I’ll return to my series on Texas Education soon, but I want to share some thoughts after digesting the rhetoric from both national political conventions. My first and over-riding thought was how baffled Adam Smith and William Jennings Bryan would be if they had somehow been able to return to this world for the last [...]
Post election quick thoughts
May 30, 2012 By
Whew, it is finally over! Seemed like it took forever to get here and then roared by in a flash. Oh yeah, I’m talking about the Texas primary elections. Except, they aren’t really over because we have a few runoffs to deal with. As usual, the turnout was pathetic. It is amazing to me that [...]
Election today! Go vote! Pretty please?
May 29, 2012 By
The Texas primary election is finally here! Yay! I can’t even imagine how hard it has been for most candidates, the ones that started campaigning in January or February of 2011. I’m sure they’ve gone through more pairs of shoes than they ever thought they could! And I’m certain that the first timers have a [...]
Pfc. Nathaniel Given: A tender kiss
May 28, 2012 By
Note: this post was first published on LoneStarTimes.com on Memorial Day, 2008. I first wrote about Nathan on January 6, 2007 after escorting him to his final resting place with the Patriot Guard Riders. His father, Floyd, has had a profound effect on me – I doubt that I would have been able to keep [...]
Harris County DA race: Mike Anderson – Justice? You mean “just us”, right?
May 25, 2012 By
I have to admit that when I first saw Felicia Cravens’ complaint against Judge Mike Anderson, I was half, oh well, and half, hey, that is Judge Denise Bradley’s courtroom, I need to warn her. I mean, I’ve seen this stuff so often through the years that I’ve come to accept it. Yeah, I know [...]
Gov. Rick Perry – the reports of his political death are greatly exaggerated
May 24, 2012 By
After reading much commentary about Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s “weakness” after his failed presidential bid, I decided to check it out for myself. Mind you, I’ve never been a huge Rick Perry fan but I’ve learned that you should not underestimate his ability. I’ve been to a fair number (dozens?) of his rallies, so I [...]
179th District Criminal Court: Kristin Guiney is the only choice
May 19, 2012 By
Here I go again, stepping into a race down at the Harris County Courthouse. But when you block out all the noise in the race for Judge of the 179th District Criminal Court, Kristin Guiney stands head and shoulders above her opponent. This is a nasty race for two reasons. One is the passion that [...]
Harris County DA Race: Mike Anderson snatches hypocrisy crown back!
May 18, 2012 By
Heh, sometimes, you just gotta shake your head. No, really. I mean, Mike, I was KIDDING, okay! When I said that Gary Polland had snatched the hypocrisy crown from you, I didn’t mean it as a challenge to get it back! C’mon, dude, take a joke already. You win! There’s no way (at least I [...]
Harris County Republican Party – know your candidates – Richard Johnson
May 9, 2012 By
The financial problems at the Harris County Republican Party are well known and documented. What isn’t so well known is that because of those financial problem, anyone with a thousand bucks to spare (or $83.33 per month) gets to put a label by their name that says they are a part of the party’s “Leadership [...]
