About Jim Vogas
Texas A&M Aggie, Retired aerospace engineer, former union member, Vietnam vet, Demcratic Party organizer, husband and father.
Texas House GOP Caucus Head Plays Hooky in the Bahamas – The leader of Republican Caucus, Rep. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, admitted Wednesday that he’s been missing work while on a family vacation in the Bahamas as the Texas House … Continue reading →
Republicans Attempting to Cut the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program – One proposal being considered in Congress this week is a $833 million cut from the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. (You can find information about WIC … Continue reading →
Republicans Voted to Decrease Our Nation’s Terrorism Countermeasures – With the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill for 2012, or HR 2017, Republicans voted to decrease our nation’s countermeasures to ensure citizens’ safety. The bill plans for the Science and … Continue reading →
Republicans Putting Up Fake Democrats to Run in Wisconsin Recall Elections – The Republican Party of Wisconsin admitted Monday that they planned to run candidates as Democrats in this summer’s recall elections. Earlier this month, the Wisconsin Government Accountability … Continue reading →
Dwyane Wade, LeBron James Mock Dirk Nowitzki’s Fever Before Game 5 of NBA Finals – After Miami’s pregame shootaround, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James mocked the fever Dallas Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki had during Game 4 of the NBA Finals. … Continue reading →
Rick Perry to Hold Event With Hate Group – Texas Gov. Rick Perry has a long history of using faith as a political weapon to divide voters. But his decision to host a Christians-only prayer event in Houston on … Continue reading →
Late on Monday night, a Texas House committee took testimony on a massive school voucher bill that would siphon billions of tax dollars away from already cash-strapped public schools to pay for tuition at private and religious schools. This legislation … Continue reading →
Republicans Give Bonuses to Staffs While Urging Fiscal Restraint For Others – Six anti-spending House Republicans from the Greater Houston area handed their congressional staffs generous bonuses – some exceeding $4,000 – at the end of 2010 when the … Continue reading →
Republicans Continue Their Attack on Public Education in Texas – Rep. Rob Eissler, Republican of The Woodlands, is trying to pass his package of bad policy ideas in piecemeal fashion during the special session that began May 31. His … Continue reading →
Republican Priorities: On With the Destruction! – Right now, there are a lot of American without jobs. And a lot of those with jobs get low pay and no benefits. But quick! Medicare might start having funding problems in … Continue reading →
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