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Rushmore remodeling

Rushmore remodeling

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo February 13, 2013

There’s nothing wrong with Mount Rushmore, per say. However, I think in honor of the next President’s Day, we should consider a little re-modeling. The 20th century gave us plenty of worthy heads...

Death of the party

Death of the party

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo December 5, 2012

Houston voted for Obama in 2012. That’s right, the one in Texas. The bastion of right wing conservatism. And despite the Republicans keeping their majority in the House of Representatives, Democrats...

Second term to-do list

Second term to-do list

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo November 25, 2012

Election night for me was more tumultuous than I’d like to admit. The nerves made me treat my body with little respect, shoving as much hydrogenated oils and trans fats into my mouth until Ohio was called...

Thanks for the memories

Thanks for the memories

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo November 8, 2012

Political campaigns are all about personality. Whether it’s President Barack Obama doing his very best to bring back the fervor from ’08 or Gov. Mitt Romney trying to convince voters he’s not cold...

‘October Surprise’ is that there’s no surprise

‘October Surprise’ is that there’s no surprise

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo October 24, 2012

It seems like just yesterday, Republicans were carefully picking a candidate through a handful of sociopaths before settling with the guy with the best hair. Congrats for rising to the top, Gov. Mitt Romney,...

Were going down, down, in an earlier round

We’re going down, down, in an earlier round

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo October 10, 2012

Did you watch the first presidential debate? I’m not going to judge you if you didn’t. If it weren’t for the miracle of social media, togetherness and Patton Oswalt’s twitter feed, I’d probably...

I Oughta Know- Waiting for Dubya

I Oughta Know- Waiting for Dubya

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo September 19, 2012

Pardon me if I seem a little woozy; I just finished watching two weeks of theatre otherwise known as the 2012 political conventions. Even though it is theatre, not all theatre is created equally. I think...

How to win

How to win

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo May 2, 2012

It's an election year everyone, get excited! Now that the Gov. Mitt Romney has all but secured the Republican Party nomination. Sure, Speaker Newt Gingrich is still hanging on by a tiny thread, with the...

Theyre just not that into you

They’re just not that into you

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo April 18, 2012

I feel pretty bad for Gov. Mitt Romney. He’s surrounded by a party who just isn’t that into him. Every endorsement, from congressman Paul Ryan (who you could easily mistake as a more feminine Ayn Rand)...

Theyre just not that into you

They’re just not that into you

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo April 18, 2012

I feel pretty bad for Gov. Mitt Romney. He’s surrounded by a party who just isn’t that into him. Every endorsement, from congressman Paul Ryan (who you could easily mistake as a more feminine Ayn Rand)...

Palin Goes to Hollywood

Palin Goes to Hollywood

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo March 21, 2012

I was so excited to watch HBO’s “Game Change,” the television movie chronicling former Gov. Sarah Palin’s rise and fall in the 2008 presidential elections. And no, it wasn’t just because Julianne...

Play that funky music, white boys

Play that funky music, white boys

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo March 7, 2012

Is there anything better than when music meets politics? If you watch as much C-SPAN as I do, then your answer is definitely no. Problem is, most popular musicians are rather peeved when Republican Party...

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