Author Archives: Jim Vogas

Republican Congresswoman Says She Has Very Little Tolerance for People With Student Debt – Republican congresswoman Virginia Foxx told a radio interviewer last week that she has “very little tolerance for people who tell me that they graduate with $200,000 … Continue reading →

Tea Party Activists Guilty of Voter Fraud – More than a year since a state district judge ruled 10 Montgomery County residents voted fraudulently in a Woodlands election, a grand jury last week indicted seven of those individuals for illegal … Continue reading →

Wisconsin Equal Pay Law Repealed Because “Money Is More Important For Men” – The Republican Governor of Wisconsin, with little notice or discussion, repealed the state’s Equal Pay law. For Scott Walker, it was no doubt the most logical step … Continue reading →

Supreme Court Rules That Routine Strip Searching Is Legal Even If You Haven’t Been Charged With Any Crime – No matter that you’re not actually guilty of anything, or that you haven’t even been charged. All they need to do … Continue reading →

Galveston clerk’s troubles prompted alert to courthouse officials – After admitting to beating his wife in December, a DWI charge and threats that forced the lockdown of a school last week, Galveston County’s District Clerk Jason Murray was the subject … Continue reading →

Republican Galveston District Clerk accused of threatening wife – former 2008 Harris County Judicial nominee – A Galveston county official was barred Monday from contacting his wife after being accused of threatening to kill her last week. Jason Murray, the … Continue reading →

Republican Lawmaker Thinks Women Are Better Off Beaten Than Divorced – Meet Wisconsin Republican Rep. Don Pridemore. He’s best known for his avid support of Wisconsin’s puppy mills, but he is the co-sponsor of the bill that declares single mothers … Continue reading →

Military Members Were Among the Worst Victims of Fraudulent Practices of Wall Street Banks – In 2010, more than 20,000 active-duty veterans and reservists with government-sponsored mortgages lost their homes, a 32-percent increase from 2008 and the largest loss since … Continue reading →

Texas Democratic Senator Wendy Davis’ Fort Worth Office Hit With Molotov Cocktail – A Molotov cocktail was thrown at the front door of Davis’ third floor office in the West 7th area near Montgomery Plaza. Anthony Spangler, the senator’s communications … Continue reading →

Republicans love war. Lots of war! Such as: War on Social Security! War on consumers! War on improving America’s vital infrastructure! War on Medicare! War on home owners! War on credit card holders! War on the Veterans Administration! War on … Continue reading →