Monday, February 04, 2008

A Monday MegaPost

Instead of attempting to go over everything, I think I'll just make some random comments on various posts I enjoyed in the last few minutes:

CA on Rep. Paul Moreno
Vince Liebowitz, one of DCs favorites, has a post endorsing Rep. Paul Moreno (D) El Paso. Rep. Moreno has been endorsed by the Texas Progressive Alliance, which DC is a part of.

Some of the most important legislation of the past three decades bears Moreno’s fingerprints, such as The Bilingual Education Act of 1983-84. Moreno, along with the Mexical American Legislative Caucus (of which he was the first Chair in 1975), helped push this legislation through the House. He fought to add farmworkers to the unemployment compensation legislation for the first time since 1913 in 1985. In 1987, he fought for a minimum wage bill for farm workers and helped end conservative attempts to alter House Bill 72 (comprehensive education reform).

Too, in more than four decades in the House, Moreno has worked hard to provide El Paso’s citizens with a quality public education system.


Moreno was key to the passage of the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and has fought for teacher pay raises and teacher retirement.

Moreno has also brought billions of dollars in appropriations to the el Paso Community. The University of Texas-El Paso, Texas Tech Academic Health Science Center, and Franklin Mountain State Park are only a few institutions which have seen the benefit of Moreno’s tenure.
A member of the “Dirty Thirty” and the “Killer Ds,” Paul Moreno is a true Progressive. He is a true champion for the poor, the working poor, the elderly, students, teachers, minorities, the handicapped, and more.


Put Your Name On It!
There was some buzz over some endorsements being made by an alleged fake group. Vince at CA reports on the Greater Harris County Democrats. A quick visit to the website finds no names, no meeting places. Grant it, I make my endorsements at least on meeting some of the folks. In fact, some of those folks on the endorsement, I have become good friends with. Others, I'm not so inclined to endorse. Of course, if I was some high-paid consultant, the last thing I would do is create a club to make up endorsements for my clients.

Awesome Game!
Although, a few of those Genie commercials left much to be desired. And there was some buzz coming from some of my fellow Latino bloggers about them; however, I was more disgusted with the Diet Pepsi ad featuring Carville and the Bigot. I could have sworn the bigot mention "immigrants" as he was ranting. Congrats to the Giants! I tend to think Team NY will keep winning, as in, Mañana.

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