tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post8254648580957932919..comments2024-03-25T16:03:36.810-07:00Comments on The Existentialist Cowboy: Why The GOP Occupied TexasAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-10859768724606092872012-12-12T14:49:33.792-08:002012-12-12T14:49:33.792-08:00Bev, you are RIGHT! Ann Richards and Jim Hightower...Bev, you are RIGHT! Ann Richards and Jim Hightower ought to have statues ereccted in their honor. They were 'Texans' as I remembered Texans as a child. Other great progressive Texans include two Governors named Furguson. One was "Ma" Furguson who become Gov when her husband had served two terms. Later, as I recall, he was elected yet again. (Or ---was it the other way around). In any case, I grew up with stories about them. A cursory read of their records confirms my belief that they were progressives, they were very competent and --indeed --the state flourished on their watches. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-34593116607340281972012-12-12T11:53:48.668-08:002012-12-12T11:53:48.668-08:00It's truly remarkable the way arbitrary lines ...It's truly remarkable the way arbitrary lines are drawn across the map. I live in California and my former locale was fairly 'blue' (big city suburbs), but now I'm in the high desert which votes largely 'red' much like Central California. Nice people here, but I pretty much keep my atheism and progressivism to myself (though thankfully I saw very few Romney/Ryan bumper stickers and NO yard signs).<br /><br />I like to think we can all make a stand doing what we can, with what we have, where we are. <br /><br />Regards all,<br /><br />LTLanceThrusterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988610775554524387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-51183606550076556272012-12-10T09:52:59.285-08:002012-12-10T09:52:59.285-08:00We need another Ann Richards and Jim Hightower...
...We need another Ann Richards and Jim Hightower...<br /><br />http://firedoglake.com/2012/12/09/of-cancer-and-crony-capitalism/<br /><br />Of Cancer and Crony Capitalism in Texas<br /><br />By: Glenn W. Smith S<br /><br />It is a growing scandal that could forever change Texas politics. As national political players look toward turning red Texas blue, something that would put the electoral college out of Republicans’ reach for years, many see the scandal as the beginning of the end of GOP dominance in Texas.<br /><br />Republican Gov. Rick Perry and his cronies in and out of public office have diverted funds intended for cutting-edge cancer research into the campaign pockets of Perry and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. You read that right. Proceeds from millions in taxpayer-backed bonds awarded by the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) have fallen victim to corruption and cronyism. Cronies get the state money; the cronies give some of the money back to Perry and others.<br /><br />The agency might better be named the Crony Capitalist Research Institute as searches for cancer prevention, treatment and cure are sacrificed to the feeble political ambitions of a few petty politicians and greedy plutocrats. It is hard to imagine a greater moral failing. Unless, of course, you remember that Perry and his cronies are the very same people fighting against the expansion of Medicaid and the creation of health care exchanges under the Affordable Care Act. People are going to get sick and die because of the actions of Perry and others. That is not hyperbole or political spin.<br /><br />CPRIT is the nation’s second largest source of cancer research money, behind only the federal government. Texas voters approved the agency’s bonding authority in November 2007 (a few days later, wannabe recipients of the largesse were lavishng money on Perry and Dewhurst). The agency could spend $3 billion over ten years.<br /><br />In a series of explosive articles, the Dallas Morning News has revealed that many of the grants went to Perry and Dewhurst’s allies and donors. The agency’s scientists that review grant proposals have resigned in protest. Those actions have already made the scandal news in international science journals like the well-respected Nature.<br /><br />Amid calls for state and federal criminal investigations (I filed one of the state complaints under the auspices of Progress Texas PAC), agency officials are scrambling. Now it has been revealed that key emails among those officials have disappeared. That is a sign that evidence is being destroyed and that a coverup is underway.<br /><br />more<br />Bevnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-10112415348707625442012-11-20T11:28:50.756-08:002012-11-20T11:28:50.756-08:00Thanks, JACKIESUE
I understand completely what...Thanks, JACKIESUE <br /><br />I understand completely what you have have said. God bless Ann Richards and may the devil take Bush-Perry. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-77989706267344464262012-11-20T07:40:37.803-08:002012-11-20T07:40:37.803-08:00I moved back to Texas some where around 77-78..jus...I moved back to Texas some where around 77-78..just in time to see Texas go down the toilet..we got a reprieve with Ann Richards but then Bush and Perry have completely ruined the great state...I some times feel like the only pagan liberal in Texas...yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-16238026275262272552012-11-19T15:08:01.692-08:002012-11-19T15:08:01.692-08:00I am with you Lance...I am with you Lance...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-53870179595584138332012-11-19T10:06:29.885-08:002012-11-19T10:06:29.885-08:00To all the progressives and liberals in Red States...To all the progressives and liberals in Red States.<br /><br />Courage:<br /><br />We will not abandon you. Thank you for manning the outposts deep within these various and sundry hearts of darkness.LanceThrusterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988610775554524387noreply@blogger.com