It’s Monday, and that means it is time again for another edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance’s weekly round-up.
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Mike Thomas of Rhetoric & Rhythm looks at a week’s worth of opinion columns from the San Antonio Express-News and determines there is a... Read Full Story
As long ago as November 2000 ICPS discussed: Indo-Russian Relations: Perspectives
Q: The US is using terrorism to engulf Russia, India and China. It is not keen on cooperation in this field. Hence it is imperative for these three countries to develop cooperation in this field.
R: I don’t think the US is using terrorism as an instrument of manipulation to counter Russia, China and India. There are other instruments of manipulation available like IMF, WTO, and World Bank.
Q: Is Russia... Read Full Story
Thank You, Austin American Statesman and Austin Central Appraisal District for bringing the top water offenders to our attention. To be
fair, there are other factors worth considering about this chart. Why didn’t the Statesman show a 3-4 months usage average, instead of one month? Why didn’t Statesman address the broken pipe trend? How hard is the city water utility investigating causes for abnormal usage, like decaying infrastructure? Investigate the pipes! Enforce commercial use... Read Full Story
H/T ProgrresiveAccountability.Org
FACT CHECK: McCain Tries To Downplay His Connection To ExxonMobil
CLAIM: McCain’s Adviser Said McCain Took Fewer Donations From ExxonMobil Than His Opponent. Appearing on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” top McCain aide Nicole Wallace said, “Turns out Barack Obama has received more money from ExxonMobil and from oil than John McCain has.” [MSNBC, 8/8/08]
FACT: McCain Has Taken More Than Twice As Much From ExxonMobil. According to Congressional Quarterly... Read Full Story
Please someone make Hillary Clinton and her surrogates go away. First Hillary and the gang blamed her loss on Democratic activist, then it was the Caucus system here and here, then it was media, the Texas Two Step the Texas Convention and even Clinton own staff. Howard Dean and the party rules, Florida, Michigan and now it’s all John Edwards fault. Give me a freaking break!
Today Howard Wolfson told ABC
Sen. Hillary Clinton would be the Democratic presidential nominee if John Edwards had... Read Full Story
I am beyond sadness, I am outrage and disgusted with the world leaders. Mad men are in charge of the world! And, all the citizens of the world are collateral damage for their personal maniacal gain. At any given time, every single one of us are in peril because of the 21st Centuries “mad man club.” I am sick and tired of the continued death and destruction these mad men continue to cast upon us.
What reason, what logic does Putin and the new Russian regime have for this….
Photo Reuters
Bush... Read Full Story
It’s Monday, and that means it’s time for another edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance’s Weekly Round-Up. The weekly round-up is complied from submissions made by TPA member blogs. This week’s round-up is compiled by Vince from Capitol Annex.
The Truth About Texas Republicans, a new blogger-powered website designed to expose the real truth about GOP Texas legislators looks at the stuff State Reps. Dwayne Bohac, Betty Brown, John Davis, Bill Zedler and State Sen. Mike Jackson don’t want... Read Full Story
The White House has orchestrated the current conflict between Russia and Georgia in South Ossetia, a high-ranking Russian official says.
Chairman of Russia’s State Duma Security Committee Vladimir Vasilyev said without US aid, Tbilisi would have been unable to start military operation in South Ossetia.
Vasilyev said the situation in South Ossetia draws parallels to the wars in Iraq and Kosovo.
“The further the situation unfolds, the more the world will understand that Georgia would never be... Read Full Story
