Memory Lane
Let's take a spin in the wayback machine. August, 2002. Read more...
Veto Vito (Fossella), May 1, 1:20am
That's what I was trying to say
Not surprisingly, Josh Marshall finds a better quote: Read more...
Veto Vito (Fossella), May 1, 1:20am
Future Memories?
Notice the pattern. In '04, Bush floated a vague idea of privatizing Social Security that was all cake no vegetables. It wasn't until after the election we saw the disaster he wanted to shove down our throats. Thank God for the Democrats standing up and shining a light on it. Now we see this: Read more...
Veto Vito (Fossella), May 1, 1:20am
Mortgaged Future
No surprise that Vito voted to borrow from our children and grandchildren $56 billion over the next five years so that the wealthy don't have to pay the taxes that they seemed perfectly able to handle 10 years ago. Read more...
Veto Vito (Fossella), May 1, 1:20am
Change the Map in Tx-21
Just a few more hours to make sure John Courage gets into Round 2 of Forward Together PAC's Map Changer's contest. Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am
TX-21 Saturday Roundup
In the interest of keeping content coming on this previously neglected little blog I offer these tidbits. Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am
Does Net Neutrality Make a Hypocrite of Lamar Smith?
In the recent geekroots victory in the Net Neutrality War (and you better believe there will be more battles to be fought) TX-21's own representative was not pleased with the result. Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am
Transit Strike
As with must of us, an all-out transit strike would have messed me up in all kinds of ways, so I have say I breathed a sigh of relief this morning when the subways were still running. I also have to give the union some serious credit on several fronts. Read more...
Veto Vito (Fossella), May 1, 1:20am
My First Hatemail!
I'm so excited! Look at the hate-speach that just came in the comments: Read more...
Veto Vito (Fossella), May 1, 1:20am
Morally Bankrupt
Guess who voted for torture today? NY District 13's own Vito Fossella! That's right, while the Congress - even half the Republicans - voted 308-122 for a non-binding resolution supporting the Senate's ban on cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of detainees in American custody, Vito Fossella voted against it. Read more...
Veto Vito (Fossella), May 1, 1:20am
ActBlue
This is my ActBlue page. If you are able to, please go there and make a contribution to any of the candidates I have chosen. Read more...
LaHood Must Go, May 1, 1:20am
The DeLay Rule
Just to follow up. "Me" of NY13 -- not me, but "Me" -- points out a good site for researching members' votes. The vote on letting Tom DeLay keep his post even after indicted, however, was secret. There were reports in the press at the time of a "handful" of members who voted against it. (Chris Shays is the only name that comes to mind.) There is no official list, and one could bet that a majority of Republicans will now claim to have voted against this rule that a wide majority voted FOR at the time. So, while I'm not sure we can depend on a straightforward and non-misleading answer from Vito's office, at least we can get him on record. That's why the suggestion for the call. Read more...
Veto Vito (Fossella), May 1, 1:20am
More corporate-driven legislation
I've been meaning to post on this for a while, but I haven't had the chance to do any research on Vito's connections with the mentioned outfit. Well, I still haven't but there's a point to be made anyway. Read more...
Veto Vito (Fossella), May 1, 1:20am
Actual Analysis
It will be no surprise to anyone that I'm an amateur who's just fed up with Republicans in Congress and the White House. But when people who actually know what they are talking about give the lowdown on this race, I can at least let you know it's out there. (Here and here). Read more...
Veto Vito (Fossella), May 1, 1:20am
Who votes for this guy?
Sometimes you have to wonder, does Vito Fossella wake up in the morning and look for opportunities to favor the privileged and powerful over ordinary people? Seems crazy, but then you see a thing like this: Read more...
Veto Vito (Fossella), May 1, 1:20am
Where was Vito on DeLay?
Josh Marshall has a good project. He notes: Read more...
Veto Vito (Fossella), May 1, 1:20am
Vito plays for pay
You may recall a previous post on how Vito Fossella is trying to hamstring the SEC's efforts to enforce investor protection laws. And maybe you wondered, why? Why would a representative of the people of Staten Island and Brooklyn, who are far more likely to be the small investors in need of protection than the big investment firms who will benefit from lax regulation, write legislation that would be so against his constituents' interests? Today we discuss why. Read more...
Veto Vito (Fossella), May 1, 1:20am
First Post
First of all I must say that I am saddened by the fact that Illinois Democrat websites are terrible. You go to these websites and they say "visit us next election" or something about John Kerry and Barrack Obama. Read more...
LaHood Must Go, May 1, 1:20am
There's tons of us!
Thanks for the post from ny13.blogspot.com. Read more...
Veto Vito (Fossella), May 1, 1:20am
Vito is Outraged!
This was such a stupid stunt I wouldn't have bothered to even note it, but since it was our own thorn-in-the-side Congressman Vito Fossella that did it, you're humble servants at the Veto Vito project are duty-bound to say something. Read more...
Veto Vito (Fossella), May 1, 1:20am
Activist Judges
This is what gets me just absolutely bat-sh-t crazy about Republicans and so-called conservatives. They don't mean a damned thing they say. They cry up and down that they don't want "activist judges" imposing their view instead of just interpreting the law, but they really mean they don't want judicial outcomes they don't like. Read more...
Veto Vito (Fossella), May 1, 1:20am
Great News and End of 2nd Quarter Finance NAG!!!
Update: Glenn Smith's writeup on John is now posted over at Dkos as well. Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am
Transit Demands
Reader Gg makes some good points in the comments re: Union demands. I agree, if everything they are demanding is set in stone, rather than a bargaining posture. This is one of those unusual events where each side's move can radically rearrange the pieces on the chess board. Will just have to watch and see. Read more...
Veto Vito (Fossella), May 1, 1:20am
A Shot of Courage on BOR
John posted a diary on BOR last night with some thoughts on the reconstituted TX-21: Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am
Benefits of the National Netroots Spotlight for Courage
The national Netroots page, administered by Chris Bowers of MyDD, selected John Courage as one of their National Netroots candidates earlier this summer. (See the fantastic profile by Glenn Smith on DKos.) Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am
Yo, Come Help a Warrior Queen in Purple TX-21
Gentle readers and casual passers by, I need your help to turn my purple congressional district a bluer shade of violet. Texans have a champion they don't know about yet. We need to get the word out. John Courage is running to unseat Bacardi Lamar Smith.I had a busy weekend (though not as busy as John Courage and his hard working staff). If you're close by the district, drop in and see if you can give his volunteer coordinator, Teri a hand. Join me and get chance to flip the Tx GOP the bird. Come on, you know you want to. Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am
Map Changing-Round 2- The All Texas Ticket
I'm pleased to announce that John Courage made it into Round 2 of Forward Together PACs Map Changer contest. I'll turn the mike over to Nick Lawrie, from Team Courage for the details: Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am
50 Votes to Change a Map
As reported by a commenter at BOR, John is 50 votes away from the top 5 in Forward Together PAC's Map Changer Contest. Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am
No Oil Offshore of Cape Cod
Or this bill might not have met with Bacardi Lamar's approval. Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am
Lamar Smith Wants to Gag Your Police Dept
Unbelievable as this is, according to the Ft Morgan Times , Lamar Smith is the chief sponsor of a bill that will prevent gun trace information from being shared. Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am
More Momentum for Courage
Tracy Joan has a Q&A up at the DNC blog. Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am
Lamar really likes to spend your money
Even the conservative mouthpiece not so affectionately known on the Left as the Moonie Times objects to Lamar's appetite for spending your money: Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am
So NOW Lamar's Worried About the Tab
This little item is especially ironic given the last entry. WOAI in San Antonio reports about a serious shortfall in stateside funding for military bases. Include right here in TX21: Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am
Redistricting Limbo
The latest round of redistricting promises to screw Travis County once again, at least if the RPoTties have their way. Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am
A Tale of Two Votes
Update: The two leaders in the Mapchangers Contest, John Courage and Bill Winter, have posted an open letter to Mark Warner requesting that he agree to do fundraisers for both of them. Sounds like a win/win to me. Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am
Light posting for the next few days
As I'm headed for a family reunion over the holiday. Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am
A Word From Chris Bell
Vote for John Courage in the Final Round of the MapChangers Contest. Bring Mark Warner to Texas for a fundraiser that will help create the tools to coordinate our campaigns for candidates up and down the Democratic ticket. Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am
Keith Olbemann Spanks Rummy
Okay, I confess this has absolutely no direct connection to TX-21, but it made me so very happy I have to share. Not happy that our beloved country has come to this pass, but happy that there are still members of the press like Olbermann who will stand up when we need them to: Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am
Meet John Courage and Party 2 Win
AndersonTX at TexasKaos reported on a fun event at Canyon Lake last week that allowed the candidates and supporters to meet and get to know each other. One of the attendees was John Courage. Here's what Anderson had to say about John: Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am
Round Up of TX-21 Activity
Lots of doings since my last post. Here's a quick whip round of the highlights. Feel free to chime in with any I've missed: Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am
Courage Filing in TX-21 Today
John Courage is filing this afternoon for Tx-21's congressional special election. Thanks to devoted volunteers who mobilized after the redistricting decision nullified the primary results, Team Courage gathered enough signatures to qualify by petition rather than by paying the filing fee. Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am
Everybody wants to be a playa in TX-21
The Austin American Statesman reports that the slate of candidates in TX-21 is complete: Read more...
Texas 21, May 1, 1:20am