Texas Democrats were facing a couple pieces of bad news. First, Kay Bailey Hutchison pushed back her resignation from the Senate until after the Texas gubernatorial primary, so that any special election would coincide with the regular Nov. 2010 election instead of being stand-alone -- which would seem to hurt Democratic chances, at least in Texas. (Somehow I suspect that, if she does lose the gubernatorial...
Last Thursday's shooting spree at the Fort Hood army base in Texas -- which left 13 people dead and 29 wounded -- was of course the "horrific outburst of violence" that President Obama bemoaned and condemned. But, because the soldier who was quickly identified as the gunman had a name that led to the presumption that he was Muslim, the incident inspired an all-too-predictable explosion of...
AUSTIN – will launch the first broadcast ad of the hotly contested 2010 campaign for governor today.Hutchison will air radio ads statewide in what her campaign calls a "significant buy." Campaign aides wouldn't comment on the content of the ad, but it will air through November.The campaign between Hutchison and fellow is expected to result in a deluge of ads, particularly on television,...
Recently, Houstonians for Health released it's latest video providing viewers their opinion of what's wrong with the health care system in Houston. Houstonian's' for Health is an unknown group, that I still can't identify. The very detailed video shows how Dan Wolterman, CEO of the powerful Memorial Hermann Health System, tried to "dump" one of their hospitals on tax payers. What's scary...
(Image courtesy of the Texas Democratic Party ). Last Friday, Michael wrote a good post on Senator Hutchison's decision to postpone her much-delayed anticipation of a future resignation from the Senate at some indeterminate time in the future, choosing instead to once again ensure she has the proper time to "reassess" the options that have been identical for the past decade. I know when...
With her recent announcement that a resignation will not come before the March primary, Kay Bailey Hutchison hopes to balance successfully fending off healthcare reform by herself, following that up by destroying the idea of a Cap and Trade Bill, and topping it off with a win over Rick Perry in the the party that Rick Perry seems to control. She has a lot on her plate, doesn't she? Well, she might,...
AUSTIN, Texas - Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is challenging Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his job, is planning to keep her U.S. Senate seat until after the state's...
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.) plans to announce Saturday that she will remain in the Senate for at least a few more months while she continues campaigning to become Texas governor, sources familiar with her plans said Friday.
Politico : Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) will announce she is delaying her resignation from the Senate so that she can continue to represent Texas in the Senate while pursuing the Republican nomination for governor in the Lone Star state. [...] The decision also gives Hutchison an employment insurance policy: If she loses the primary, she'll still have the Senate seat until at least 2012. What...
Horror at Fort Hood Inspires Horribly Predictable Islamophobia Posted by John Nichols On 11/05/2009 @ 7:23pm Courtesy of The Nation Thursday's shootings at the Fort Hood army base in Texas -- which left at least 12 people dead and more than 30 others wounded -- were of course the "horrific outburst of violence" that President Obama bemoaned and condemned. But, because a soldier identified...
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says the Army major accused of the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, was about to deploy overseas. Associated Press | Nov 5, 2009 FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) – Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says the Army major accused of the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, was about to deploy overseas. Hutchison says she was told [...]
Many of you reading this will have heard over the weekend about the tragic shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, where Major Nidal Malik Hassan, and Amry psychiatrist, shot and killed 13 people in what appears to be a random act of violence. Federal investigators are point blank refusing to release information on the details of the shooting to the public, fuelling reports that the shooting may have been carried...
by Mark Silva President Barack Obama plans a stop today at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where some of the most wounded casualties of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are being treated -- and where the Army psychologist accused of killing 13 and wounding 30 at Ft. Hood, Texas, worked for several years before reassignment in Texas. The visit was planned before Thursday's shooting -- "horrific,''...
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says the Army major accused of the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, was about to deploy overseas. Hutchison says she was told about the upcoming deployment by generals based at Fort Hood. But it was unclear if he was headed to Iraq or Afghanistan and exactly when he was scheduled to leave. • See related story: Twelve dead, 31 injured in Fort Hood...
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