Monday, June 8, 2009

Texas Politics

I've got to be honest - I'm really freaking tired. I'm supposed to give birth in 6 weeks and I just don't have much energy nowadays to do anything, which includes cook dinner, take a shower or write a blog post.

So please forgive me if I just post a link to this article on Texas politics from Texas Monthly. It's a good primer on who's who at the Capitol and fun juicy gossip.

And here's a link to my favorite story from this session, which was a bill to change the state dinosaur from the Paluxysaurus jonesi to the Brachiosaur Sauropod. Mike "Tuffy" Hamilton in a dinosaur suit on the House floor? Yes please.

3 comments:

aimee said...

are you fucking kidding me!?
the dinosaurs thing is a joke right? please tell me it's a joke.

Move To Austin said...

If you ask me, I'd much rather see them spend time on things like this than voter ID.

Mamie said...

Sometimes the truth is stranger than the fiction you see on TV. I do miss "The West Wing," though I'm sure Hollywood could make a profitable series on Texas Statehouse politics and shenanigans. Hmm....maybe there's a suggestion here. Any producers interested?