Since when was it okay for Republicans to root against their own country (via The Washington Note)? Theresa Poulson, one of the NJ.com reporters was covering a conservative event here in D.C. today i...

Peter Brown, Gene Locke, and Annise Parker are not the only candidate vying to be mayor. Also appearing on the ballot are, in order of ballot appearance, Amanda Ulman, Luis Ralph Ulrich, Jr., Dan Cupp...

Turnout in Houston’s election was widely expected to be about 25%, a fairly sad showing with an open mayoral race on the ballot. Worst-case projections had 200,000 voters coming out. Turnout was...

We haven’t always seen eye to eye with Anh “Joseph” Cao, the first Vietnamese American to serve in Congress.  But tonight we offer bouquets, not brickbats. A few minutes back, Re...

Florida has a Tea Party. No, not a gathering of ridiculous, unreasonable, niggardly, neanderthalic “activists,” but an actual, registered political party. Florida lacks New York’s ru...

Do you plan on buying and/or reading Sarah Palin’s book? – Gautam Dutta

The recent NYTimes magazine has an article on the huge brawl in the Texas GOP with US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson facing down incumbent Gov. Rick Perry (known for his declaration that Texas was goin...

Today’s the day. Barring results so close that a recount occurs, we will know if Annise Parker or Gene Locke will be the next mayor. We’ll also know who will be the next City Controller an...

Sex, Lies, and Audiotape:  Why We Need Instant Runoff Voting   When a lawmaker brags about his sexual exploits, taxpayers beware:  it might end up costing us millions of tax dollars. The t...

If you tend to ignore the Texas posts, just skip to the video near the bottom of this post and listen. The Houston Chronicle and The New York Times provided the best starts to their stories about Ann...