Voting Guides: 2009 Constitutional Amendment Election
OK, OK. We know. It's an off-year election. You forgot to vote early. That's OK -- you can redeem yourself today. (Don't worry too much about voting on election day instead of early; the lines will probably be embarrassingly short anyway.) What? You don't know what the issues on the ballot are, either? No worries: we've got you covered. In a hurry? Looking for the Cliffs Notes version of where to go for info? Skip to the second-to-last paragraph. And then go vote! Let's start with the obvious -- you can go to the Secretary of State's website and see the ballot language and

In Favor of Prop 4 and Prop 8
When Texans go to the polls today, they'll have the chance to vote on two propositions that could help make our state a leader in higher education and veterans' services. Proposition 4 would provide funding to enable emerging universities in Texas to develop into major research universities. Proposition 8 would forge a partnership between the state government and the federal government to bring a VA Hospital to the Valley and help boost facilities across the state. Improving higher education is critical to our nation's future. For Americans to win in a world economy based on our skills and knowledge, we must make smart investments now. Currently Texas only has two public national

Top Ten Rick Perry Failures
Over the past week, the Texas Democratic Party has released a Top Ten list of the biggest blunders of Governor Rick Perry's tenure. You could go to their site to check out all ten -- or you could get the executive summary of Perry failures in their under-two-minute YouTube clip: <!--break--> Coming up: Kay Bailey Hutchison isn't any better -- and the TDP releases their Top Ten on her failures this week. Trackback URL for this post: http://www.thetexasblue.com/trackback/2862

Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize
There were those who were originally thought that Chicago's loss in its bid to be the host city for the 2016 Olympics after Obama went to speak on its behalf was indicative of Obama's international standing not being as high as was originally thought. Those concerns can now be safely put to rest. President Barack Obama has been declared the recipient of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize by the Norwegian Nobel Committee today. The award announcement states that Obama received the prize particularly due to "Obama's vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons," though the body of the announcement f

President Obama's Health Care Speech
The speech is being called by many one of the best of his career. Watch the full speech here, courtesy of MSNBC, along with our take on what it means for health care reform and for his presidency. <!--break--> Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy There was a lot to like in Obama's speech for Democrats and a few sur