Tom Leppert for Senate. Let’s Talk About That.

Dear Opposition Researchers working for U.S. Senate campaigns other than that of former-after-midnight Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert: Please contact me about the following things Leppert is going to say about himself in a campaign. First, he is going to say he led two successful referendum campaigns, one for the Trinity…

Whitt’s End: 2.25.11

*I still don’t fully understand Michael Young leaving Rangers spring training for two days. The team announced it was a “family matter.” Manager Ron Washington said Young “has a family thing.” And Young, as he left, told reporters in Surprise, Arizona that “Everything’s great.” But yesterday on 105.3 The Fan outfielder…

Thank You, Tom Leppert. We Really Mean It.

Oh, my gosh, Tom Leppert has made Dwaine Caraway the new mayor — thank you so much for that, Tom — and I just realized I never finished the fictional saga I was writing for you, my cherished readers, about The Adventures of Arthur and Archie. So sorry about that…

Want to Jump at the Chance to Be Mexico’s Prez?

How come everything Mexican jumps? They got jumping cars, they jump the fence, and Mexican jumping beans. —Confused Gabacho Dear Gabacho: You forgot the Mexican hat dance, lucha libre, the voladores of Papantla that fling themselves from 100-foot poles, Acapulco’s cliff divers and our preferred way to deal with schoolyard…

Whitt’s End: 2.18.11

Whether you’ve reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End: *Coming to you today live from the Daytona 500. Literally. I awoke this morn — as did hundreds of thousands of NASCAR fans — to the public address blaring first, at…

John Wiley Price? Problem? What Problem? Nothing to See Here, Folks.

I refuse to jump up and down and scream about John Wiley Price. There’s this story floating around the media that they had to shut down yesterday’s meeting of the Dallas County Commissioners Court because Price had a meltdown when some in the peanut gallery called him the county’s “chief…

The True-Life Tales of Arthur & Archie

This is Day Four of the “How Totally Useless Is the Dallas City Council” watch, and you know what my problem is already? I’m bored. This is all about the serial faux pas problem with Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway, who is slated to become the real mayor of…

Whitt’s End: 2.11.11

Whether you’ve reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End: *Finally some good news for Texas Rangers fans. After whiffing on Cliff Lee and having face-of-the-franchise Michael Young demand a trade, locking up Josh Hamilton for two years relieves some winter…