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The 2007 Bum Steer Awards.

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YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD year for Bum Steers when 61 percent of the people vote against the governor's reelection and he wins anyway. When Kinky Friedman asks, "How hard could it be?"--and finds out. When Tom DeLay steps down as U.S. House majority leader, resigns from Congress, and hands his district to a Democrat he had redistricted into oblivion in 2004. When DeLay's temporary replacement, Shelley Sekula-Gibbs, runs off his holdover staff with a temper tantrum and runs her chance to win the seat in 2008 into the ground. When George W. Bush contributes "thumpin'" to the political lexicon. When the Longhorns beat Southern Cal for the national championship but can't beat Kansas State or Texas A&M. When the Spurs can't beat the Mavs, the Mavs can't beat the Heat, and the Rockets can't beat anybody. When Bobby Knight is shown on national television slapping a player--imagine that--and Drew Bledsoe, who began the season as the Dallas Cowboys' starting quarterback, plays like he could use a good slap. But none of these antiheroes measure up to the man we're here to honor. A politician and a sportsman. A man who's a real blast to go hunting with, who this year gave the country (and his friend Harry Whittington) a shot in the arm, among other places. He may be number two in the White House, but to us he'll always be number one with a bullet. Or a pellet. Come out from that undisclosed location, Dick Cheney. You're our Bum Steer of the Year.

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, WE AGREE WITH HIM

Appearing on Fox's Hannity & Colmes, Tom DeLay said, "I haven't had no ethical problems."

IT'S FULL OF BALONEY, AND YOU NEED A REALLY BIG MOUTH TO EAT IT

Weinberger's Deli, in Grapevine, named a sandwich after Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.

WHAT'S BLACK AND WHITE AND RED-FACED ALL OVER?

A referee called a technical foul on Tom Penders when the University of Houston basketball coach collapsed to the floor after his team was called for a foul, because he thought Penders was showing him up. Even though Penders, who wears a pacemaker, was carried off on a stretcher and treated by EMTs for dizziness, the referee refused to rescind the technical foul.

DUDE, YOU'RE GETTING A DILDO!

Dell Inc. had to change the URL for its company blog, Dellone2one.com, because of a pornographic site with a similar address.

BEFORE YOU THROW THE BOOK AT SOMEONE, IT HELPS IF YOU CAN READ IT

Dallas County sheriff Lupe Valdez flunked a state licensing exam required for all law enforcement officers.

WE'LL DRINK TO THAT

In an annual survey by the Princeton Review, the University of Texas at Austin was ranked the nation's number one party school.

ANOTHER INSTANCE OF KATRINA "WORKING VERY WELL" FOR SOMEONE

Former first lady Barbara Bush made a...

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