Kyle Bell

Yesterday, Houston voters elected city controller Annise Parker as their new mayor. Current mayor Bill White is running for governor of Texas. Usually an election of this nature would not make headlines, but Annise Parker is not your usual female politician. She is an openly gay woman in a state known for its conservative politics. [...]

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Prognosticators out there, particularly conservative ones, will have you believe that last night’s dual election victories by Republican candidates in the New Jersey and Virginia governor’s races signal massive losses for Democrats in the 2010 midterms. Certainly it is hard to make the case that an 18 point loss in Virginia and a 3 point [...]

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CNN is reporting that later today Republican Senator Mel Martinez of Florida will resign his seat. No word on why, but the senator has previously stated his intention to retire from the Senate after serving just one term. Previously Senator Martinez served in the Bush administration as the HUD Secretary. This resignation creates a bit [...]

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Last week the state of Indiana was facing a budget deadline that threatened to shut down the state government. In a last hour attempt to pass a “bi-partisan” (i.e. Republican-friendly) two year budget, changes were made that would allow for minimal increases in education funding. Minimal being the key word: 1.1 percent for the first [...]

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“Let me first apologize to my wife.” A phrase that is heard all too often these days. We saw it with Senators Larry Craig (R-ID) and David Vitter (R-LA). We’ve seen it more recently with Senator John Ensign (R-NV). None of these men have resigned from office (Craig chose not to run for re-election in [...]

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A sad, sad display of how little experience Sarah Palin, John McCain’s choice for VP, has as a governor of Alaska for a year and a half. A heartbeat away from the presidency and this is the best the Republicans can offer? var wordpress_toolbar_urls = [];var wordpress_toolbar_url = “”;var wordpress_toolbar_oinw = “”;var wordpress_toolbar_hash = “aHR0cDovL2t5bGViZWxsLmNvbS8yMDA4LzA5LzAyL21jY2Fpbi1jYW1wLW9uLXBhbGlucy1mb3JlaWduLXBvbGljeS1leHBlcmllbmNlLzx3cHRiPk1jQ2FpbiBDYW1wIG9uIFBhbGluJiM4MjE3O3MgRm9yZWlnbiBQb2xpY3kgRXhwZXJpZW5jZTx3cHRiPmh0dHA6Ly9reWxlYmVsbC5jb208d3B0Yj5LeWxlIEJlbGw%3D”;

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