Texas Senate race update

Wow, did Rick Perry suck the air out of the race to replace Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison or what? If you don't follow the #txsen Twitter hashtag, you might not even know there is a race to replace her! Which, I suppose, is a very good thing for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. So, by golly [...]

Dewhurst endorsement: Is this his idea of conservatism?

Once again I find myself shaking my head at the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde nature of Harris County Republicans. Only this time, I get to include Texas Lt. Gov David Dewhurst in the rocks rolling around inside my head. Here’s the deal. Lt. Gov. Dewhurst joined Harris County Republican Party Chairman Jared Woodfill and [...]

Tom Leppert releases comprehensive jobs plan

There isn’t a lot of “news” coming out of the race to replace Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison right now. Sure, there are a few small forums, with candidates jostling for hard core voters that have probably made their minds up already anyway, but on a broader scale, there just isn’t much happening. Rep. Michael McCaul [...]

Tx Dem Senate candidate Sanchez – no JFK here

So hte Texas Democrats are going to turn to another Latino with a milatary background in their quest to win statewide, are they? Shades of Rick Noriega, no? Well, except that I doubt Lt. Col.. Noriega ever pushed his troops to  torture prisoners.  According to the ACLU, documents show Army Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez, the [...]