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DavidTC in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the week of 2/17/2025The difference is that he thinks there are practical steps that can be taken to distance from the DE…
Jaybird in reply to Philip H on Open Mic for the week of 2/17/2025we don’t teach enlightenment ideals and their relationship to the bill of rights Well, then. I would…
DensityDuck in reply to Philip H on Open Mic for the week of 2/17/2025"Of this specific incident – probably not. " ahahahaha you didn't read the article before you posted…
North in reply to Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the week of 2/17/2025Saul, question, did you read the original article we're discussing? Because Barro is not expressing…
Jaybird in reply to DavidTC on Open Mic for the week of 2/17/2025I thought that saying that Hochul knowing that she can't replace Adams with a DSA goon was acknowled…
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Is that his real wife, or a comedian? She’s perfect.Report
I’m pretty sure that’s her wife. She really is perfect.Report
This is pretty good.Report
Ah, if only all politicians were like this, instead of being the power hungry corrupt bastards they really are.Report
Do you mean that they actually expressed the content of the ad (less government, lower taxes…) or that they presented themselves as folks who aren’t power hungry because they advocate less government, lower taxes?Report
Gerald is show talking specifics about tax rates, expected revenue, adding cards to transit and thinking through whether that has a real impact on the majority of the commuter’s travel times, etc. This is what gov’t is supposed to be doing. Looking at issues, analyzing, weighing offsets etc. You know, doing the people’s work. Not fund raising, helping cronies get positions of power, selling seats, making back door deals…..Report
He’s been sued for not being forthcoming enough about what he’s doing with the public dime.Report
The criminal complaint states that Daugherty admitted in the deposition that he uses his personal cell phone account for county business, that he used a laptop computer for county business and donated the computer without saving messages on it, that he deleted messages from his Travis County e-mail address relevant to SH45, and that he deleted text messages referencing county business.
Why does this look so familiar?Report
Lock him up! Lock him up!Report