tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post5691340937507304182..comments2023-10-04T05:42:58.799-05:00Comments on Half Empty: Sue-Happy Texas RepublicansHalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691384412216558403noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-26651148090544664582010-08-14T18:05:43.521-05:002010-08-14T18:05:43.521-05:00That first bit is classic Olson. Pointing his fing...That first bit is classic Olson. Pointing his finger at DC insiders and their interfering ways. Olson, first a military liason, then a Senate staffer, then an elected congressman, is the quintessential DC insider.<br /><br />The second is a sample of Olson's new penchant for taking figures and twisting their meaning, or in this case, pulling them right out of his anal area. It's the fear card that he plays so well.Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691384412216558403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-61758140456996273232010-08-14T15:58:21.365-05:002010-08-14T15:58:21.365-05:00Hal - can you possibly diagram the Republican logi...Hal - can you possibly diagram the Republican logic behind their objection to the Doggett amt ?<br /><br />I don't get it. <br /><br />For example - what does this word salad from Pete Olson mean in plain English ?<br /><br />"Republicans said they were protecting education spending in Texas by resisting the long arm of Uncle Sam.<br /><br />Congressional restrictions on Texas could force the Lone Star State to cut as much as $80 million in state funds for public education over the next three years, including $3.9 million from the Clear Creek district and $6.5 million from the Fort Bend district, said Rep. Pete Olson, R-Sugar Land."<br /><br />Thanks for any help - dig yer blogBubbanoreply@blogger.com