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…Iraq war. War is expensive and is almost always accompanied by tax increases. But not in 2003. ”Nothing is more important in the face of a war,” declared Tom DeLay,…

…Latinos would likely be diluted in other districts, giving Republicans a net gain of as many as seven seats. AB Salon also has a nice companion piece on Tom DeLay….

…believed he was doing the right thing. Many other names crossed my mind: Orville Faubus; Henry Kissinger; Billy Graham; Pat Robertson; Tom DeLay; Jerry Falwell; Geraldo Rivera (ok; Geraldo almost…

…contest. First priority goes to frequent commenters without a blog, which basically means A Different Chris, Kash, Rickenharp, and my nemesis, Tom (yes, the contest is open to slightly right…

…than 30 payments over 19 months, law enforcement officials said. The Post story has a lot more detail. Thank to reader Tom for the heads up on this one. AB…

…U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh is chairman of the DLC; U.S. Sen. Tom Carper is chair for Best Practices; Detroit (MI) Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is chairman of the DLC’s Local Elected…

DeLay Speaks On the giant Bush deficits, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) says the deficit is “a spending-driven deficit.” DeLay is actually partly right here–spending increased somewhere around 9%…

…In 2002, the Republicans also took control of the Texas House, which presumably was the inspiration for Tom DeLay’s power grab. He is now leading an effort to overturn a…

…and moderate Republicans to insist on inserting more tax cuts.” To his credit, I suppose, Tom DeLay is opposing anything for the lower middle class. AB UPDATE: Max has more….

For Something Completely Different Via Tom McMahon, take a look at Britney Spears’ Guide to Semiconductor Physics. AB…