Blogs about: Electoral Shenanigans

For whatever it's worth, the CCA vindicates Tom Delay--sort of4 comments

020033 wrote 1 year ago: On Wednesday, Texas’ highest criminal court, the Court of Criminal Appeals, affirmed a trial j … more »

Tags: Legally sufficient, God Bless Texas

A political misstep so bad, you almost have to just "lay back and enjoy it"

020033 wrote 1 month ago: How bad does one’s political blunder have to be to not only force the end of a previously pro … more »

Tags: Clearly erroneous, curiós, God Bless Texas, Media Savvy, Political Suicide, Unbelievably stupid

Like father, like son

020033 wrote 1 month ago: Sixty-seven years ago today, Sam Houston’s only surviving son–Andrew Jackson Houston … more »

Tags: curiós, God Bless Texas, Legally sufficient, Legislative wisdom, Picture Perfect, SCOTXtual

The next time ...

020033 wrote 1 month ago: You hear Keith Olbermann go off on one of his unhinged tirades, keep in mind that the insanely-must … more »

Tags: curiós, I shouldn't laugh at this, Media Savvy, Picture Perfect, Sad reality, Sports hysteria, Unbelievably stupid

The turncoat gene

020033 wrote 1 month ago: Few who read this blog may be old enough to remember Carole Keeton Strayhorn Rylander McClellan … more »

Tags: Austintacious, Clearly erroneous, God Bless Texas, Hook 'em, I wish I hadn't read that, Legislative wisdom, Political Suicide, Sad reality, Unbelievably stupid

Conservative SCOTUS all-stars and least-stars

020033 wrote 2 months ago: Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner and his fellow University of Chicago Law School Professor Willi … more »

Tags: Clearly erroneous, Legislative wisdom, SCOTUS decisis

Texas Watch tedium revisited

020033 wrote 2 months ago: I just posted a response to a thoughtful comment made regarding my earlier jeremiad aimed at Texas … more »

Tags: Austintacious, Bullett-riddled, Clearly erroneous, God Bless Texas, Media Savvy, SCOTXtual, Texas Watch[ed]

Texas Watch wants it both ways4 comments

020033 wrote 2 months ago: SCOTX Blog has a great post today regarding the latest screed from Texas Watch in their ever-vigila … more »

Tags: Austintacious, Clearly erroneous, God Bless Texas, I shouldn't laugh at this, I wish I hadn't read that, Media Savvy, Sad reality, SCOTXtual, Texas Watch[ed]

When a picture is worth 3,383 words

020033 wrote 2 months ago: Today, Senator John McCain gave a 3,383 word speech expounding upon his judicial philosophy, but as … more »

Tags: Legally sufficient, Legislative wisdom, Media Savvy, Picture Perfect, SCOTUS decisis

Leave it to a Scotsman to make even the cynical Washington press corps laugh

020033 wrote 2 months ago: Craig Ferguson turned out to be a hit at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Associa … more »

Tags: Media Savvy, curiós, Legislative wisdom

More summer reading

020033 wrote 2 months ago: I have yet another book to add to my summer reading list, Steven Teles’s The Rise of the Cons … more »

Tags: Legally sufficient, Legislative wisdom, II Am Grand Slam, SCOTUS decisis

Ballot box brawl

020033 wrote 2 months ago: The New York Post has a new flash game that allows you to duke out the eventual Democrat Party nomi … more »

Tags: curiós, Media Savvy

Kim Possible1 comment

020033 wrote 2 months ago: The sky is the limit for first-term Austin City Councilwoman Jennifer Kim. When it comes to alloca … more »

Tags: I wish I hadn't read that, Media Savvy, Political Suicide, I shouldn't laugh at this, Clearly erroneous, Legislative wisdom, Sad reality, Austintacious, Unbelievably stupid

Tony Snow joins CNN's ranks

020033 wrote 2 months ago: We’ve been unabashed in our admiration for former Whitehouse press secretary Tony Snow. Well … more »

Tags: Media Savvy

New drinks to enjoy this campaign season

020033 wrote 2 months ago: If you’d just spent $17.2 billion on something, wouldn’t you need a drink too? Well, … more »

Tags: curiós, Media Savvy

"[L]ow and petty partisan motivations [of] the [seven] justices who were in the majority"2 comments

020033 wrote 3 months ago: I know it is enormously unwise to re-open this can of worms, but here it goes. The 2000 Presidentia … more »

Tags: Media Savvy, Political Suicide, Legislative wisdom, SCOTUS decisis

Rorschach test to determine whether one is an idiot

020033 wrote 3 months ago: If you see a naked woman in the reflected image in Vice President Cheney’s sunglasses, you ar … more »

Tags: Media Savvy, curiós, Clearly erroneous, Sad reality, Unbelievably stupid

David Broder's guide to library dating

020033 wrote 3 months ago: This is the second in our long-running if ill-advised and rarely-updated series of random, funny pic … more »

Tags: Media Savvy, curiós

Texas Watch shrinks from scrutiny1 comment

020033 wrote 3 months ago: We have diligently followed the recent spate of press reports stemming from “research” … more »

Tags: Austintacious, Benchslappery, Clearly erroneous, God Bless Texas, Legislative wisdom, Media Savvy, SCOTXtual, Texas Watch[ed], Unbelievably stupid


Have your say. Start a blog.

See our free features »

Related Tags
All »

Follow this tag via RSS

Find other items tagged with “electoral-shenanigans”:
Technorati Del.icio.us IceRocket