Even though it's Labor Day, Texas Progressive bloggers are still hard at work, and so the Texas Progressive Alliance is proud to present the TPA Blog Round-Up for September 3, 2007. This Labor Day edition was compiled by Vince from .
In the opening part of his on the policies of the Democratic presidential candidates, Phillip Martin at examines where the candidates fall on issues concerning energy and the environment. From their stance on CAFE standards to new coal plants, to renewable energy and greenhouse emissions, the post provides a of all 8 of the candidates' platforms.
Texas Toad at North Texas Liberal lets us know that, even after embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' resignation, Texas' unpopular Sen. John Cornyn is still defending Bush's crony.
As Bush prepares to ask Congress for $200 billion in supplemental spending TXsharon at tells us just who .
Muse at liveblogs and finds his "sensationalism" and "urban legend" accusations of the independent commission¹s report a little tiresome. Not to mention defensive.
Over at , in , Krazypuppy takes on the Republican lie that Democrats are soft on terror with some of them facts we in the Reality Based Community are always on about. As one commenter notes, Dems aren't weak on terror, they're weak on Republicans. Time for that to change, for America's sake, Iran's sake, and the entire world's sake.
Someone shoved a press release under Hal at 's nose: .
WCNews at posts on TxDOT's plan to buy back interstate highways from the federal government and put tolls on them and asks ?
The last public hearing prior to METRO choosing a route for its Universities light rail line was this past Tuesday. Alexandria Ragsdale attended the hearing, made her statement in favor of a Richmond Avenue alignment, and blogged all about it at
shares correspondence with his Congressman urging the avoidance of pre-emptive war against Iran and shares a on the matter.
John at claims the recent changes to the Texas Residential Construction Commission makes it .
Vince at examines some .
, the Whooping Crane, notes Peter at .
CouldBeTrue at shows how . These courageous women staged a hunger strike for the Labor Day weekend to bring attention to the loss of American jobs due to NAFTA.
And, will be celebrating a birthday soon and .
Be sure to check out these other great Texas Progressive Alliance blogs, too: , , , , , , , , , , , , , and .
In the opening part of his on the policies of the Democratic presidential candidates, Phillip Martin at examines where the candidates fall on issues concerning energy and the environment. From their stance on CAFE standards to new coal plants, to renewable energy and greenhouse emissions, the post provides a of all 8 of the candidates' platforms.
Texas Toad at North Texas Liberal lets us know that, even after embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' resignation, Texas' unpopular Sen. John Cornyn is still defending Bush's crony.
As Bush prepares to ask Congress for $200 billion in supplemental spending TXsharon at tells us just who .
Muse at liveblogs and finds his "sensationalism" and "urban legend" accusations of the independent commission¹s report a little tiresome. Not to mention defensive.
Over at , in , Krazypuppy takes on the Republican lie that Democrats are soft on terror with some of them facts we in the Reality Based Community are always on about. As one commenter notes, Dems aren't weak on terror, they're weak on Republicans. Time for that to change, for America's sake, Iran's sake, and the entire world's sake.
Someone shoved a press release under Hal at 's nose: .
WCNews at posts on TxDOT's plan to buy back interstate highways from the federal government and put tolls on them and asks ?
The last public hearing prior to METRO choosing a route for its Universities light rail line was this past Tuesday. Alexandria Ragsdale attended the hearing, made her statement in favor of a Richmond Avenue alignment, and blogged all about it at
shares correspondence with his Congressman urging the avoidance of pre-emptive war against Iran and shares a on the matter.
John at claims the recent changes to the Texas Residential Construction Commission makes it .
Vince at examines some .
, the Whooping Crane, notes Peter at .
CouldBeTrue at shows how . These courageous women staged a hunger strike for the Labor Day weekend to bring attention to the loss of American jobs due to NAFTA.
And, will be celebrating a birthday soon and .
Be sure to check out these other great Texas Progressive Alliance blogs, too: , , , , , , , , , , , , , and .
1 comments:
TxDOT is ALREADY Shifting freeways to tollways across Texas.
In Austin, they are NOW pushing a plan to shift our freeways to tollways! Part of the plan includes spending $700 million of our tax dollars (intended for freeways) for the freeway tolling scheme.
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