The Noise Machine (1/14/11)

I can't make this stuff up.

 

• King: Politicians borrow money by underfunding pensions | Viewpoints, Outlook | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

  tags: The Houston Way

• The Bakken factor: Could this oil reserve become that reliable bridge to a sustainable energy future? | Editorial | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

  Matt Bramanti in the comments: "My fellow readers: please don't point out that the State of the Union address is scheduled for Jan. 25. We might be spared a sanctimonious editorial on the 26th." Heh.

  tags: ChronBlog

  • President Obama has an opportunity to make this case - and we encourage him to do so in his State of the Union address, set for early February.

• After 6-10 season, Texans rule out hike in ticket price | Houston Texans Football | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

  Probably a reasonable decision....one of the few this team has ever made.

  tags: Texans

• Pothole patrol looks for Houston's bumps | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

  There's a joke in here I know it.

  tags: The Houston Way

• City of Galveston charges fees for trees | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

  Truly we are governed by the idiotic.

  tags: Democracy has a half life

• Racially charged e-mail to Houstonian gets Miss. manager fired | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

  Ooops?

  tags: Parade of fools

• Houston permit rule stops couple's effort to feed homeless | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

  It's official, we're governed by idiots.

  tags: Democracy has a half life

• Loren Steffy: Pilot issue could hurt United-Continental merger | Business: Loren Steffy | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

  Finally, a column from ChronBlog on an issue that was ruled on over a month ago. Pathetic.

  tags: ChronBlog

• Regulator tries to ease concern about offshore rules | Energy | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

  Too late.

  tags: Oil bidness

• Interest is intense for Kay Bailey Hutchison's seat | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

  Slow news day.

  tags: Election 2012

• Dallas Fed: Energy boosts Texas economy | Houston Business Journal

  In related news...Texas Democrats are angry.

  tags: Newspapering

• Early word from Tea Party: Thumbs down on Dewhurst for Senate | Trail Blazers Blog | dallasnews.com

  Well, nearly two years. I also don't trust Slater's instincts in regards to the Tea Party. This reads more like "Democrats are HOPING the Tea Party rejects Dewhurst."

  tags: Election 2012

  • It's still two years before the 2012 election for Senate

• Land Commissioner Patterson may run for Lt. Gov. in 2014 | Trail Blazers Blog | dallasnews.com

  Unless Perry runs again.

  tags: Election 2014

• Texas House members cut staff, office budgets; state faces $10 billion to $27 billion shortfall | Texas Watchdog

  tags: Noise

• For Democrats, a Texas-Sized Challenge - NYTimes.com

  Nate's good at reading polls, bad at applying them to the real world.

  tags: Election 2012

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