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Monthly Archives: January 2010
The Top Ten: Scott Brown shakes up American politics
AP photo Republican Sen.-elect Scott Brown takes a photo with supporters in Foxborough, Mass., today at the final stop of his three-day ‘thank you’ tour across the state. To join our Texas on the Potomac Facebook community, click here. To follow Texas on the Potomac via Rick Dunham’s Twitter feed, click here. To listen to [...]
Read MoreLlewellyn King: What Obama should do for small business
Texas on the Potomac regularly offers you insight from Hearst Newspapers columnists including Helen Thomas, Rex Smith and Jonathan Gurwitz. Today, we present a commentary by Llewellyn King, one of Washington’s most respected analysts and host of the syndicated “White House Chronicle” television show. • • • The shutters are coming down at hundreds of [...]
Read MoreJohn Branch commentary: Debra Medina’s surge
Texas on the Potomac regularly presents guest commentary from across the political spectrum. Today, we share with you a political cartoon sizing up the state of the 2010 GOP gubernatorial primary by John Branch of the San Antonio Express-News.
Read MorePolitical cartoons of the week: State of the Union, State of the iPad
Every Sunday, Texas on the Potomac presents some of the best political cartoons from the award-winning artists of Hearst Newspapers. Today, we feature work by David Horsey of SeattlePI.com, Nick Anderson of the Houston Chronicle and John de Rosier of the Albany Times Union. To see John de Rosier’s take on the State of the [...]
Read MoreToday in Texas History: Mockingbird named state bird of Texas
TPWD photo The state bird of Texas On this date in 1927, the mockingbird was named Texas’ official state bird. Here’s what the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says about the Northern Mockingbird (yes, it’s formally known as the Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos). Mockingbirds are one of the most commonly noticed birds in the state. [...]
Read MoreTexas lawmaker named to lead Hill oversight of border protection
A South Texas lawmaker has been appointed chairman of a House Homeland Security subcommittee that oversees federal border protection and global terrorism. Congressional photo Rep. Henry Cuellar Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, was appointed chairman to the panel after Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif., stepped down to take a chairmanship of an Armed Services subcommittee. “I will [...]
Read MoreTie or no tie, that is the question as Obama meets George H.W. Bush on a snowy Saturday
White House photo Two presidents: a study in sartorial contrasts. The Presidents Bush, senior and junior alike, had a rule: Always wear a jacket and tie in the Oval Office. A sign of respect, they insist. George W. Bush, aka 43, was said to have been aghast at photos of Bill Clinton in running shorts [...]
Read MoreChallenger labels Texas GOP incumbent a ‘Socialist’ for bailout votes
Anti-Washington anger is sparking a grass-roots political backlash that is rippling through political races across Texas. Congressional photo Rep. Lamar Smith Tea Party conservative activists are on ballots to challenge Democrats in the general elections. Not surprising. But more fascinating is the number of tea party candidates who are challenging Republicans officeholders. “These career politicians [...]
Read MoreGOP sends out ‘census’ forms; Democrats, Latino groups cry foul
Chronicle photo An envelope sent to a Houstonian. The recipient’s name has been erased. A national Republican fundraising campaign that invokes the word “census” and claims to be an “official document” is raising the blood pressure of Democratic lawmakers and Latino advocacy groups. Critics say the mailing is designed to confuse people and garner responses [...]
Read MoreToday in Texas History: First Southwest Conference game
On this date in 1915, the Rice and Baylor basketball teams competed in the first competition of the now defunct Southwest Conference. The conference, which officially began Dec. 8, 1914, had a variably membership during its early years and consisted of schools in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. The conference was host to some of the [...]
Read MoreAfter 32 years, Army identifies remains of Texas soldier killed in Vietnam
Nearly 32 years after he died during a search-and-clear mission in Vietnam, Army Specialist Lawrence L. Aldrich will get a proper burial in his home town of Fort Worth tomorrow. The Pentagon today announced that it had identified Aldrich’s remains and had returned them to his family in Texas. The Defense Department said Aldrich was [...]
Read MoreJonathan Gurwitz: Is Scott Brown, GOP hero, a phony?
Texas on the Potomac regularly shares with you the best work of some of Hearst Newspapers’ best columnists. Today, we are pleased to share with you this commentary by San Antonio Express-News columnist Jonathan Gurwitz, one of the leading conservative voices in Texas. Scott Brown is a phony. The Massachusetts Minuteman who fired the electoral [...]
Read MoreIn tense exchange, Obama accuses Texas congressman ‘Jim’ Hensarling of making up facts
Dallas Republican Rep. Jeb Hensarling has a reputation as a hard-edged partisan with an abrasive streak that sometimes rubs people, particularly Democrats, the wrong way. AP photo Rep. Jeb Hensarling: Mister Congeniality he ain’t. Mister Conservative, maybe. Well, today, he rubbed President Obama the wrong way. At the end of a mostly polite question-and-answer session [...]
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Gary Andres: Supreme Court decision no ‘windfall’ for business
Texas on the Potomac welcomes guest opinions from across the political spectrum. Today, we present a commentary from Gary Andres of Dutko Worldwide. Many immediately proclaimed last week’s Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court decision as a huge win for business “special interests.” But those quick-draw reactions are based more on ideology and political rhetoric [...]
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