Archive for August 2026

I have said before that I stopped watching the Sunday morning national talk shows. I made the exception this past Sunday to watch Jonathan Karl interview Cong. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on ABC. AOC was on her game. She is one of the faces of the Democratic Party’s leadership. You know she is effective because the MAGA…

This is from the Chronicle back in mid-December of last year: Gov. Greg Abbott is prepared to pour $25 million into his effort to turn Harris County — a Democratic stronghold he lost by 10 percentage points in 2022 — “dark red” as he seeks a record fourth term in office, according to details of the plan…

You must wonder about the political skills of the fella who runs FIFA. One would think he would be politically nimble. Nope. See this from AP: MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Norway’s soccer federation wants Gianni Infantino to step down immediately, piling more pressure on FIFA’s embattled president Friday. Infantino is facing a revolt after his…

I said this yesterday: Abdul El-Sayed. Abdul El-Sayed. We are going to be hearing a lot about him over the next 13 weeks. I was right. Donald Trump kept repeating Abdul El-Sayed’s name yesterday. _____ At around 6:10 am today Daniella Guzman publicly apologized on-air live for accepting free tickets to the World Cup. See…

Abdul El-Sayed. Abdul El-Sayed. We are going to be hearing a lot about him over the next 13 weeks. Let me put it this way. MAGA is going to spend a ton of dough demonizing this fella. You know – his name. Hey, Michigan Democrats selected him as their nominee for U.S. Senate. I respect…

This is what I like to see. We are getting there as we are 13 weeks from Election Day. See this from the Trib: Fewer than one in 10 Black voters in Texas say they are less likely to vote in November’s midterm elections due to U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s defeat in the Democratic primary, according…

Well, not really. I am not talking about the thugs from the out-of-control ICE. Commentary is a Texas Monthly subscriber. My August magazine landed in my mailbox this past weekend. Please see the featured photo.  The cover story is about ice. It is a history of ice in these parts and the impact ice has…