February 14th, 2013
One of the trends weve been watching closely is the shift in attitudes when it comes to the "college for all" mentality that has dominated public policy in recent decades. Now, a plan in support of that shift is picking up...
February 13th, 2013
We've been telling you about the push in Austin to bring balance to the Texas education system. Many feel there's too much emphasis on sending every single student to college and not enough recognition that the skilled...
February 13th, 2013
Tennessee Law Professor Glen Reynolds recently wrote an article attempting to answer the question of why Americans are losing confidence in their government and even fearing it as a threat to their freedom. A recent Pew...
February 12th, 2013
I was disappointed, but not surprised, by the President’s remarks tonight. He laid out a very liberal agenda that called for raising taxes, stricter gun control, and a greater focus on climate change.Meanwhile, our country...
February 12th, 2013
Former LAPD police officer, now alleged cop killer Christopher Dorner, has been cornered by police after stealing a white Dodge pickup truck. After crashing the truck, Dorner was chased into a cabin near Big Bear, CA. Two...
February 12th, 2013
It’s LOL Tuesday…the day of the week I’ve decided everyone needs to laugh out loud. Mondays aren’t for laughing, they’re for cursing the sun and overdosing on coffee. Wednesday is already officially Hump Day and Thursday has...
February 12th, 2013
Call your Congressman and Senators and ask them to prevent Obama from closing the Air Defense System protecting our Borders.
February 11th, 2013
Harper’s magazine, talking to Monopoly champion Richard Marinaccio, writes:“Monopoly players around the kitchen table”—which is to say, most people—“think the game is all about accumulation,” he said. “You know,...
February 11th, 2013
There is good news about energy. We have untapped natural resources here at home. In the United States, we have natural gas that can be turned into liquefied natural gas. Other nations dont have this. We have so much natural...
February 9th, 2013
I can already see the liberal news headlines.... "Texas Wants to Teach Students How to Kill" is what the gun control advocates will say. They will post pictures (like the one on the right) that makes it look like Texas is...
February 14th, 2013
In 2006, the Montgomery County commissioners created the Montgomery County Jail Financing Corporation in order to build the Joe Corley Detention Facility. To finance the facility’s construction, the commissioners sold $44.8...
February 13th, 2013
I join a bipartisan group of Representatives today to pay tribute to Chief Petty Officer Chris Kyle, a true American military hero, who was tragically killed on February 2nd.Chris was a personal friend of mine, and I know...
February 13th, 2013
Under President Obama, the deficit has doubled. The federal government now borrows 40 cents for every new dollar it spends. No family, no community, no country can sustain that kind of excessive spending. It’s the road to...
February 12th, 2013
This evening, President Barack Obama will deliver his fifth State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. In a time when we face the most divided Congress in history, tonight we will come together as one in...
February 12th, 2013
This letter is to all of our conservative friends in the formerly great state of California. Have you had enough yet? With new anti-gun legislation, more spending, more taxes, and a nearly bankrupt government that wants to...
February 12th, 2013
Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, released the following statement as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) has undertaken a...
February 11th, 2013
2012 was a very good year for politics.State and local politics, that is.With newfound appreciation in our community for the power of local grassroots electioneering, area voters may well see more newly elected public...
February 11th, 2013
What happens if a government becomes paranoid of the very people it supposedly serves? Within the first year of the Obama dministration, a report came out dealing with “right-wing militia” and essentially reported that much...
February 10th, 2013
This week, the House once again took action to address our nation’s debt crisis. On Wednesday, we passed the Require a PLAN Act, a bill that calls on the President to submit a budget plan that achieves balance.Under the...
February 9th, 2013
This week’s release of the Congressional Budget Office’s 2013 Economic Outlook report underscores the need for serious reforms to get our economy moving in the right direction again. The report projects that the national...