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Fact check: Premiums would rise under Obama plan - Premiums are likely to keep going up even if the health care bill passes, experts say. If cost controls work as advertised, annual increases would level off with time. But don't look for a rollback. Instead, the main reason premiums would be more affordable is that new government tax credits would help cover the cost for millions of people.

The Associated Press has a nice hit piece on the proposed benefits of the Obama Health Care Reform bill. Even upon reading and comprehending the article one can easily see that semantics are the root support of this flawed piece.  Read More »

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In what seemed like a blink of an eye and **flash** we have now concluded the March Primary here in Texas. The following is the list of winners on the Democratic ticket who will challenge the Republican nominees this November. Only a handful of races were not decided and those my friends are destined for runoff treatment.

FEDERAL

U.S. House District 18 – Sheila Jackson Lee

U.S. House District 22 – Kesha Rogers

STATE

Governor – Bill White

Lieutenant Governor – Linda Chavez-Thompson

Land Commissioner – Hector Uribe

Agriculture Commissioner – Hank Gilbert

State House District 27 – Ron Reynolds

State House District 146 – Borris Miles

DISTRICT

Judge, 113th District – Christina Bryan

Judge, 157th District – Shawn Thierry  Read More »

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Late last week, it was reported that the Houston Dynamo are entertaining moving their proposed new stadium just south of 610 West Loop right across the street from The Galleria.

The new plans caused more uproar than the health care debate when folks led by Mayor Cindy Siegel of Bellaire City dissented. Folks that wanted the stadium in downtown Houston were equally as pissed at the idea.

It interesting the wording that Siegel used to express her concerns of the stadium proposal. Siegel states, “A stadium would be the final blow to what has been a neighborhood trying to reclaim its quality of life for decade.”

She went on to add that the Bellaire City Council would hold a closed session to discuss “how can we best protect that neighborhood.”  Read More »