Speaking of the past. Let's get caught up shall we?
The Chron has gone fuzzy lately on the 1st Amendment, and they've never been that great on the 2nd. - This should not surprise you since, in most cases, the media believes that the 1st Amendment only applies to them, and not the average citizen and that the 2nd Amendment is a mistake that needs to be stricken from the Bill of Rights.
Facing a financial cliff, the City is subsidizing housing for starving artists. - Why is this? Because relatively well-off, primarily Caucasian Progressives are A-OK with starving artists living near them. Regular poor people? Not so much.
The narrative for regional transportation needs is fully set. - And it's loaded with meaningless buzz-words such as "multi-modal" and "sustainable" which really mean: Things that we've been told over and over that we should like. Whether they work or not. Cardinal rule: The more dim the politician on transportation issues the more they will use those buzz-words in their campaign.
Houston's New Urbanists are trying their best to rid the city of everything that makes it unique and interesting. And the Chron and what passes for leadership in Houston are cheering them on.
No Mr. Loeb, Houston doesn't want to be "walkable" but our progressive ruling class wants us to want it to be walkable. So the narrative gets set, no matter how inaccurate it may be. (Over 90% of Houstonians drive their cars to almost everywhere and have no desire to change that.)
The Adrian Garcia Campaign continues to rip quotes from endorsements for other candidates. - There's little question that he's sinking in the polls. The question is, will he sink far enough to miss the runoff?
There was a reason why everyone was hoping to run against Turner in a potential run-off. - Turner's support is deep, but it's about as wide as a fashion model's hips. An average candidate should be able to build a winning coalition if matched against him.
The House that Terry Grier Built. - Short answer: It's a mess.
Refugees today. - Quoted from the story: "Standing under the shelter of a tent where migrants can stop to charge their phones" Uh, OK.
If HER Ordinance is crucial to the success of Houston, then how has the city thrived so long without it? - No one seems to be able to explain that.
Staring over the edge of a financial cliff and Houston is considering increasing funding to this? - Not only is the Houston Leadership Vacuum expanding, it's threatening to hit critical mass.
Why don't YOU want Houston to be what your progressive, New Urbanist, betters want you to want it to be? To them, Houston would be a great place if they could just get rid of Houstonians and their backward ways.
OUTRAGE! - Not mentioned is that the TxDOT allocation is in line with the percentage of automobile trips versus public transit/walkable/bike trips State Wide. In other words, it makes a hell of a lot of sense. (It's just that it's not building walking and biking trails for the relatively well-off, progressive Caucasians who desire those things.)
Of COURSE the Harris County Commissioner's Court would like to establish a $15 Million dollar slush fund (per district) to pay out to companies they like. - If you asked them, and could get an honest answer, they would tell you that this is a perk of leadership that they are entitled to as your democratically elected superior.
When the Municipal Debt issue blows up, remember this. - The Chron Editorial Board used to come out in favor of creating TIRZ all the time. Now that they are starting to drain a LOT of revenue from the general fund they've found religion. Eventually, the municipal debt bomb is going to explode. I'm willing to bet that the Ed Board will suddenly discover "long held concerns" about these bonds.
Ignoring the abortion fight for a minute. The scariest thing about the whole PP issue is the willingness of the MSM to disparage watchdog reporting in service to a cause they believe the ruling class likes. If there is no undercover, watchdog reporting then the media itself serves no further purpose.
Shadow Editorials for HER Ordinance appearing in every Chron story regarding the same. - This sentence is a pro-HER Ordinance editorial statement disguised as a statement of fact:
Under the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, or HERO, discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy and genetic information, as well as family, marital or military status, is banned. Opponents criticize the protections the law extends to gay and transgender residents.If you don't understand why that is, then you have either chosen to ignore it or you don't understand the line between editorializing and reporting.
Your monthly reminder that economic impact studies are mostly guesswork and fairy dust. - They have no bearing on the real world and should be treated as such.
The #TLSPM didn't crucify Hegar over his revenue cut. - And according to Peggy Fikac one of the main reasons was because he let reporters ask questions. In other words, he made them feel important and coddled so they laid off hoping to keep access. Courage.
Harris County Officials to be Deposed. - I give you your entertainment through the first part of 2016.
The Dimmer members of the unproductive class clearly have no concept of the workings of diesel engines. - This should not surprise you much since they have no idea about the workings of civil society either.
And finally.......Which is the real conservative talk-radio host? And which is the fake, mock conservative figure?
It's hard to tell
Really hard to tell
If you're still seriously listening to conservative talk-radio the only question I have for you is......why?
