God Bless Texas (please)

And may the Lord have mercy on her soul.

"When there's something strange, in the rotunda, who you gonna call....."
QUORUM BUSTERS!!!!





Tom DeLay and those SOB Republicans are trying to gerrymander Texas into pizza pie again. I have no idea how this will play in the national media, but I am outraged at what is happening in the Texas senate. It is embrassing for the state, but more importantly, it has got to be embarassing for Republicans. I know in my heart that if the Dems were pulling a redistricting stunt like this, I'd be very embarassed. In the meantime, it is fascinating to see this unfold. I think democracy and the constitution will once again collide in the courts.

Molly Ivins wrote an excellent piece about the whole sitaution that appeared in today's Minneapolis Star-Tribune but I haven't found it posted anywhere else yet. I will post a link to her column when it becomes available. The gist of it is that what is happening in Texas is basically a 5th grade playground bullying battle. And the Dems are actually entitled to whine "NO FAIR!!!" in this instance.

For instant gratification, check out Mark Fiore's animated rant against Tom DeLay by clicking here. Speaking of DeLay, he needs a nickname. Why does the Sugarland Shithead always come to mind?

Minnesota politics are shifting and changing. But even when the state had an ex-professional wrestler for a governor, it had a long way to go before it caught up to the zaniness that goes on Texas. First the Ardmore 51 and now the Texas 11. Yet somehow California gets all the press as the Land of Crazy Politics.