I’m thinking that Partisan Gridlock ought to have a quote of the year contest (or maybe even a quote of the week — you make the call).  They don’t necessarily need to be political, although that would be in keeping with the theme of the show. The first nominee has to be Maurenge singer Elvis Crespo, who said: “I don’t recall doing...

The Houston Chronicle hasn’t endorsed a Democrat for president since LBJ in 1964. Yesterday, it endorsed Barack Obama, no doubt triggering a wave of subscription cancellations. Like so many other newspaper endorsements, the Chronicle pointed to a certain vice presidential candidate as being a deal-breaker for the non-endorsed ticket: Perhaps the worst...

Sometimes I write stuff for the paper.  Here’s some of...