Apparently, the electorate in Pillsbury, North Dakota, has no significant complaints about how things are going.
Weekly poll wrap-up
The results of last week’s poll are in. It was an uncharacteristically serious question, “if you could climb into a time machine and change the outcome of one historical event this decade, which would it be?” A clear majority, 62%, said they’d go back to the 2000 election, get Ralph Nader off the Florida ballot, READ MORE…
Dear state Republican Delegates:
Welcome to Houston! I’m sure you’ll have a good time. I should know, I’m from there. The heat this time of year perfectly accentuates the 100 percent humidity. I suggest that the women bring extra Aquanet. Also, Houston is Democratic, soon to be followed by Harris County turning blue. Every Republican officeholder in the area READ MORE…
Meanwhile, in today’s bird news…
Police in Connecticut are investigating why the chicken crossed the road…with a pipe bomb. They’ve finally positively I.D.’ed a real chicken at a McDonald’s restaurant, and of course it had nothing to do with the McNuggets. A homing pigeon in the middle of a pigeon race instead started hanging out at a hospital. Maybe the READ MORE…
Great Band Name Update
Ever-vigilant sons of beotches that we are, Letters From Texas Worldwide Headquarters presents another great band name.
Dear Scientists at Texas A&M:
I have no idea how you so-called “esteemed” veterinarians and researchers at A&M could have let researchers in New Zealand get ahead of you in the race to cure animal flatulence.
Weekly poll wrap-up
Now that the Democratic convention has gaveled to a close, turning Democrats’ already-acknowledged drinking problems into full-fledged alcoholism, the results of the weekly poll are final. The question was, “what are you predicting will be the most fun you will have at the Democratic state convention this week?” The big winner with 70% was, “observing READ MORE…
State Democratic Convention Survival Guide, Part 2
On Monday, Your Humble Blog posted Part I of the State Democratic Convention Survival Guide. Apparently, some readers think that means there will be subsequent Survival Guide parts. Ha! Meanwhile, celebrants to the pre-convention festivities last night apparently heeded the advice contained in the constant theme in Part I, including Your Humble Blog.
Dear Senator Whitmire and Representative Madden:
All in all, I think both you guys are doing a bang-up job overseeing Texas’ criminal justice system. Seems to me that a lot of the folks who should stay separated from law-abiding Texans, either to keep the rest of us safe, or because they’ve been found to be verifiability annoying by a jury of READ MORE…
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Written by Harold Cook, Letters From Texas is a humorous look at politics and current events, as seen through the eyes of a progressive Texan in a bad mood.