According to Veteran Journal, sequestration is a charade that was not supposed to happen: ” Designed by Congress as a measure so drastic that it would never be allowed to happen, the sequestration of funds in the government that went into effect on the first of March has gone into effect and now each political [...]
Jerry Patterson comes to town
March 21, 2013 By 2 Comments
Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, now running for Lt. Governor, made a couple of stops in Houston this week. Because of the importance of the race, I made it a point to be at both of Mr. Patterson’s appearances. I wanted to see how Mr. Patterson “performed” in front of two very different audiences: the Clear [...]
Reynolds, Callegari File HB 1373, Local Businesses (Not Students or Teachers) To Benefit
March 9, 2013 By
Higher education in Texas; it’s all for the students in the classroom, right?. From Guidry News Service: “State Representative Ron Reynolds (Fort Bend County, District 27) is proud to joint author a bi- partisan bill with Representative William “Bill” Callegari. The Representatives filed HB 1373 to provide a platform for public junior colleges to [...]
UPDATED: Sen. John Cornyn – out of touch or poorly staffed?
March 8, 2013 By
I admit that I’ve been a bit reluctant to write about Sen. John Cornyn ever since I posited that he was setting himself up for a primary opponent with his vote helping the President regarding the “fiscal cliff” at the beginning of the year. I lost several “friends” because they thought that I was criticizing [...]
All But One! Texas GOP Delegation to the U.S House of Representatives Votes to FUND Obamacare
March 7, 2013 By
With the exception of Representative Louis Gohmert (TX-01), every single Republican from the Texas delegation of the U. S House of Representatives voted to fund Obamacare. They even broke their own rules to do it. From Yid With Lid via CNS News: “Its nice that the GOP keeps passing bills to repeal Obamacare, but [...]
Harris County Judge Ed Emmett’s State of the County
February 27, 2013 By
As you probably know, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett gave his sixth “state of the county” address Monday. About a thousand people filled the grand ballroom of the downtown Hilton Americas to hear the speech, held by the Greater Houston Partnership and paid for with private funds. That last part is important because some people [...]
Send Reciprocal Discovery bill to the trash heap…
February 26, 2013 By
where it belongs. Not sure what I’m talking about? Identical bills filed in the Texas House by Rep. Joe Moody (D-El Paso) (HB1426) and in the Texas Senate by Sen. Rodney Ellis (D-Houston) (SB91) would require that prosecutors and defense attorneys share their files. The goal, apparently, is to reduce the number of innocent people [...]
Look Ma! Sen. Ted Cruz can walk and chew gum
February 20, 2013 By
at the same time! If all you’ve read about Sen. Cruz in the past seven weeks since he has taken office is traditional media outlets, you probably didn’t know that. Because he’s brash and transparent, traditional media folks are having a field day pointing out what they think are his transgressions. The key to understanding [...]
First Annual Texas Conservative Roundtable Policy Conference
February 11, 2013 By
Last week I attended the first annual policy conference put on by the relatively new Texas Conservative Roundtable. Talk about refreshing! Being in a room with people that were discussing serious policy concerns in Texas versus people spewing hot button rhetoric is rare these days. No black helicopter talk, no finger pointing, no one thinking [...]
George P. Bush – a dilettante, not a rising star
February 7, 2013 By
I see that the publicist for George P. Bush, son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, nephew of former President George W. Bush, grandson of former President George H.W. Bush, and, oh, yeah, the most important part of his pedigree, half-Latino by way of his mother, is working overtime. Talk about wanting to gag when [...]
