tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146935470579436152011-11-27T16:59:18.957-08:00Politics and Culture in Harris Countyjosparkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04965276623195526121noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314693547057943615.post-1815869713943849372009-03-02T14:58:00.000-08:002009-03-02T15:00:22.145-08:00

Now blogging at http://futureofthehcrp.org/wordpress/Have fun!

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Homeless man killed on UH campusA man apparently sleeping on the bench of a bus stop was shot to death Friday night on the campus of the University of Houston.Well that was senseless... and on the campus to boot! :(

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FAIL!!! I don't understand why he's doing this, and it really is the wrong message...Guess he needed someone to join his administration that didn't have tax problems :/

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Lawmaker: Stimulus giving Metro $180 million for rail WASHINGTON — Houston Metro is due to receive as much as $180 million over the next 12 months from a huge economic stimulus bill to help jump-start construction of two light rail lines, a House committee chairman said Wednesday.The long-delayed rail lines on the city’s north and southeast sides are a “very high-rated project,” said Rep. James

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The Meaning of Sarah PalinPretty good read for either side of the aisle... I wouldn't completely agree with the analysis... but there was this part:In American politics, the distinction between populism and elitism is further subdivided into cultural and economic populism and elitism. And for at least the last forty years, the two parties have broken down distinctly along this double axis. The

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Houston PictureTitanus Giganteus speciman from the Houston Musuem of Natural ScienceIsn't it cute?!

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Two new local outreach to different communities have popped up based in Houston:RagingElephants.org towards the African American communityConservador Alliance towards the Hispanic communityWhile I warn against Group and Identity politics... "Vote for us because you're in this group"... The Republicans are supposed to be a party of individuals, and if you're an individual in one of these

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Wow... the population of the US is only 300 million though... and the workforce only a part of that... I guess she's adding up all the alternate universes!If Palin had said something like this...

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BREITBART: The true face of HollywoodSometimes I just don't get the Republican Party.Back in 2004, a smart, good-looking moderate Republican Hispanic ran for Congress. At the time Victor Elizalde was just under 40 years old and working as an executive at a big-time Hollywood studio. As an ethnic minority, a family man and a rare open conservative in an industry dominated by liberals, Mr. Elizalde

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'Buy American' Rider Sparks Trade DebateProponents of expanding the "Buy American" provisions enacted during the Great Depression, including steel and iron manufacturers and labor unions, argue that it is the only way to ensure that the stimulus creates jobs at home and not overseas.Opponents, including some of the biggest blue-chip names in American industry, say it amounts to a declaration of

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Claver has a post with data on the Texas political situation shifts over the yeah, and some of the personalities involved. It shows the work that needs to be done, and what some of the problems are. It's good to go look.http://apostleclaver.blogspot.com/2009/01/update-dont-care.htmlIt's worth mentioning that Benkiser was deservedly defeated as national party co-chair. As has been said about her

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Oh yes, and I'm loving these Baby Hippos from Zooborns http://www.zooborns.typepad.com/zooborns/hippo/Embedded video from CNN VideoAwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

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Plus check out The Future of the Harris County GOPAaron has a post there giving out his own frustrations with the local Harris County GOP... There are a lot of us feeling similar ways... Hopefully the grassroots can fill up and fix many of the problems...

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http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20090201/OPINION01/902010344/1005/OPINIONNew York's Charles Rangel and five other Democratic members of the House enjoyed a trip to the Caribbean sponsored in part by Citigroup (see above) in November - after Congress had approved the $700 bailout for financial firms (including Citigroup).The members no doubt will object to the terms "junket," but that shoe

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