Watching all of the pundits say that Romney has to make himself likable is beginning to drive me crazy. Of course no one wants to embrace a dour person (though Richard Nixon was on 4 of 5 winning national tickets, just proving that there are exceptions to every rule), but Romney is not dour, and [...]
Texas near bottom in per capita debt
August 28, 2012 By
The headline at Texas Watchdog was ominous: Texas third in total state debt, low by per-capita measure; across all the states, underfunded liability shoots to $3.5 trillion Yikes! I thought, dang, the naysayers are right! Texas is buried in debt! Oh no! But then I read the headline again – buried in the middle was [...]
Ted Cruz – David Dewhurst wrap up
August 9, 2012 By
Okay, I’ve been meaning to write about the Ted Cruz – David Dewhurst race for a bit but got sidetracked by the birth of my first grandchild! Pictures here – hey, I’m a grandpa now, I can do that stuff. It was a shellacking. No doubt about that. But in answer to all of the [...]
