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Pressure Builds on Judge Robert Gerber's GM Bankruptcy Error - What will he do?

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Judge Gerber set to rule on fixing his GM blunderHearings are nothing new in bankruptcy courts, or any other courts for that matter, but a hearing held this month in Judge Robert Gerber's court in the Southern District of New York could have a dramatic impact on the troubled General Motors (GM) bankruptcy.  In "Bankruptcy Courts Part 7 - General Motors Revisited by Judge Robert Gerber... Oops", I reported about an error made during the rushed 44 day bankruptcy

Overweight Trucks Causing Massive Problems for Roads and Texas Budget

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Texas Roadways Feeling the Crunch of Heavy TrucksDuring Texas Governor Rick Perry's 2013 State of the State Address he said "Texas is stronger than ever." It is too bad the same cannot be said for our roadways that are crumbling under the weight of record numbers of overweight trucks. According to a report from a Washington research organization, The Road Information Report (TRIP), 18% of Texas roads are in poor condition and an additional 27% are in mediocre condition. Read more about Overweight Trucks Causing Massive Problems for Roads and Texas Budget

Money, Tyranny and the Right to Bear Arms

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This is Part II (if you will) of my stance on the Second Amendment, spurred by the recent news from Cyprus. Thankfully the most recent reports say that their government is backing off their proposition, but my argument still stands. Americans should keep a close eye on Cyprus and their own government.

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Scoop from CPAC: The Women’s Panel

Two days after I returned home from CPAC 2013, I met with a small group of conservative friends in Dallas and one asked what was my favorite part of CPAC. I did not and cannot choose my favorite speaker or panel, because so many were fabulous. But the all-women panel that made abundantly clear that liberal policies constitute an ongoing and long-term real war on women’s progress, was among my favorites. Read more about Scoop from CPAC: The Women’s Panel

Lumberton ISD Looks to Replace Flawed CSCOPE Curriculum. Thanks LISD! Other Schools Should Follow

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From the moment I first brought up the flawed Texas CSCOPE curriculum to the Lumberton School Board over two months ago, and through the national controversy over the Lumberton Muslim Burqa School Lesson a month ago, I never once blamed the Lumberton ISD School Board. They, like most people, did not realize the massive problems with CSCOPE. I personally know some of the board members, and I know they are Christian conservatives who would have never allowed CSCOPE at LISD if they would

Donald Trump Calls for Amnesty at CPAC - Throws all Hispanics in One Bucket

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A smug Donald Trump calls for de facto amnesty at CPACConstruction mogul Donald Trump stood before CPAC last week and called for a de facto amnesty for the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in this country. Trump said Republicans should block immigration reform because 100% of any new citizens created by immigration reform would be Democrats.

This is more of the typical block-everything, solve-nothing immigration policy that has left Republicans on the short side of the vote in the past two presidential elections. We have followed this path for many years now and we are no closer to solving our nation's broken immigration system now than we were then. Read more about Donald Trump Calls for Amnesty at CPAC - Throws all Hispanics in One Bucket

CPAC 2013 and the Presidential Hopefuls

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Fellow TexasGOPVote blogger Tom Donelson recently wrote about some of the CPAC 2013 speakers who stand out as possible 2016 Presidential contenders, listing Marco Rubio, Bobby Jindal and Rand Paul.

I respectfully add to that list Ted Cruz, Allen West, Governors Scott Walker and Jeb Bush, and a long shot but very popular person, Dr. Ben Carson of Prayer Breakfast fame.

CPAC also featured Texas Governor Rick Perry, whose presence seemed to signal interest in running for President, although he has frequently told audiences

Child Molester Set Free After Hardin County TX Sheriff's Deputy Investigated for Child Pornography

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After writing several articles about corruption in Hardin County and Lumberton, TX nothing should surprise me anymore, right? WRONG!

This latest incident of public corruption shocked me and will likely shock anyone in Texas, or America for that matter. Read more about Child Molester Set Free After Hardin County TX Sheriff's Deputy Investigated for Child Pornography

Why did Matthew Dowd call Governor Scott Walker “Fred Flintstone”?

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Matthew Dowd said on ABC’s This Week that attendees at the 2013 CPAC conference last week in Washington were “like a bunch of dinosaurs.” CPAC reminds him of “you know, ‘Land Before Time’ and (is)…. like going to a Flintstones episode.” He sounded more like a mindless Tina Fey wannabe than a thoughtful Republican by saving a special jab for Governor Sarah Palin, whom he compared with the Kardashians. While I proudly have never watched any reality television show, I am pretty sure that the wholesome-family-life-in-Alaska Palin reality show was not in the same universe with whatever shallow drivel constituted entertainment on the Kardashians’ messy-life-on-display show. Read more about Why did Matthew Dowd call Governor Scott Walker “Fred Flintstone”?

Balancing the Budget to Grow our Economy

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This week, I’ll be voting to support the House Republican plan to balance our federal budget in ten years. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan and the members of his committee have created a plan to rein in government spending, ensure a secure retirement for our seniors, and preserve opportunities for all Americans.

Not only is this plan the most responsible way forward, but it’s the only effort being made in Washington to balance the budget. Read more about Balancing the Budget to Grow our Economy

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