$2 million for a great cause

Help defeat tom DeLay. Nick promises he won't waste your money to pay for lawyers.

Cheney's Got a Gun

I seen four or five of these Cheney videos and I'm sure you have as well. But for what's it worth here is another.

WATCH THIS ANIMATION ;-)

Ciro lists blogger support

From the Ciro D. Rodriguez for U.S Congress campaign website. Very cool.

The following progressive blogs are closely following Ciro's race, and you can read more about Ciro on these websites

* Abram at Casual Soapbox
* Fred at Truth Serum
* Matt at Just Another Blog
Markos at Dailykos.com
MyDD.com
Eschaton at Atrios.blogspot.com
Firedoglake.blogspot.com
Crooksandliars.com
Burntorangereport.com
Swingstateproject.com

March 7 is right around the corner. Send Him your support and remember who he is running against.

Life at 34% approval

Skippy has posted that bubble boy's approval rating has fallen to an all-time low of 34 percent. And to think...three more years.


A really bad episode!

Things look promising for DeLay with 18% approval rating

I would suspect his approval rating to be a few points higher here in District 22. Congratulations Tom!.

According to the new Diageo/Hotline poll, only 18% of respondents viewed Rep. Tom Delay (R-TX) favorably, including only 10% of Independents and 31% of Republicans. This may not bode well for DeLay, who has not only been indicted on criminal charges of conspiracy, but also faces an uphill battle for reelection in 2006 against former Rep. Nick Lampson (D-TX). - Political Wire

Australia says beware of UAE

Have plans to visit the UAE anytime soon?

On Sunday, the Australian government issued the following alert to its citizens: "We advise you to exercise a high degree of caution in the United Arab Emirates because of the high threat of terrorist attack. We continue to receive reports that terrorists are planning attacks against Western interests in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Commercial and public areas frequented by foreigners are possible terrorist targets."

In the meantime, bubble boy secures our country by allowing the UAE into 21 of our ports. 21 ports you say? Yes, the country the Australian government says is planning attacks on western interests is poised to take over 21 of our American ports.


I got Nucular on my mind.

What has Kinky been up to?

Someone you would least like to have a beer with

Can you guess which guy is thinking "get me the hell out of here"?

Tom DeLay faces a surprisingly strong primary challenge.

Here's to a a good battle in the Republican primary and to Campbell for doing a heck of a job of getting his yard signs out front and center.

DeLay's incumbency, and Tom Campbell's challenge, raise two questions about our contemporary politics. One concerns the ethical standard to which voters hold their representatives, and asks whether all accusations of unseemliness can be written off as mere partisan attacks. The other concerns the nature of today's GOP, and asks whether the party has lost its reformist bearings and sidled too close to special interests.

"Principle is more important than power," Tom Campbell told me. "Mr. DeLay has gone to K Street and exchanged our principle for power. He's bartered. When you sell principle for short-term victories, you lose in two ways. Your short-term victories fall apart, and you set a horrible example for the next generation. We can choose power and lose power, or we can choose principle and maintain power."

He spoke quietly. "You don't beat an incumbent," he said. "An incumbent falls under his own weight." - Matthew Continetti

Now this is no friggin' joke. Campbell will also run against Stonewall Jackson, Lyndon Baines Johnson and a World War I lieutenant who led his men out of a trench into battle and is "willing to have a target on front and back saying, 'shoot me first.'"

$$ in Texas-22 Race

Give to the democrat and you can be rest assured that your money won't go to legal expenses.

Lampson, unopposed in the Democratic primary, raised $250,970 in the same time frame and spent $125,027. He has more than $1.4 million on hand.

Tom Campbell, one of DeLay's foes in the GOP primary, received about $77,000 in the first six weeks of 2006, spent about $115,000 and had around $17,000 on hand as of Feb. 15.

Former school teacher Pat Baig received $1,000 in this reporting period, spent about $23,000 and had roughly $35,000 in the bank. She also made a $55,000 personal loan to her campaign.

Lawyer Mike Fjetland received about $7,000 in the first six weeks of this year, spent about $3,000 and had about $3,000 on hand.

DeLay, who faces three contenders in the March 7 Republican primary for the 22nd Congressional District seat, raised $154,712 and spent $304,795 between Jan. 1 and Feb. 15, the time span covered in the reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. The lawmaker reported having about $1.3 million in the bank.

But what is this about?

DeLay's largest recent expenditure — $110,000 — went to the law firm employing Richard Cullen, the attorney representing him in the Justice Department investigation of an influence-peddling scandal involving indicted former lobbyist Jack Abramoff.