Interview with Diane Trautman Jan 18th, 2012 by Charles Kuffner. Also running for Harris County Department of Education, Position 3 At Large is Diane Trautman, who was the Democratic candidate for Tax Assessor in the last two cycles. Trautman has had a long career in education, as a teacher, principal, and professor at Sam […]
Archives for February 2012
Gasoline Price Rise An Oil Company Attempt To Defeat Obama That Will Backfire
The oil companies are at it again. Let me be clear, oil prices have nothing to do with the supply/demand model. It is driven by several cartels and commodity price manipulations. The new rise in prices can be attributed to the continual greed of these companies as well as the specific intent to defeat President […]
Tell Congress: Hold the health insurance companies accountable. It’s our money!
As the deadline nears for health insurance companies to return nearly $1.4 billion to consumers for wasting our money, the lobbyists have moved in to stop it. Two bills have surfaced in Congress to undermine our rebates, putting most of the money we deserve right back into insurance company pockets! We’re not going to let […]
Which Budget, Which America?
Most Americans agree with the President’s "Buffett Rule" — the simple idea that millionaires shouldn’t pay lower taxes than middle-class families. But Republicans in Congress are attacking ANY tax increases on millionaires and corporate special interests. We need an economy that works for everyone and leaders who’ve got their priorities straight. Our national budget should […]
Coffee Party USA, Public Citizen, & Others Letters Banking Committee Demanding Corporate Accountability to Shareholders
The following is the letter submitted to the Senate Banking Committee calling for a hearing looking at corporate governance solutions to Citizens United. It is a collaborative letter with signatories that includes Public Citizen’s Congress Watch & Coffee Party USA and many other organizations demanding disclosure and accountability to shareholders around corporate political spending. Many […]
Real "war on religion" one waged against the most vulnerable & people who serve them
While right-wing politicians and their media allies accuse the President of waging "war on religion," they’re directly undermining the values and priorities of religious groups by attacking the most vulnerable. Every day, religious groups like Catholic Charities, Habitat for Humanity, and the Salvation Army live out their faith by serving the most vulnerable families among […]
MESSAGE MATTERS: Budget Bull From The GOP
Right on cue, the right-wing media are echoing their political allies on the presidential campaign trail and in Congress — slamming the President’s new budget with the same predictable and dishonest attacks we’ve heard before. GOP STATE OF ALTERNATE REALITY: "Obama’s budget doesn’t solve our deficit — and it doesn’t cut spending enough." REALITY: […]
Let’s simplify voter registration by Stan Merriman
Following is an excellent article by Stan Merriman. Read the entire article in the link to the Houston Chronicle below. Most importantly it is essential that attention is paid to the solutions. That these very obvious concepts have not been in place for decades speaks either to the ineptitude of the elected officials to the […]
Jennifer Hudson Tribute To Whitney Houston @Grammys "I Will Always Love You" (VIDEO)
Whitney Houston was a great singer. One can only hope that Jennifer Hudson and all these new stars following in Whitney’s trails do not succumb to the same demons that afflicted Whitney. Some of these stars do very well with the fame an notoriety while others just falter. That said, we must start realizing our […]
Harris County Tejano Democrats and Houston Black American Democrats endorse Diane Trautman for HCDE Trustee
February 10, 2010 Harris County Tejano Democrats and Houston Black American Democrats Endorse Diane Trautman for HCDE Board Trustee Thank you so much to Harris County Tejano Democrats and Houston Black American Democrats for endorsing my campaign for Harris County Board of Education, At Large Position 3. These two organizations have supported me before, and […]