State to argue for reinstating DeLay charge | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle

Some day we will be able to put the DeLay era behind us. I feel sorry for Virginia…  AUSTIN  — A part of the criminal case that helped drive former

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Isn’t it nice to have our government back?

All it took was for the ruling party to be kicked out of power. Now we have legislators actually legislating. Perish the thought, the Republican minority may have to prove

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Martian Logic – washingtonpost.com

Today’s papers are full of news of war and rumors of war, both real and political. There are a number of sites around the internet that will give you better coverage

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Questionnaire and answer on the topic of troop surge | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle

William F Buckley Jr has an article on the thought process behind a vote on “the Surge” that starts like this…  You are a Republican legislator, retiring after this, your fifth

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Richard Cohen – Irrational Is as Irrational Does – washingtonpost.com

Today’s Washington Post Editorial by Richard Cohen goes a long way in making me understand the “inner” Bush that has seemed so out of touch with reality. Mr. Cohen gets

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A Heckuva Claim – washingtonpost.com

 This Washington Post Editorial touches on a number of points about the Bush tax cuts, most of which are not in the President’s favor. PRESIDENT BUSH wrote in a Wall

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David S. Broder – Suggester in Chief – washingtonpost.com

Just don’t “suggest” to the “decider” that he can’t do what he wants…He may pick up his ball and go home…  After an election in which war-weariness was a motivating force

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George F. Will – A Retreat on Rationing Free Speech? – washingtonpost.com

I read George Will’s column last evening and couldn’t wrap my mind around his argument. I revisited it this morning and find his bait and switch tactics perverse. A three-judge federal court

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