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From Think Progress:"During a segment on Hannity earlier this week, GOP strategist Frank Luntz interviewed a panel of Republican voters in Iowa, and half said they believe Obama is a Muslim."<br />"Very intense, very passionate." Also very stupid....

Due in large part to Republican mismanagement of state finances, and due to the failure of many ordinary Texans to meet the everyday obligations of citizenship, the State of Texas faces a massive budget deficit.(Above---Not long after the Arizona shooting rampage, the Austin State Hospital, which offers mental health assistance, faces drastic Texas state budget cuts. Photo by Larry D. Moore.)State Comptroller Susan Combs says the deficit could possible be as high as $27 billion for the 2012-2013 biennium.The...

Shocking, huh?"The Senate's top Republican, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said on Sunday that his party will vigorously oppose the spending initiatives President Obama plans to include in his State of the Union address on Tuesday because "it's not a time to be looking at pumping up government spending." ...Speaking on Fox News Sunday, Mr. McConnell countered that "The American public, as one pundit put it, issued a massive restraining order," against government spending and excessive...

What does the so-called Tea Party stand for? What is the Tea Party agenda?A recent blog post by Tea Party follower David Jennings at his Houston and Texas political blog Big Jolly Politics gives a clear sense of the ideologically extreme Tea Party agenda.Mr. Jennings regularly attends and offers up observations from meetings of Tea Party cells. His most recent report from the Clear Lake Tea Party here in Houston gives a clear sense of a radical,...

My first inclination is to call the Republican vote to repeal health care reform yesterday meaningless, since it's unlikely to even come up for a vote in the Senate and faces a certain presidential veto even if it did,  but it actually wasn't meaningless at all. It told us everything we need to know about today's Republican party. Since they offered no alternative, only a "no" to the current law, the message was loud and...

As the new Republican majority in the House gets set to waste time this week with a repeal of health care reform that has zero chance of either passing the Senate or being able to withstand a presidential veto, the Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol appeared on Fox News Sunday yesterday to detail what the "replace" part of the alleged "repeal and replace" of health care reform might look like. As you would expect from the...

Screwy Louie rides again:"Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert says his office is drafting a measure to allow members of Congress to carry guns in the District of Columbia, including in the Capitol and on the House floor.Gohmert says he and his colleagues need to be able to protect themselves, in light of the mass shooting in Arizona."It'd be a good thing for members of Congress who want to carry a weapon in the District," he...

In the immediate aftermath of the shootings in Tucson this past Saturday, before any evidence had been uncovered as to what made Jared Loughner do what he did, and when it was still unclear as to whether or not incendiary political rhetoric played any part, Republicans rushed to microphones everywhere to try and distance themselves from any culpability with the "both sides do it" defense. A few opinions of others on this false equivalent and...

The New York Times has reported a Wikileaks disclosure that the U.S. Government is very active abroad in brokering deals to sell U.S. made civilian aircraft.(Above---The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser. What is good for Boeing is good for America.)From the Times--"The king of Saudi Arabia wanted the United States to outfit his personal jet with the same high-tech devices as Air Force One. The president of Turkey wanted the Obama administration to let a Turkish astronaut sit in on a NASA...

The conviction of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Sugarland, Texas right before Thanksgiving Day last month was a wonderful Thanksgiving offering.(Above--Bountiful Thanksgiving table. Photo by Ms. Jones.)Tuesday's indictment of Republican Harris County Commissioner Jerry Eversole for bribery and income tax charges is indeed a Christmas gift.Mr. Eversole has pleaded not guilty.Above--Christmas gifts. Photo by Sigismund von Dobshcutz.)I'm sorry to say that Mr. Eversole is my Harris County Commissioner.I'm sure the Tea Party---If it even...