Fire This Guy
From the shut-up department. I have seen where some think it would be a good gesture for President Joe Biden to invite Donald Trump to be part of the official U.S. delegation to Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. Shut up! Let’s see. A couple of weeks ago or so President Biden said Trump and his MAGA followers…
Read MoreThe Queen
I was walking past the flat screen yesterday when breaking news came on that Queen Elizabeth II was no longer with us. We were prepared earlier in the morning when it was announced that her medical condition was being closely supervised. She became Queen just about 10 months before I came on the scene. I…
Read MoreHobby Poll
A couple of months ago, local GOPers were high fiving when they learned that the Hobby School of Public Affairs poll had GOP candidate for Harris County Judge Alexandra del Moral Mealer one point behind Judge Lina Hidalgo. The Hobby School released their latest poll yesterday and it shows Judge Hidalgo with a 10-point lead. …
Read MoreChickensh_t Chron
Commentary supports local journalism. I have let folks know I subscribe to the Chron hard copy. They take $77 from my bank account every four weeks. I am entitled to let them know they are chickensh-t at times. Like today. Two weeks ago today, their lead front page headline blasted this: Comptroller threatens county budget…
Read MoreUvalde Strong
#UvaldeStrong Uvalde students get back to school today. As a show of solidarity, many students across the state will be wearing maroon today. That is the school color of Uvalde High School. The local, statewide, and national media are also covering today’s return to school. That is my featured photo for this post. At the…
Read More50 Dinger Club
From the Trib today: Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley, one of Texas’ most prominent Republican local leaders, is backing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s Democratic challenger. “The one person who I’ll support statewide that will get me a little in trouble: Mike Collier for lieutenant governor,” Whitley said on Y’all-itics, a WFAA politics podcast. Whitley and Patrick…
Read MoreMAGA Demons
Best line from last night’s speech from President Joe Biden: “You can’t love your country only if you win.” MAGA is bad news for our democracy. President Biden has a responsibility to let the country know they are dangerous. Demonize those MFers. Meanwhile, Donald Trump said yesterday he would pardon the January 6 insurrectionists. How…
Read MoreOb-La-Di
President Joe Biden will give a prime-time speech this evening to address the threats to our democracy. The threats to our democracy also happen to be a major concern to the American public. What threats? Overturning a legal presidential election. Stealing top secret and classified documents. White supremacy and domestic terrorism. Making it extremely difficult…
Read MorePrincess Diana
It was a Saturday evening on August 30, 1997 (early Sunday morning, August 31 in France), when I saw on TV that Princess Diana was in a bad car accident in Paris. I watched CNN’s coverage for a few hours. Back then, the internet was in the early stages, and I wasn’t connected so CNN…
Read MoreThe Handout Thing
Handouts have been getting play these days. You know, the college loan relief thing versus the PPP loans that were forgiven. Here is the definition of handout I found online: something given free to a needy person or organization Here are accompanying synonyms: Aid, benefit, financial support, gift of money, subsidies, and payments. Here is…
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