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Monthly Archives: October 2010
The Week Ahead: Here are our election predictions
Welcome to Texas on the Potomac’s “The Week Ahead,” a preview of events to come on Capitol Hill and at the White House this week. This week’s report was written by William K. Moore of ViaNovo. • • • Republicans will win significant gains in the House and Senate in Tuesday’s mid-term election, overturning the [...]
Read MorePhoto gallery: 20 women candidates to watch in 2010
20 WOMEN CANDIDATES TO WATCH IN 2010 This photo gallery was created by Richard S. Dunham and Ladan Nekoomaram of the Houston Chronicle Washington bureau Enlarged image The 1992 election was dubbed “The Year of the Woman.” But the current election season is the sequel to “The Year of the Woman.” It’s just a different [...]
Read MorePolitical cartoons of the week: Candidates dress up for Halloween; Jon Stewart undresses them
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 Nick Anderson of the Houston Chronicle John de Rosier of the Albany Times Union and David Horsey of SeattlePI.com.
Read MoreToday in Texas History: George Ruby
George Ruby On this day in 1882, prominent black politician George Ruby died of malaria in New Orleans. Ruby was “the most important black politician in Texas during Reconstruction in terms of power and ability,” according to one historian. Born and raised in Maine, Ruby briefly lived in Louisiana and then was driven away when [...]
Read MoreBob Franken: Why wait? Here’s my post-election analysis
Texas on the Potomac welcomes political commentary from across the political spectrum. Today, we bring you the latest column from Bob Franken, a veteran Washington reporter whose columns are now being distributed by Hearst News Service. There is no sense being timid, so let’s boldly go where no sane man would go. Here’s my PRE-election [...]
Read MoreHouston soldier dies in Afghanistan
Texas on the Potomac is dedicated to remembering every Texan or Texas-based soldier killed in Iraq or Afghanistan. Here is the latest casualty report: The Department of Defense has announced the death of a Houstonian serving in Afghanistan. According to the Pentagon, Spc. Pedro A. Maldonado of Houston died Oct. 29 in Kandalay “of wounds [...]
Read MoreIn pictures: Stewart and Cobert’s Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
Thousands of people have gathered on the National Mall for the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. The brainchild of comedians and fake newscasters Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, the event called for “people who think shouting is annoying, counterproductive, and terrible for your throat” to gather on a “date of no significance whatsoever” — [...]
Read MoreTexas man votes to stay in the Union at Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity
Sorry for the poor photo quality, but this was too good to pass up.
Read MoreGary Andres: GOP riding an anti-health-reform wave
Texas on the Potomac welcomes guest opinions from across the political spectrum. Today, we present a commentary from Hearst Newspapers columnist Gary Andres of Dutko Worldwide. President Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress seriously misdiagnosed the politics of health care reform. Yet their malpractice is even more extensive than generally known. Polling consistently shows that [...]
Read MoreToday in Texas History: Five Texan wilderness areas established
On October 30, 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill establishing five protected wilderness areas in Texas. The five areas are: Big Slough Wilderness Area (Houston County), Indian Mounds Wilderness Area (Sabine County), Little Lake Creek Wilderness Area (Montgomery County), Turkey Hill Wilderness Area (Angelina County) and Upland Island Wilderness Area (Angelina and Jasper counties). [...]
Read MoreRich Galen: Obama’s ‘recovery summer’ = political recovery for Republicans
Texas on the Potomac frequently publishes guest opinions from across the political spectrum. Today, we offer a piece from one of our favorite Washington web columnists, Rich Galen. To subscribe to Rich’s “Mullings” cybercolumn, click here. • • • Going into the summer of 2010, we were assured by the political geniuses in the White [...]
Read MoreJames Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger team up to terminate Texas oil companies
Texas oil companies are the villains in the latest production by Academy Award-winner James Cameron, the director behind movie blockbusters including “Terminator,” “Titanic” and “Avatar.” In a one-minute video designed to sink a controversial measure on Tuesday’s ballot, Cameron blames “two oil companies from Texas” for perpetrating “the ultimate real-life disaster” on the good citizens [...]
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Jonathan Gurwitz: Tips on how parties can avoid these messy divorces
Texas on the Potomac regularly shares with you the 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. The American people don’t fall in love with political parties the way they [...]
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