Houston Asides (11/18/08)

Probation, instead of deportation. [Susan Carroll, Chron.com] - The closing chapter in what has been an outstanding review of local immigration issues by Chron Reporter Susan Carroll.

Cornyn wants investigation into immigration inmates. [Susan Carroll, Chron.com] - Something...MUST be done! So sayeth the politicians who were able to whip up enough false outrage over the issue.

Haters come out of the woodwork. [Lisa Falkenberg, Chron.com] - Nevermind the juvinile term "haters", the continued reliance on chron.comments as a basis for columns. This column is so poorly organized and reasoned that it should have never seen the pages of the Newspaper of record in the 4th largest City in America. Temper trantrums make for poor journalism. Terrible.

Regulators ok 12.3% windstorm insurance rate hike. [Purva Patel, Chron.com] - Something....HAD to be done!

Westheimer, parking lot by day, race track by night. [Mike Glenn, Chron.com] - A little late to be noticing West Houston's drag strip, but at least its being noticed as a problem.

Most Texas profs support no limit in teaching evolution. [Gary Scharrar, Chron.com] - Ironically, they wish to inject politics into the teaching of Universal origin while claiming they want politics out of it.

Election of Obama opens the floodgates of Hatred. [Something different, Chron.com] - This is only unusual if you ignore the rampant, ugly hatred of some on the Left for the past eight years. If you noticed that, then this is the Right's rampant, ugly counterpart too it. Just a shifting of the source, NOT an opening of the floodgates.