional time stamp on Senate Bill 5 to make it appear as though a vote was cast on June 25 and not June...