http://www.lonestarlizard.com Clinging Bitterly to Antiquated Ideas Like the Constitution, Free-Market Capitalism, and Limited Government Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:49:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to Newsmax, Democrat Congressman Ciro Rodriguez (TX-23) will be hosting a town hall on Friday, August 28th: Democrat Ciro Rodriguez Depot Sunset Station 1174 E. Commerce St., San Antonio 11:30 a.m. Aug. 28 Verified at Fox News here. Kudos to Congressman Rodriguez for having the courage to face his constituents and discuss this important ... http://www.lonestarlizard.com/2009/08/13/ciro-rodriguez-town-hall-august-28th-in-san-antonio/ From the Drudge Report: COOL TURNS COLD: OBAMA 'BELOW 50%' Fri Jul 24 2009 08:24:16 ET For First Time, Obama's Approval Rating Falls Below 50% Overall, 49% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President's performance, RASMUSSEN will report later this morning. This marks the first time his overall approval rating has ... http://www.lonestarlizard.com/2009/07/24/unpopular-president-obama-approval-rating-drops-to-49-rasmussen/ From the Financial Times: The US economy will feel a substantial boost from the Obama administration’s emergency spending package over the next few months, says Christina Romer, a senior White House official, who has warned against tightening monetary and fiscal policy before recovery is well established. Ms Romer, chairman of the US ... http://www.lonestarlizard.com/2009/06/29/white-house-stimulus-about-to-begin/ Breaking News from the Associated Press: Obamas take a walk, holding hands in the evening!!!1! And again from the AP: Obama, Biden wait in line to buy hamburgers!! (To comment on this article at Digg, go here). This is American Journalism at it's finest folks. http://www.lonestarlizard.com/2009/05/05/slobbering-love-affair-far-from-over/ Imagine if Bush had done this: El Presidente Obama celebrates 'Cinco de Cuatro' Well, there goes some of the Latino vote next time. President Obama greeted a White House crowd this afternoon gathered for a May 4 premature celebration of Cinco de Mayo, the Mexican holiday honoring an upset military victory over the French, ... http://www.lonestarlizard.com/2009/05/05/bienvenidos-welcome-to-cinco-de-cuatro/ From the Weekly Standard: Obligatory "Obama First 100 Days" Post. I like Fred Barnes' assessment: Obama, for the moment, is riding a wave of announcements, claims, hopes, and possibilities. This is what new presidents thrive on. It's what makes them popular, especially because there's no accountability. But a year from now, ... http://www.lonestarlizard.com/2009/04/26/fred-barnes-so-far-so-good-only-1361-days-to-go/ Shamelessly double-posted from RedStatePolitics.com. Because I feel that strongly about this.  I signed this petition and I hope that if congressman Murtha makes you as sick to your stomach as he makes me, you'll sign it too. You do not have to be in the military to sign the petition, as long as ... http://www.lonestarlizard.com/2009/03/26/sign-the-petition-don%e2%80%99t-honor-john-murtha/ From the Associated Press: Former President George W. Bush says he won't criticize President Barack Obama because Obama "deserves my silence," and says he plans to write a book about the 12 toughest decisions he made in office. Bush's speech Tuesday at a luncheon in Calgary, Alberta was his first since ... http://www.lonestarlizard.com/2009/03/17/ap-bush-refuses-to-criticize-obama-in-canada/ Rasmussen poll shows Obama's approval rating has dropped to 56%: Also, as pointed out by Rosslyn Smith at the American Thinker, the number of Americans who strongly disapprove has doubled from 16% to 32%: The Rasmussen tracking poll reports that Obama's overall popularity has been at 56% for the last three days.  The details are even ... http://www.lonestarlizard.com/2009/03/10/rasmussen-obama-approval-index-historyj/ From CNS News: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had to cancel an appearance Monday at a global warming rally in Washington, D.C., that was hit by a snowstorm because her flight was delayed, her office told CNSNews.com.    Brianna Cayo-Cotter, the spokesman for the Energy Action Coalition that held the rally,  told a group of ... http://www.lonestarlizard.com/2009/03/02/pelosi-snowed-out-of-global-warming-rally/