Jim Vogas

Texas A&M Aggie, Retired aerospace engineer, former union member, Vietnam vet, Demcratic Party organizer, husband and father.

Greg Abbott: Worse hair than Rick Perry, worse in many other ways

Greg Abbott dreams of being Governor. Texas doesn’t need that kind of nightmare. Attorney General Greg Abbott uses his position…

11 years ago

Happy Easter

11 years ago

Ask your Republican representative and senators about rape

House Republicans are cloistering behind closed doors at a tony golf resort in Williamsburg, Va. this week to strategize how…

11 years ago

Randy Weber shows that he thinks that rules don’t apply to him, again and again.

Randy Weber shows that he thinks that rules don't apply to him, again and again. Weber did not pay his…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds: Too Easy Edition

I had stopped publishing the Bad Deeds during election season because I need to spend all my time knocking on…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 8-30-2012 (Republican Convention Edition)

The Lies in Paul Ryan's Speech - Paul Ryan’s acceptance speech at the Republican convention contained several false claims and…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 8-28-2012

Republican Redistricting Plans Are Discriminatory and Federal Court Says So - Republican leaders violated US Voting Rights Act in Congressional,…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 8-13-2012

Romney Got Several Years of Tax Returns From Pawlenty, But Only Wants to Give Us One or Two - Former…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 8-8-2012

Romney Avoided Over $100,000 in Property Taxes - "Mitt and Ann Romney were easily able to afford a $12-million La…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 8-6-2012

Republican Party's New 'Voter Fraud' Expert is Ex-Lobbyist Convicted For Corruption - A former lobbyist convicted in the Jack Abramoff…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 7-30-2012

Limbaugh Says Don’t Tell People on Welfare When the Election Is - Rush Limbaugh is calling on his listeners to…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 7-24-2012

Republican Rep Says, I Don’t Think Someone Who Is Diagnosed With A Brain Tumor Should Have Health Care Provided -…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 7-13-2012

Republicans Shut Down TB Hospital Amid Worst TB Outbreak in 20 Years - Welcome to the Sunshine State: Republican-run since…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 7-7-2012

Galveston County Commissioner in More Trouble - Galveston County Commissioner, Republican Ken Clark, who already is facing a state ethics…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 7-6-2012

The Terrifying Texas Republican Platform - The Texas Republican Platform wants to eliminate teaching of critical thinking skills, wants to…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 7-5-2012

Republican Governor Cuts All State Funding for Libraries - No libraries for you, little people of Louisiana! Bobby Jindal just…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 7-1-2012

Pennsylvania Republican: House Leader Says Voter ID Laws Are ‘Gonna Allow Governor Romney To Win’ - This weekend, Pennsylvania Republican…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 6-22-2012

Corporations That Make Billions Refuse to Pay Houston Janitors a Living Wage - Houston janitors of the SEIU clean the…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 6-16-2012

Republicans Pass House Bill to Allow Mass Propaganda Campaigns on American Citizens - An amendment legalizing the use of mass…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 6-5-2012

Only 3 Out of 27 Republican Candidates for Texas Board of Education Affirm the Importance of Public Education - At…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds: Republican Judge Has No Heart or Brain

Do Like Mitt Said. If You Don’t Have $20,000 to Start Your Business, Borrow It From Your Dad - By:…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 5-9-2012

Republicans Plan to Fund Higher Military Spending With Cuts to Programs for the Poor and Working Class - House Republicans…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 5-5-2012

Romney and Big Oil Team Up for Shameless Lies in New Ad - A new Romney ad is so blatantly…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 5-2-2012

Republican Congresswoman Says She Has Very Little Tolerance for People With Student Debt - Republican congresswoman Virginia Foxx told a…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 4-18-2012

Tea Party Activists Guilty of Voter Fraud - More than a year since a state district judge ruled 10 Montgomery…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 4-12-2012

Wisconsin Equal Pay Law Repealed Because “Money Is More Important For Men” - The Republican Governor of Wisconsin, with little…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 4-5-2012

Supreme Court Rules That Routine Strip Searching Is Legal Even If You Haven't Been Charged With Any Crime - No…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds: Republican Galveston County Clerk’s troubles prompted alert to courthouse officials

Galveston clerk's troubles prompted alert to courthouse officials - After admitting to beating his wife in December, a DWI charge…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds: Republican Galveston District Clerk accused of threatening wife, arrested for DWI

Republican Galveston District Clerk accused of threatening wife - former 2008 Harris County Judicial nominee - A Galveston county official…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 3-29-2012

Republican Lawmaker Thinks Women Are Better Off Beaten Than Divorced - Meet Wisconsin Republican Rep. Don Pridemore. He’s best known…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 3-21-2012

Military Members Were Among the Worst Victims of Fraudulent Practices of Wall Street Banks - In 2010, more than 20,000…

12 years ago

Bad Deed: Domestic Terrorism Is Still a Threat

Texas Democratic Senator Wendy Davis’ Fort Worth Office Hit With Molotov Cocktail - A Molotov cocktail was thrown at the…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds: It’s War!

Republicans love war. Lots of war! Such as: War on Social Security! War on consumers! War on improving America’s vital…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 3-10-2012

Privacy Nightmare: McCain Bill Could Have Military Monitor The Internet - New bill by John McCain would result in the…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 2-29-2012

Wyoming, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Texas. If your state has Republicans, your rights are in danger. Wyoming Republican Wants His Landlocked State…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 2-27-2012

Republican Representative Says “Killing a Couple” of Democrats Only Way To Pass Ryan Budget - Oklahoma Republican John Sullivan told…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 2-23-2012

Texas State Revenue on the Rise, But Republicans See No Reason to Reduce School Cuts - At a Texas House…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 2-20-2012

Our Absentee Governor - In the first 16 days since abandoning his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, Perry has…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds: Conservative Group Plans to Teach Our Kids Anti-Science Rhetoric in Schools

The following excerpts are from an article in the highly-respected Scientific American magazine: - Leaked documents from the free-market conservative…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 2-16-2012

Anti-Gay Conservative Radio Talk-Show Host Identified in Hit-and-Run at Houston Gay Bar - Security camera footage from a well-known gay…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 2-15-2012

Romney’s Tax Plan Helps Millionaires and Hurts the Middle Class - Closer scrutiny of Romney’s actual proposal reveals that it’s…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 2-13-2012

While Digging Up 1,235 Acres For His Golf Course in Scotland, Donald Trump Says Wind Farms Are ‘Destroying’ Scotland -…

12 years ago

Bad Deeds for 2-12-2012

Republicans Attempting to Weaken Laws Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault - The Violence Against Women Act was first passed…

12 years ago