The tryptophan edition.....(Or, better stuff to do then fight Black Friday crowds)
Maybe it's just me, but touting endorsements from the folks who stood guard over Houston's fiscal mess and a guy who used his work computer to search child-porn does not strike me as a winning strategy.
Politifarce Texas has buried itself behind the Chron's pay wall. Suggesting that the newspaper has, in fact, gotten a bigger shovel.
Bitching about 'no refugees' is a meaningless gesture unless you are willing to take them in. And no, I don't mean offering them your 700 sq ft. Michigan apartment while you reside in a $5.2MM mansion miles away. Just another reminder that, for the members of the courtier class, sacrifices are meant for you, not them.
There have always been problems with 'he said/she said" rushes to judgment. And the "we didn't see that coming" response is ALWAYS the same.
In case you were wondering, this man is a Democrat. I find it amazing when and where the Chron chooses to make partisan identification on negative stories.
This man is a Democrat as well. (which, to be fair, the Chron mentions) They also mention that he's not going to lose his seat. If he had any honor at all, he'd resign. But this is Texas so a small part of the Lege will probably give him a damn standing ovation when he returns to office.
News "Analysis" allows John Thornton's Texas Tribune to have an Op-Ed page after all.
John Thornton's Texas Tribune is REALLY out to get Sid Miller.
Houston's increasingly bad City Council approves body cameras on police officers. All while ignoring critical issues such as data storage, security etc. Knowing this group whatever plan they sign off on (which will be crafted by the Parker administration under light review) will probably make the footage inadmissible in a court of law.
Government crowing about growing government. All wrapped up in a pretty bow titled "economic stimulus."
It appears that rejecting Parker's Folly has not had the chilling effect on Houston that supporters warned of. Somebody notify the Greater Houston Partnership.
If other cities passed an ordinance that 1 in 4 citizens were to jump off a bridge, would Parker want to emulate them? Almost all of her policy arguments have been "well, other cities are doing it." which leads me to point out that Houston is in better shape financially than other cities, in part, because we don't do things that other cities do. Parker is horrible, and cannot get out of elected office quickly enough.
The Chron's problem with the proposed Houston/Dallas high-speed rail is that it is not worshipping enough sacred cows. Never mind that it's a financial boondoggle in the making, or that it's going to require asset seizure on a huge scale. The downtown interests (a downtown that the Chron is abandoning FWIW) are not being served and that cannot stand.
Controlling the flow of shit into storm water is expensive. This is a fact rarely mentioned when unaccountable "experts" mention the City taking steps to rein it in. Also not mentioned is that it will cost Billions, or where the money is going to come from (hint: the pocketbooks of primarily poor residents)
What we've been saying for years now: New Urbanist schemes increase segregation, income inequality and other social ills. To add, it is designed to do this and adherents view this as a feature not a bug. (Something they would only admit in their most unguarded moments)
More ballot-language woes for an administration that's starting to make us pine for the competency of Lee P. Brown. Is the Parker administration capable of getting anything right?
Danger Will Robinson! "Houston's vibrant, world class arts scene" is all you need to read to know that the Chronicle Editorial Board is rolling out Mrs. White's catapult in an attempt to raise your taxes to fund something they like to do on the weekends.
I find it amazing that court jesters such as Harry Reid are not laughed off the public stage in a storm of rotten vegetables. Then again, in comparison to 0 and Pelosi he sometimes appears to be the sane one in the room.
No Mr. Abbott, creating degree mills is not the solution. Texas needs more plumbers, welders and fabricators and less Women's Studies, Philosophy and Fiction majors.
Those unfamiliar with the Bible should not base arguments on sections taken out of context. - If anything, Falkenberg has gotten worse after being gifted a Pulitzer by a Chron editor.
And finally......today's outright lie.
"These politicians are telling women where they can and cannot go for health care," said Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, in a conference call. "That's illegal and a violation of federal law." Except, that's not what they're doing at all. What they are doing is saying that taxpayers should not be funding an organization that has possibly violated the law and is suspected of committing wide-spread fraud.
Now, I'm off to take a nap.
