The Souvenir Menu – Coco’s Café
Years ago on an episode of the TV show Frasier, the father was offered Chinese leftovers; he made a face and asked “who has Chinese food for breakfast?” The answer came back “about a billion Chinese people”. I remember that line particularly because so many times, I’ve asked friends out to dinner and heard “can [...]
Rangel: ‘Don’t leave me swinging in the wind’
WASHINGTON – A combative Rep. Charles Rangel told the House on Tuesday he’s not resigning despite 13 charges of wrongdoing and demanded the ethics committee not leave him “swinging in the wind.” Rangel, who is 80, spoke without notes in an extraordinary, often emotional 37-minute speech that defied his lawyers’ advice to keep quiet about [...]
Ethics panel: Charges filed against Rep. Waters
WASHINGTON – A House panel announced Monday that Rep. Maxine Waters has been charged with violating ethics rules, setting the stage for a second election-season trial for a longtime Democratic lawmaker and adding to the party’s political woes. The charges against Waters, a 10-term California congresswoman, focus on whether she broke the rules in requesting [...]
Republicans block small business lending bill
WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans blocked a bill to increase small business lending Thursday, dealing a setback to President Barack Obama’s jobs agenda. The bill would create a $30 billion government fund to help community banks increase lending to small businesses, combining it with about $12 billion in tax breaks aimed at small businesses. Democrats say [...]
Protests go on despite ruling on immigration law
PHOENIX — Arizona is preparing to ask an appeals court to lift a judge’s ruling that put most of the state’s immigration law on hold in a key first-round victory for the federal government in a fight that may go to the U.S. Supreme Court. The law was supposed to take effect Thursday, and despite [...]
NHPO Hosts Think Tank on Arizona’s Immigration Law
A representative from the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF, the organization leading efforts on disputing the Arizona immigration initiatives), members from the National Hispanic Professional Organization (NHPO) of Austin, and community members gathered at Dario’s Mexican Restaurant in East Austin to discuss the effect and consequences of Arizona’s Immigration Law, which will [...]
Where is the emotion from the president?
The media lashed out at President Obama for failing to show enough emotion about the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The complaining seems to be primarily from the White House media. This week during an extended press conference, the White House spokesperson was peppered with questions from the frustrated story seeking media. [...]
Governor Perry living large
Austin Times Wire Services AUSTIN, Texas – With the state facing a budget shortfall of at least $11 billion, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has spent almost $600,000 in public money during the past two years to live in a sprawling rental home in the hills above the capital, according to records obtained by The Associated [...]
Understanding the Texas Primary Election
Primary election day in Texas is March 2. Everyone needs to WAKE UP and get out to VOTE because there are several key contested races this time around. Many people don’t realize that the primary election is quite a big deal. It allows the people to decide who is the best candidate for their party. [...]
