Sunday, January 24, 2021

Sunday "Biden Signs" Funnies



Please read this essay by Jack Reilly about the slow demise of political cartooning.  And support the craft if you can.
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Thursday, January 21, 2021

Lone Star Leftist Round-up *updated

A big week -- a historic week -- tends to overshadow the Great State's highlights and lowlifes since Monday.  I will forge ahead anyway, no mittens required.


(Like me, David Collins is hopeful but not optimistic about the next four years.  Pages of Victory seems to feel the same -- perhaps somewhat less so -- as well.)

Ken Paxton failed to secure a pardon and John Cornyn is tweeting in a subdued manner.   Both were far outdone by Greg Abbott and Ted Cruz, each of whom eyes future election prospects.  Update: Johnny felt left out; tried to make up lost ground.


It's clear neither Abbott nor Cruz is going to let an opportunity to disgrace himself get past him.


If we can't force him out, then we can at least cut off his money supply.


The same does not hold true for Govnuh Helen Wheels.  He's a multi-millionaire and an adroit fundraiser.  We'll need to be more creative.


"The most offensive thing he's ever heard" happened this week.


Abbott may or may not be smarter about pandering to the Trumpist base than Cruz, but he's certainly no less obvious about it.


There are more "Texans Behaving Badly" downpost; we'll pause from that to consider the Texas Lege, which doesn't reconvene until next week ... but their bad behavior from last week is still reverberating around the state.


Shaefer Edwards at the Houston Press takes note that the statehouse and Senate disagree on COVID testing -- and media access to legislators in their respective chambers -- as the session gets under way.  In spite of the initial difficulties, Texas Democrats resolutely soldier on.


Once more: shame will not force the seditionists out, so some good old-fashioned effort to sweep them out in 2022 is required.


The early line is prohibitively against that.  And not only because Gilberto Hinojosa is making others take the fall for him.


A smattering of mostly unrelated bad news and good news:


The Root quotes NBCDFW 5 about the story of a Denton County woman, faced with racial harrassment from a neighbor, who called law enforcement about the threats and was told to "stay away from (your) house until this blows over".  The Appeal writes about Austin's dysfunctional crime lab and how it may lead to another wrongful execution.

Closing out this week with the softer side news items.

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Monday, January 18, 2021

The Sedition Edition of the Far Left Texas Wrangle


And at the end of the first week, they adjourned until January 26.


At least one member caught COVID.


Before moving on, let's note for the occasion of MLK Day that while casino gambling and relaxed cannabis legislation may be on life support, hopes for passing a symbolic bill striking a blow for social justice remain high.


The state Capitol was locked down through the Inauguration on Wednesday in order to limit the opportunities for mischief and misadventure. Some Fa protestors showed up anyway.


Those who chose to mark their disapproval with the Pro-Fas in our federal government also rallied.


And some action items for those who didn't want to leave the house, too.


The NRA wants to come to Texas to escape some of their many problems.


Maybe they could stop buying so much avocado toast ...?

COVID remains the state's worst problem despite all the others.


Jacob Vaughn at the Dallas Observer documents the communication breakdowns at all levels of government for the vaccine chaos. Socratic Gadfly, in his weekly roundup of coronavirus news, led off with COVIDIOTS in a Love Field baggage carousel and went on to note the airport's and Southwest Airlines' lack of responsiveness.


Criminal and social justice headlines:


And some climate updates.


Obstacles? What obstacles?


And wrapping today's Wrangle, a tip of the Stetson to Willie Lusk, Jr.

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