Kevin!

This past Christmas season commercial TV viewers probably saw award winning actress Catherine O’Hara reprise her role as Kevin McCallister’s mom from the “Home Alone” flicks. It was in a Chase Bank ad with actor Kevin Hart. She yells out “Kevin” when she can’t find Kevin. A funny ad. If you are fan of “Home…

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MLB Power Rankings

What is this all about? I don’t see how local Democrats can be cool with this. Here is from the Chron online headline today about the Harris County swearing-in ceremony yesterday and Judge Lina Hidalgo: Hidalgo says colleagues tried to ‘cut me out,’ then calls for unity at swearing-in ceremony Three out of her four…

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Hello, 2023!

It is official. Harris County Commissioners Court now has two Latinas and a Latino. Commissioner Lesley Briones took her oath of office yesterday. This is a big deal. _____ Commentary is not a fan of elected officials saying they champion transparency and then they don’t let us know timely info. Commentary is talking about the…

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Adios, 2022!

Commentary does politics. So, let me do my political take for 2022, as a loyal, staunch, and no talking points Democrat. Donald Trump continued his hold on the GOP. That is supposed to help Democrats and it did in the U.S. Senate races. We hung on and added a U.S. Senator for a 51-49 majority.…

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Budget Surplus

177 years ago today, December 29, 1845, US President James K. Polk signed a bill accepting Texas as the 28th state of the Union. We officially became a state on that day. Now you know. _____ Commentary subscribes to Texas Monthly. They dropped a piece a couple of days ago on what to do with…

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Southwest

The Southwest Airlines fiasco impacted my family. My nephew, who lives in Nashville and was visiting for Christmas, had to scramble and found a flight on United after his flight back home on Southwest was cancelled Monday. My niece and her husband flew to El Paso for Christmas to visit his family. Their Southwest Airlines…

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Today

Everyone knows the GOP led State of Texas doesn’t pay attention to folks like the Chron E-Board. Heck, they probably don’t subscribe to or read the Chron. Probably not even the sports section. Today, the E-Board weighs in on Hurricane Harvey funds, the General Land Office, and the federal government. Here is the hard copy…

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Day After Christmas

Arsehole Gov. Greg Abbott is despicable. Dropping off migrants in front of Vice President Kamala Harris’s residence on Christmas Day is lower than whale sh_t. What is the whole point of this evil exercise? On Christmas Day. _____ Don’t give up. Commentary is talking about the City of H-Town Solid Waste Department. My green bin…

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Christmas Weekend

It’s cold out there. I am wearing two pair of socks. Commentary must drive to a meeting at noon that will take me on I-10 and the West Loop. Let’s hope traffic isn’t a problem. It is not that bad though thanks to the lack of precipitation. You know how I know?  The local early…

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The Christmas Waltz

The Chron E-Board today has a take on the I-45 deal that was announced a couple of days ago and they don’t sound enthusiastic about the deal.  Here is a part of their take: The announcement was heralded as a major breakthrough but met with mixed feelings, which we share. Written commitments are better than…

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