2010-12-28T19:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/blog/400302 tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-28:/commentary/10264437 2010-12-28T19:00:00Z Aim Low and You'll Never Be Disappointed No borders. Borders are a form of violence created to allow the wealthy to protect their wealth. Strangers are welcome. No wars, no nuclear weapons. Quick, tell me Solomon Ortiz&#39; and Blake Farenthold&#39;s campaign slogans. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://ed-stapleton.blogspot.com/2010/12/joe-krauss-for-congress.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-28:/commentary/10264436 2010-12-28T19:00:00Z Dissenting Times Solomon Ortiz [D, TX-27] Rep. William Owens [D, NY-23] Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6] Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8] Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4] Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10] Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D, CA-8] Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D, CO-7] Rep. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://dissentingtimes.blogspot.com/2010/12/obama-resolutions.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-28:/commentary/10252020 2010-12-28T19:00:00Z State Politics “In Austin, anyone from San Antonio and above thinks that this is the Wild West, so why pay attention,” said state Rep. Aaron Peña, whose District 40 takes in a large swath of the region. “They look back over 300 years of history, and they see that<br /><br /><a href="http://www.state-politics.com/south/texas-watchdog-examines-voter-fraud-in-south-texas-fraud-is-rampant-seldom-prosecuted/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-26:/commentary/10252021 2010-12-26T19:00:00Z A Collection of Odd. Solomon Ortiz [D, TX-27] Abstain Rep. William Owens [D, NY-23] Nay Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14] Nay Rep. Mike Pence [R, IN-6] Nay Rep. Thomas Petri [R, WI-6] Nay Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16] Nay Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19] Nay Rep. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://weirdtv.blogspot.com/2010/12/holiday-season-thinking-about-children.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-25:/commentary/10238093 2010-12-25T19:00:00Z Politics - what I see and what I do not understand In 2010, Reps. Ciro Rodriguez and Solomon Ortiz, both Texas Democrats, lost to Republican challengers in districts in which more than 65 percent of the population is Hispanic. Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Ga., whose district has a narrowly ...<br /><br /><a href="http://politicsdownanddirty.blogspot.com/2010/12/dont-believe-reapportionment-hype.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-24:/commentary/10227890 2010-12-24T19:00:00Z Dissenting Times Solomon Ortiz [D, TX-27] Rep. William Owens [D, NY-23] Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6] Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8] Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4] Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10] Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D, CA-8] Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D, CO-7] Rep. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://dissentingtimes.blogspot.com/2010/12/way-to-go-santa.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-24:/commentary/10199133 2010-12-24T19:00:00Z Conservative American News 16 When the 112th Congress is sworn in on January 5, there may be no better living, breathing reminder of just how big the 2010 Republican wave was than Rep. Blake Farenthold. Written off during the campaign as a longshot at best and a joke at worst, Fare<br /><br /><a href="http://conservativeamericannews.com/free-republic/mr-farenthold-goes-to-washington-the-unlikeliest-freshman">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-21:/commentary/10224937 2010-12-21T19:00:00Z Franklin County Texas GOP Two of these contests yielded recounts – the Solomon Ortiz vs. Blake Farenthold race in CD 27, and the Dan Neil vs. Donna Howard race in HD 48. The RPT was involved in the Farenthold race as we sent a team of RPT staffers down to the district to ... Two<br /><br /><a href="http://franklincountytexasgop.blogspot.com/2010/12/republican-party-of-texas-chairmans.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-21:/commentary/10172230 2010-12-21T19:00:00Z Hotline On Call In the House, perhaps no win was more surprising that Republican Rep.-elect Blake Farenthold&#39;s win over Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D) in Texas. Ortiz was barely on the radar screen of vulnerable Democrats and Farenthold, a radio talk show host ...<br /><br /><a href="http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/12/the-year-in-ups.php">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-21:/commentary/10164080 2010-12-21T19:00:00Z Red Dog Report (One member, Rep. Steve Kagen (D-Wis.), attempted to vote on the food safety bill but his vote was not recorded due to an error, according to a spokesperson; Kagen later recorded his intent with the Clerk of the House.) Seventy-five were missing for the v<br /><br /><a href="http://reddogreport.com/2010/12/the-house-is-in-session-80-representatives-skip-out-early/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-21:/commentary/10164079 2010-12-21T19:00:00Z Mike Chambers Live (One member, Rep. Steve Kagen (D-Wis.), attempted to vote on the food safety bill but his vote was not recorded due to an error, according to a spokesperson; Kagen later recorded his intent with the Clerk of the House.) ... and Solomon Ortiz (Texas). The <br /><br /><a href="http://mikechamberslive.com/?p=10801">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-21:/commentary/10164078 2010-12-21T19:00:00Z The Olympian Online -- Letters to the Editor It was unclear whether other Texas Democrats who lagged in re-election bids, such as Ciro Rodriguez of San Antonio and Solomon Ortiz of Corpus Christi, would also falter. But Democratic U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas stayed ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theolympian.com/2010/12/22/1482570/republican-plan-might-backfire.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-20:/commentary/10147881 2010-12-20T19:00:00Z Conservative Refocus News (One member, Rep. Steve Kagen (D-Wis.), attempted to vote on the food safety bill but his vote was not recorded due to an error, according to a spokesperson; Kagen later recorded his intent with the Clerk of the House.) ... and Solomon Ortiz (Texas). The <br /><br /><a href="http://www.conservativerefocus.com/blog5.php/2010/12/21/so-like-why-couldn-t-you-do-this-during-the-healthcare-vote-one-sixth-of-house-fails-to-show-up-for-votes">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-20:/commentary/10147880 2010-12-20T19:00:00Z Educational Equity, Politics & Policy in Texas In Texas, Latinos have tended to back Democrats, said U.S. Representative Gene Green, a Houston Democrat, and Blake Farenthold, a Brownsville Republican. While Hispanics make up about 37 percent of the population, Republicans hold ... Farenthold, who in N<br /><br /><a href="http://texasedequity.blogspot.com/2010/12/texas-adds-four-congressional-seats-as.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-19:/commentary/10155785 2010-12-19T19:00:00Z Breaking News And Solomon Ortiz, in Texas&#39; 27th District, around Corpus Christi, is the only congressman that that district has ever known. He was first elected in 1982. He conceded defeat to Blake Farenthold. So the Republican lead, net gain in the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stayhealth.info/freshman-congressman-elect-chip-cravaack.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-19:/commentary/10136729 2010-12-19T19:00:00Z TRAIL BLAZERS There&#39;s been some mystery around state Rep. Aaron Pena&#39;s party switch from Republican to Democrat. Why would he do it? He was just reelected to another two-year term in the Texas House as a Democrat in a heavily Hispanic, heavily Democratic distri<br /><br /><a href="http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/12/aaron-pena-party-switch-a-prel.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-19:/commentary/10136728 2010-12-19T19:00:00Z The Olympian Online -- News The post opened up when the top Democrat on the panel, Missouri Rep. Ike Skelton, lost his bid for re-election. Skelton&#39;s likely successor, Texas Rep. Solomon Ortiz, is trailing his Republican opponent by roughly 800 votes and has asked ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theolympian.com/2010/12/20/1480575/top-roles-for-reps-smith-dicks.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-16:/commentary/10199132 2010-12-16T19:00:00Z The Olympian Online -- YahooNews The post opened up when the top Democrat on the panel, Missouri Rep. Ike Skelton, lost his bid for re-election. Skelton&#39;s likely successor, Texas Rep. Solomon Ortiz, is trailing his Republican opponent by roughly 800 votes and has asked ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theolympian.com/2010/12/17/1477677/adam-smith-elected-top-democrat.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-16:/commentary/10120046 2010-12-16T19:00:00Z RHRealityCheck.org Barton Gordon [D, TN-6], Rep. Deborah Halvorson [D, IL-11], Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17], Rep. Eddie Johnson [D, TX-30], Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy [D, OH-15], Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4], Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1], Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2010/12/17/shameful-republicans-kill-bill-prevent-child-marriage">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-16:/commentary/10098391 2010-12-16T19:00:00Z The Olympian Online -- Northwest The post opened up when the top Democrat on the panel, Missouri Rep. Ike Skelton, lost his bid for re-election. Skelton&#39;s likely successor, Texas Rep. Solomon Ortiz, is trailing his Republican opponent by roughly 800 votes and has asked ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theolympian.com/2010/12/17/1477756/smith-top-democrat-on-armed-services.html">Go to article</a>