Category Archives: Texas, America’s Lab for Bad Policy

Ah, Texas! America’s Lab for Bad Policy (Part Infinity)

Posted on May 14, 2022 by tengrain

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that Gov. Abbott and his pet Attorney General Ken Paxton went too far when they ordered child abuse investigations of families that provided medical treatments for their transgender kids. But, being Texas, the ruling only … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024 Goat Rodeo, Greg Abbott, Texas, America's Lab for Bad Policy, Transphobia, Your Kind Cannot Stay Here | 1 Comment

GOP: ‘The Right To Life Ends At Birth’

Posted on May 14, 2022 by tengrain

American parents have been struggling for weeks with a nationwide baby formula shortage (Ed Note: I really hate the phrasing baby formula, it sounds like a euphemism for making babies). The shortage was caused by an enormous recall of tainted baby … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024 Goat Rodeo, Crazeee States, Family Values, Greg Abbott, snark, Texas, America's Lab for Bad Policy, Wingnuttia, Xristian Xraxies, Y'all Qaeda and Talibanicans | 7 Comments

News That Will Drive You To Drink

Posted on May 13, 2022 by tengrain

Happy Hour News Guys, you know how Wingnuttia is always going on about how they and they alone are being censored and demanding that the gubmint do sumpin’ about it (despite the gubmint cannot do anything about it because of … Continue reading →

Posted in Crazeee States, First Amendment, Texas, America's Lab for Bad Policy | 6 Comments

Deep in the Heartless of Texas

Posted on May 2, 2022 by tengrain

¡JEB! Bush’s son, George ‘Pee’ Bush (the one with the anger issues, not the public sex fiend) is the Texas’ Land Commissioner, and so of course he is joining the Texas chorus claiming that an invasion is happening in Texas, … Continue reading →

Posted in Chimpy's Crime Family, Crazeee States, George Pee Bush, racism, Texas, America's Lab for Bad Policy, The New Confederacy, White Punks on Dope | 8 Comments

Texas News That Will Drive Y’all To Drink, Bless Their Hearts

Posted on April 23, 2022 by tengrain

Happy Hour News Texas, America’s Lab for Bad Policy: Gov. Greg Abbott truck inspections turned up zero drugs, migrants but cost Texas $4.2 billion The costly policy, which experts estimate cost hundreds of millions of dollars over the course of … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024 Goat Rodeo, Crazeee States, Greg Abbott, racism, Texas, America's Lab for Bad Policy, White Punks on Dope | 9 Comments

The Stupid Coup, Part Infinity

Posted on April 19, 2022 by tengrain

Maybe we should add Traitor to a Senator’s ID? Anyway, Sen. Mike Lee (R/T UT) is the latest to be revealed as working to overthrow the gubmint for Hair Füror on Jan. 6 and before: Washington (CNN)In the weeks between … Continue reading →

Posted in Crazeee States, Hair Führer Donald Trump, Insurrection, Texas, America's Lab for Bad Policy, The Stupid Coup, Utah | 4 Comments

2022 Keeps Getting Weirder

Posted on April 16, 2022 by tengrain

Who had on their 2022 Bingo Cards that the US Military would be defending its service members from the gubmints of Texas and Florida? In an usual move, the U.S. Air Force recently informed its service members that it will … Continue reading →

Posted in Floriduh, Homophobia, Texas, America's Lab for Bad Policy, Transphobia, Your Kind Cannot Serve Here, Your Kind Cannot Stay Here | 6 Comments

Texas: America’s Lab For Bad Policy

Posted on April 14, 2022 by tengrain

  Would-be 2024 Goat Rodeo candidate and Texas gubnor Gregg Abbott implemented a new (bad) policy, which requires state inspections of commercial vehicles entering from Mexico, to stir-up the racists after President Handsome Joe Biden’s administration moved to end a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024 Goat Rodeo, Greg Abbott, Texas, America's Lab for Bad Policy, White Punks on Dope | 4 Comments

News That Will Drive You To Drink

Posted on March 25, 2022 by tengrain

Happy Hour News My pal Jodi on Twitter (@jodotcom) sends the following screenshots from the article I could not access, you know, from the post about Texas becoming a theocracy: The context, which is missing, is that Texas Rep. Lowe said this … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Against Theocracy, Crazeee States, Texas, America's Lab for Bad Policy, Y'all Qaeda and Talibanicans | 8 Comments

Deep in the Heartless of Texas

Posted on March 21, 2022 by tengrain

What a weird coinky-dink: The March 1 Democratic and Republican primaries were the first Texas elections with a wide-reaching voting law in effect. The bill — Senate Bill 1 — and earlier versions made national headlines during the 2021 legislative … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Pie Fight, Texas, America's Lab for Bad Policy, Vote Suppression, voting | 4 Comments