About

Bob is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post, and some of his network television appearances can be seen on The Daily Hurricane's video page.  

Craig Yates, aka Desperado, was born and raised in Houston.  He describes himself as "an average blue-collar working person" who has worked for a natural gas utility company for 31 years.  He is a former Republican who became increasingly disenchanted with the continued shift of the party further and further to the right, and supported Barack Obama for President.  He is a featured blogger for the Houston Chronicle who's particular areas of focus are Constitutional issues and hypocrisy of our elected officials.




Kelly Haynes, aka AstrosGirlKel, is a lifelong Houstonian. She participates in local politics and has appeared on the Ron Reagan show on Air America. Her writings focus on national politics - specifically, asking questions and debunking pre-conceived notions we have about policy, both economic and social. As a reformed Republican, she also focuses on the effects and consequences of playing politics as usual. Politics aside, her interests are family, fitness, cooking, and sports.





Scott Barzilla, a native Houstonian, has been an educator for twelve years. Currently, he serves as a school counselor and assistant volleyball coach in Galveston. Scott also writes for Astrosdaily.com and Kissmyastros.com. He is also the author of three books: Checks and Imbalances, The State of Baseball Management, and Combating Ignorance: Inside and Outside the Classroom. Scott will be commenting on matters of education as well as traditional politics.





Laura B., aka Voice, is a single mother of three devastatingly handsome young men, one of whom has a chronic disease. She is a former small business owner who had to go back to work in Corporate America to obtain healthcare benefits for her children. She has also been the victim of identity theft, and a deadbeat dad--both of which have made her a staunch advocate for women and children's issues, healthcare reform, working smarter/not harder, critical thinking, and quality of life!

Neil Aquino has lived in Houston since 1998. Before moving to Texas, Neil lived in Providence, R.I. and Cincinnati, Ohio.  In every place he has lived, Neil has taken part in the life of his community. At age 10, Neil spoke at the Rhode Island Statehouse against a nuclear power plant. In Cincinnati, he co-hosted a weekly punk rock program on a community radio station. He also worked as chief of staff for a member of the Cincinnati City Council and was endorsed by Stonewall Cincinnati and the AFL-CIO as a candidate for the Cincinnati School Board.  For the last four years, Neil has written the successful blog, Texas Liberal. He is also a featured politics reader-blogger for the Houston Chronicle's website.  Neil has a political science degree from Xavier University in Cincinnati, completed the Institute for Campaign Management at American University in Washington D.C. and was selected a Juried Poet at the 1999 University of Houston-Downtown PoetryFest. Neil is married.     

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