Texas: Rick Perry

Cheney has publicly endorse Hutchinson for Governor. This is about as disastoraous as Lee Brown endorsing Gene Locke, Tony Sanchez endorsing Peter Brown, or my favorite Sarah Palin endorsing Rick Perry. (Although Perry actually wanted Palin, in a political way) Hutchinson responded:
“I am so *&^%$# pleased,” Hutchison said Wednesday. “I fear the former vice president so much. I just hope he doesn't shoot me in my *&^damn frickin face!”
OK. So I took a tiny bit of liberty with her response. What could be worse for Hutchinson than an endorsement from Darth Vader who won't keep his damn mouth shut like every other former vice president does? Instead Cheney has become a camera whore looking for every opportunity to tell Obama how he is screwing up his war in Afhganistan and Iraq.

On the day that the world's largest wind farm is completed right here in Roscoe Texas, our Governor declines stimulus funds to build a renewable energy network. From the Texas Democratic Party:
(Austin, TX) – Yesterday, the Dallas Morning News reported that Texans won’t be seeing utility rate relief because Rick Perry’s three appointees to the Public Utility Commission bowed to pressure from big utility companies and rejected stimulus funds available to help build a renewable energy network in Texas. The utilities oppose a provision that would require the use of American goods to supply the project – and by siding with the utilities to reject the stimulus funds, the Perry PUC left ratepayers, who already pay some of the highest utility rates in the nation, to pick up the full tab.Wow. How stupid can this Governor be? Next thing you know he will be calling for secession.

With the start of the new football season, the Texas Progressive Alliance invites you to read this week's roundup of blog highlights in the voice of John Facenda.

Last week, Texas got some much needed help from the Feds when the EPA slapped down Governor Perry's global warming denier pick for our state's top environmental official. This week, the EPA will have another opportunity to intervene in Texas when Mayor Calvin Tillman releases an environmental study of air quality in DISH, TX that will contrast dramatically with industry findings. Keep watching Bluedaze: DRILLING REFORM FOR TEXAS as TXsharon brings you that news.

Bay Area Houston has some pics from the

Texas Sen. John Cornyn told reporters Wednesday he's optimistic about Republicans' chances in the 2010 elections. As chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, he's charged with helping craft his party's strategy going into the next election cycle. Republicans will be looking to chip away at the large Democratic majority in both chambers, based partially on a message that President Obama's policies didn't do much to stop a sinking ship. Some topics Cornyn covered are below:

On Hutchison's seat:

If/when Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison vacates her Senate seat to take on Gov. Rick Perry in earnest, Cornyn said he's confident his new colleague will be a Republican.