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Cranky Grandma, Texas Jew Boy and Texas Politics

I tired quite some time ago of the cranky grandma Carole Keeton Strayhorn who wants to be the next Governor of the Great State of Texas. Carole incessantly charges that Governor Perry has allowed judges to do his job in reforming school financing. Bad news Carole. You would not be able to do any better given the dynamics of the problem. Carole charges Governor Perry has fractured the state politically. I have absolutely no idea what she means by that statement. The state has always been "fractured" along Republican/Democrat lines. Is that what she means?

Don't believe for one moment that she is "fracturing" the Republican Party by leaving. She left the Democrat Party for the Republicans in 1985 and they seem to have survived. Now in 2005 she is leaving the Republican Party to be an Independent. When will she become a Green? Libertarian? When will she make up her mind about what she really believes in? She certainly didn't believe that she could beat Governor Rick Perry in the Republican Primary. That is her one and only reason to "fracture" the Republican Party. She seems to be unsure of what is good for Carole Keeton Strayhorn yet she wants to determine what is best for Texans.

I don't think that she clearly thought this one out. She must garner an estimated 60,000 petition signatures to get on the November ballot. The petition drive cannot begin until after the March 7 primary balloting. The petitions must be turned in by May 11. Citizens who voted for either party on March 7 may not sign the petitions. This will be very difficult to do for Strayhorn.

Did I mention the Texas Jew Boy? You know, Kinky Friedman, the quirky musician, writer and eminent Texan. He is running for Governor as an independent. I think that there is a very good probability that Kinky will succeed in gathering the necessary petition signatures. I think that there is an even better chance that "Independents" would vote for Kinky over Carole (if Carole gets on the ballot). I actually believe that Kinky is a far more serious candidate than Carole. If I had to choose between the two I would take my chances with Kinky.

Look for Rick Perry to be elected to a second term as governor. I know what you are thinking. What about the Democrats? Demo-who? There aren't any that are known on the level of a Perry, Strayhorn or even Friedman. This is going to be a very entertaining election year in Texas. Texas politics has always been the most entertaining game in town!

Big Bubba Diogenes and His Trusty Lantern

This evening I have been wandering through the internet, with my lantern, looking for Democrats involved in the Abramoff scandal. A few samples that certainly seem to represent most media sources are these articles: The Associated Press, ” Update 28: Top Republicans Give Up Abramoff Donations” By Pete Yost, 01.04.2006, 12:50 PM; Newsday.com, ”Probe's focus shifting to Congress“ by J. Jioni Palmer, Washington Bureau, January 4, 2006; The San Francisco Chronicle, ”Abramoff's web of corruption”, Robert Scheer, Wednesday, January 4, 2006. Then there is the Washington Post’s bias - pick a page, any page. It is no surprise that mainstream media is certainly on the side of the progressive liberal demoracists.

Most media sources are depicting this whole scandal as Republican from top to bottom, inside out. They take their cue from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi who said Abramoff's confession in court was "not a surprise because this Republican Congress is the most corrupt in history and the American people are paying the price." You have to look hard in the media to find any demoracists ties to the scandal.

I don’t think party affiliation is the most important point about the political contributions of scam artist and crook, Jack Abramhoff. Here are some names, without comment, that I have found.

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., announced he would donate to charity $11,000

House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., $69,000

Rep. Jerry Weller, R-Ill., said he would donate a $500 contribution to a local charity

Rep. Don Manzullo, R-Ill., said the congressman would return a $2,000

Rep. Lane Evans, D-Ill., said he would give to a Rock Island, Ill., charity $2,000

Bush's re-election campaign is giving the American Heart Association $6,000

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, R-NY

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said it planned to return $2,000

Sen. Max Baucus, R-Mt

Byron Dorgan, D-ND

Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, the minority leader, gave no indication that he'll give back a $5,000 contribution.

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., won't return received contributions of more than $40,000

Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-RI, citing his support for American Indian causes, says he has no plans to return any of the $42,500 he took from tribes represented by GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

"He's proud to have their support," Kennedy chief of staff Sean Richardson said Wednesday. "He's got direct personal relationships with tribes. ... He looks at it as a human and civil rights issue, the fact that they're still not treated with the dignity and respect they deserve."

Kennedy, D-R.I., was the top congressional Democratic recipient of Abramoff-linked funds, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a campaign watchdog group that analyzed contributions from 1999 to 2005.

Rep. Charles Rangel (D-Harlem) topped the list (New York elected officials) at $36,000

Rep. Tom Reynolds (R-Rochester) at $7,000

Rep. Nita Lowey (D-Westchester) at $2,000 .

Sen. John Thune, R-SD, said he will donate $2,000 to charity

Democrat South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson, said he will return $8,250

Former minority leader Tom Daschle received Abramoff contributions

Other prominent Democrats receiving money from Abramoff include

Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

Mary Landrieu (D-LA)

Barney Frank (D-Mass)

Fritz Hollings (D-SC)

Look Here for a table breaking down the Abramoff contributions.

Before you go getting all judgmental on demoracist involvement be sure that you understand how to interpret their involvement. Ms. Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, cautions, "Do not fall into a Republican trap of equating technicalities on reporting, timing of reporting with not upholding an ethical standard of the House."

That would be Republicans B-A-A-A-A-D, demoracists GOOOD. Also remember that the demoracists love their Indian brothers and sisters and will do anything possible to help spread their money around for the common good even if it does involve occasional technical violations and/or poor timing of required reports. How could any progressive thinker believe that demoracist politicians who are known to be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, reverent could possibly be involved in this scandal? Even if progressive liberal demoracists were involved they have pure hearts and only want what is best, and more important know what is best for America. That just is not the same as Republicans who are motivated by greed and power. Republicans B-A-A-A-A-D, demoracists GOOOD.

What a crock. These people are getting to be so far out ridiculous they are even starting to believe theirselves. Jack Abramoff is a soon to be convicted felon because of his plea bargain. The plea bargain specified Abramoff’s guilt, the involvement of an elected official (probably Rep. Bob Ney, R-OH), and two low level staffers. At this point everything is idle speculation and wishful thinking on the part of the progressive liberal demoracists and their media allies. Regardless of which way this scandal goes make no mistake about it. There are progressive liberal demoracists fingers in the pie right along with Republican fingers. The bottom line will be what indictments will be forthcoming for who and will they be convicted.

This Marion Barry Story Is A Hoot

Marion Barry was robbed at gun point in his southeast Washington, D.C. home. Not to worry 'cause Mayor Barry has an answer. Barry vowed that he would not move from his Ward Eight home because of the robbery. He did say that he will push for tougher gun control laws. He is the City Council representative for Ward Eight.

You go Marion Barry! The stringent gun control laws of Washington, D.C. have done nothing to remove guns from the hands of criminals. It never will, Mr. Barry, because criminals do not obey the law. They violate laws, which is what they do. That is why they are called criminals. Your gun control laws have made it difficult for private citizens to protect their life and property. Your citizens are in more danger of becoming a victim because of your gun control laws.

So you think right to carry doesn’t work. (Big Bubba Big Note: Look for the statement, "In general, permit-holders were model law-abiders. Even off-duty police officers in Florida were convicted of violent crimes at a higher rate than permit-holders."

The criminals are not as dumb as gun control advocates. They are all moving to Washington, D.C. and other defenseless areas.

Bad news for the progressive liberal pseudo intellectual demoracists. Right to carry laws in Texas work! So who is surprised? They are working in every other right to carry state also. I guess that leaves the denizens of Washington, D.C. at the mercy of the cruelest of all population controls - prohibiting firearms.