Texas Progressive Voice - Home. Common Cause. Greanias’ suspension. I’m as shocked by this as you are.
The Metropolitan Transit Authority’s efforts to rebuild public confidence suffered a setback Thursday with the announcement that President and CEO George Greanias, the public face of the “new Metro,” has been suspended for visiting sexually explicit websites using the agency’s Internet access.Some observers said Greanias, who has led Metro since last September, has been so good for the agency that the embarrassing bombshell should not prevent his continued leadership. Others said the damage to his reputation and Metro’s will be too great for him to continue effectively.Metro suspended Greanias for one week without pay effective immediately, a punishment that Chairman Gilbert Garcia said was harsher than typically would be assessed for a violation of Metro’s electronic communications policies. I’m going to guess that since he was on his personal laptop, Greanias didn’t realize that where he was surfing would be visible on the corporate network.
A voter disconnect on Democrats. Stan Greenberg, currently partnering with James Carville and a former Bill Clinton presidential pollster, explains what many of us already know.
Voters don't trust Democrats in multiple ways. He notes that Democratic leadership has often been associated with [relatively] better income equality, employment. etc. But ... There is a reason, however, that many voters in the developed world are turning away from Democrats, Socialists, liberals and progressives. ...I see clearly that voters feel ever more estranged from government — and that they associate Democrats with government. If Democrats are going to be encumbered by that link, they need to change voters’ feelings about government. There's two issues here, and both are partially PR related. In my opinion, it too is in part a casuality of Vietnam.
Add in the shaky economy that right now seems to contribute to cynicism about life in general, then they won't believe in government as much. Greenberg partially addresses this. Home - The Texas Observer. Texas Progressive Alliance Round-Up—Some Mighty Fine Blogging « Texas Liberal. Here is the weekly round-up of the Texas Progressive Alliance.
The TPA is a confederation of the best political bloggers in Texas. TPA members are citizen-bloggers who are working hard for a better Texas. (Above–Our state flag waves proudly over Galveston Bay. Photo copyright 2011 Neil Aquino.) Every Texan has the ability to attend a public meeting, attend or organize a protest, write or call an elected official, talk to friends and family, start a blog, donate money, write a letter to the editor, volunteer for candidates and causes, engage in acts of civil disobedience, and even run for public office. The work of freedom is up to each of us. Here is the round-up— Off the Kuff has an update on redistricting litigation that’s being filed. WCNews at Eye On Williamson posts on the Lite Gov.’s latest move:Dewhurst announces for Senate, commits to gutting Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.
Neil at Texas Liberal has begun to read Rick Perry’s book “Fed Up!” Like this: Thousands still recovering from Hurricane Ike. The community organization TOP held an information fair for low-income Houston homeowners Saturday to help them find out when they can expect to see home repairs through the City of Houston’s long-delayed CDBG disaster recovery program.
The following is from a TV news report. It’s been almost three years since Hurricane Ike hit, and thousands of homeowners are still struggling to recover. Watch the new report. The city received more than 2,300 applications for housing assistance, and they only have the money to help 242 of those families. “When it rains, that water comes from here and runs down that bathroom wall,” Vertie Fobbs said. Fobbs is 81 years old. She said has lived there for 46 years and doesn’t want to move.
The problem is that she’s not alone. Musings. Make a donation to Planned Parenthood « Margaret and Helen. I told you, Margaret.
It’s only just beginning. Texas Governor Rick Perry said he will introduce emergency legislation requiring women seeking abortions to first get a sonogram of the fetus and listen to a recording of the heartbeat. Why? Well when someone has all the information, according to Perry, “the right choice will be made — the choice for life.” I find it funny how universal healthcare is big government gone bad, but somehow the government crawling up my uterus and telling me what choice to make isn’t.
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