Archive for November 2024

I have always thought these are haunting lyrics: Goodbye to my Juan, goodbye, Rosalita Adios mis amigos, Jesus y Maria; You won’t have your names when you ride the big airplane, All they will call you will be “deportees” The lyrics are from the Woody Guthrie tune “Plane Wreck at Los Gatos (Deportee).” Here is…

Thanksgiving Day is two weeks from today. _____ As I speculated a few weeks ago, this morning, Craig Melvin was named Co-Host of “Today” following the departure of Hoda Kotb.  Craig will officially take his seat by Savannah Guthrie on January 13, 2025. Congratulations to Craig. _____ I mentioned a few days ago about the…

We will know later this morning who will be the U.S. Senate Majority Leader for 2025. We will also know if MAGA world will get its picked named. You know, the Sen. Rick Scott fella from Florida. Cancun Cruz won’t be backing his colleague from his own state, Sen. John Cornyn. Cancun is backing Sen.…

We have a Texas legislative session starting in January. We will find out who will be the Texas House Speaker. Looks like we will have a school voucher program. I wonder what that will look like. We don’t have much on the election front next year if you are an H-Town voter. Three HCC trustee…

Commentary is staying away from the talking heads these days. I am not interested in the blame game. _____ The following was on the front page of yesterday’s Chron: Despite growing up in a liberal Mexican American household in Houston’s Denver Harbor neighborhood, Tessie Kempenski hasn’t supported a Democrat in a presidential election since Jimmy…

Breaking news! The Chair of the Texas Democratic Party announced his resignation this morning, effective next March of 2025. He needs to step down immediately. _____ The HISD Superintendent is in big time denial. See this from the Chron: Houston ISD’s state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles said he does not feel that the historic failure of the $4.4 billion…

I was on the road yesterday. See the featured photo. Mostly listening to the Christmas tunes. Occasionally, I would tune into MSNBC. I didn’t get to see Vice President Kamala Harris concede. I just saw excerpts last night. On a related note, candidates – winner and losers – need to pick up their signs in…

America has spoken. On mass deportations, tax cuts for billionaires, pardons for convicted insurrectionists, Ukraine, NATO, Putin, tariffs, and RFK, Jr. For starters. A storyline this morning is Latino men supporting Trump. To those hombres. You better check and see who is on the mass deportation list. You may have family, friends, or employees listed.…

It is here. I usually don’t have much to say on Election Day. All the folks I know vote. Family, friends, acquaintances, they all vote. That is who we are. _____ Today is the 108th day of the Vice President Kamala Harris campaign. She has done an outstanding job and has run a flawless campaign.…

GOP Gov. Greg Abbott is featured in a Cancun Cruz ad saying the governor’s job is to keep Texas, Texas. He goes on to say that Cong. Colin Allred isn’t Texas. Uh, sure. All I can say is I didn’t see anyone in Texas dressed up like Cong. Allred for Halloween, like I saw a…