Archive for October 2023

Commentary doesn’t have much to say today. Election Day is three weeks from today. Early voting in person starts in six days. Close to 13,000 voters in Harris County have requested mail ballots. Today, the Chron E-Board endorsed H-Town City Council member Carolyn Evans-Shabazz for reelection for District D. _____ GOP U.S. House members could…

My friend Nick Hellyar was endorsed by the Chron E-Board today.  Here is from the endorsement: In this notably strong field, Nick Hellyar stands out for the number of endorsements he’s received, but that also gave us pause. What exactly does he stand for if he can get such varied groups and individuals to back…

Today is Friday the 13th. Oh, well. _____ A few months ago, I got the glasses in the featured photo in the mail. It was a promotion by Mountain Dew. I stored them away. It turns out they are ISO 12312-2 certified. When I put them on indoors, I can’t see anything.  I will try…

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is trying to normalize the acceptance of campaign dough from supporters of neo-Nazis.  Nope. That will never be normal. _____ The campaign contributions and expenditures reports were due on Tuesday and here is from the Chron: U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and former Metro chair Gilbert Garcia both made mistakes in the…

Yesterday, the Chron E-Board endorsed Joaquin Martinez for H-Town City Council, District I. I received my mail ballot yesterday. It is five pages long. I filled it out and took it to the post office yesterday afternoon. When you vote by mail, you can go online and find info on the 14 state constitutional amendments…

I must say it is amusing to watch Texas’s GOP elected officials call each other out for embracing neo-Nazis.  I remember the days when Democrats would be doing the calling out. Some GOPers aren’t even ashamed of being called out as neo-Nazi lovers. The sad thing about the latest in GOP infighting is that Texas…

The world was caught by surprise Saturday morning. Nobody saw the attack on Israel coming.  It is certainly an epic intelligence failure. How do you miss something like this? _____ Commentary doesn’t care who throws out the first pitch at MLB games. Unless it is a neo-Nazi or someone like that. The Chron cares. See…

If you can access this Chron interview of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, do it now here: Lina Hidalgo talks decision to seek treatment for depression (houstonchronicle.com). The courage it takes to address her illness head on is, well, words cannot describe.  I admire her for being candid. Go for it, Judge Hidalgo. _____ A…

The John Whitmire Campaign is getting hit on the air, on digital, in mail, and at forums. I wonder. _____ I have to hand it to the GOP. They have the dumbest folks in congressional positions. Commentary is talking about the GOP folks who want Donald Trump to be the next U.S. House Speaker.  Let’s…

Dead man walking. That was former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy after he was elected Speaker after 15 ballots back in January. Just about every talking head on broadcast and cable news programs said back then he had given away all his power to the far-right wing nut jobs. It caught up to him yesterday.…