By way of addendum, I need to note here a contact made in the TDP booth at the vendor ghetto. I gave my card to a woman who claimed to be the volunteer organizer for the state party. I told her to call me early in the process so I could be more helpful throughout [...]
After arriving home a couple of hours earlier than expected this afternoon, I showered and relaxed into my office chair to catch up on the world. Fifteen minutes later, when I stood up again, I felt like I had been hit by a truck. Every muscle is sore from tip to tail. Even those little [...]
Ugh! These dogs are tired. And my feet hurt, too.
Caucusing is a long and painful process in the best of worlds. What we’re seeing in the Democratic State Convention this weekend is the party for the first time actually having to function on the scale at which it was intended. For several decades, the party [...]
Although I did not garner the expected state convention delegate seat this year, I am still going to be there. The party had to go to a raffle system to determine who would be guests — and who would be volunteers! They’re expecting 15,000-18,000 attendees this weekend at the convention center. I had signed up [...]
Scott Henson at Grits for Breakfast has repeated his cry of woe that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals will remain in Republican hands — simply for lack of any Democratic candidates signing up for the contest. I’m baffled whenever there is an uncontested contest during a major, presidential election year. How could such major [...]
The Texas Democratic party is hosting a special workshop this coming Saturday, December 1st at the ACC Riverside campus, from 2-4pm.
What does it take to become a delegate to a National Convention in a presidential year? Texas will send 288 delegates to the National Convention in Denver, and it’s not as easy as you think [...]
Billions of dollars have been spent annually for decades to eliminate cannabis and yet marijuana is even more prevalent today, and cheaper, than when the drug war began. It is repeatedly demonstrated on the evening news that the policies of prohibition are needlessly dangerous and expensive. How many cops have died serving drug warrants? How [...]
Attention Texans. You’re having an election. This is the very least you can do to participate in your government: please vote.
For most of you, this election is entirely composed of “bond issues”. While this isn’t as flashy or emotionally addictive as some campaign for Important Office, it is still important that you take time to [...]
The 2008 political season must be starting to crank up in earnest — I’m starting to get email from addresses I haven’t heard from in about two years. Although you’ve probably been hearing more than you’d like about the presidential election, that’s hardly the only game in town. Allow me to suggest a few ways [...]