No matter how you spin them, the latest  polls show that the Republicans have learned nothing from the past eight years. At least the views they are expressing are only shared by a minority of the citizens of the country. Which I suppose, really does make them the minority party…
Overall, 68 percent of poll respondents [...]

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While most of the Republican Governors rail against the stimulus, not many are willing to turn down their state’s share of the money in these tough times. Then we have Gov. Perry, the hand chosen replacement for George W. Bush…
Gov. Rick Perry said Tuesday he’s not sure the state should accept all of its projected [...]

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Leave it to the Minimalist…Mark Bittman gives us polenta pizza…For breakfast…
THERE are many reasons to rethink breakfast.
Maybe you’re trying to get more whole grains into your life, figuring they’re more beneficial (and cheaper) than the alternatives, or that they’ll help you lose weight or postpone hunger. Or you’re sick of sweet breakfasts. Trying to cut [...]

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I have spent a half century in Texas. I watched this state go from Democrat to Republican. In just twenty years I have watched us go from Ann Richards to George Bush…From George Bush to Rick Perry. For the last decade Texas politicians have on a number of occasions made George W. Bush sound like [...]

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Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Tex.) suggested last week that the party is learning from the disruptive tactics of the Taliban, and the GOP these days does have the bravado of an insurgent band that has pulled together after a big defeat to carry off a quick, if not particularly damaging, raid on the powers that be.
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