2012 Elections
August 26th, 2011
During my visit to Iowa for the Presidential Debate and Ames Straw Poll, I was very pleased to see a variety of different groups supporting Governor Rick Perry for President.At the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, an Iowan was...
August 25th, 2011
The 2012 Presidential Election campaigning has begun, and there appears to be an early battle over the Hispanic vote. While Obama carried the Hispanic vote by a two-to-one margin in 2008, Hispanic support for Obama has been...
August 23rd, 2011
Last week, I spoke on ABC’s Top Line to discuss the economy and Governor Rick Perry’s Presidential bid.
August 18th, 2011
The “Conquistador” mentality is a mindset of “conquered people” that instills limitation and predisposes people into believing that government programs are the only way out of poverty and bad economies. But this is a...
August 17th, 2011
The State Board of Education is one of the most important elected bodies in the state of Texas and unfortunately they get less support than nearly all the other statewide candidates.These members are determining the...
August 15th, 2011
Mitt Romney made a quick detour into Iowa for the August 11th debate, had an encounter with a heckler or two and then went back on the campaign trail to somewhere else that wasn't Ames. Romney declared corporations are...
August 15th, 2011
The results of the August 11, 2011 Ames Straw Poll are as follows:Candidate Percentage Michele Bachmann 28.6% Ron Paul 27.7% Tim Pawlenty 13.6%...
August 13th, 2011
"The 11th Circuit has found that Obamacare's mandate to force Americans to purchase health insurance is unconstitutional. So this was rocket science? This is how Obama began his presidency and it has gone down hill from...
August 12th, 2011
Below are videos of the entire debate, split in to eight parts.
August 12th, 2011
Adryana Boyne is on the scene in Ames, Iowa. In the quick interview below, she asks Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum what makes him different than the other presidential candidates.
August 26th, 2011
The following op-ed was sent in from Russ Ramsland. Russ Ramsland is a tea party leader in Dallas. He is a successful businessman, harvard graduate, and worked with President Reagan’s administration. He is also a board...
August 25th, 2011
The following op-ed was sent in from Gary Fletcher. Gary Fletcher is a Vietnam veteran and a successful businessman from Amarillo who has been involved in various civic and non-profit organizations throughout his career...
August 21st, 2011
One does not have to love Rick Perry to know a success story, and let's face it, there are many within the Republican establishment who don’t love Rick Perry. The biggest criticism of Rick Perry is that the Texas economy...
August 17th, 2011
I have known Rick Perry since 1987 when we served in the Texas House together. I’ve always admired him as a dedicated conservative and for his devotion to his family and his faith. His principled leadership has carried...
August 16th, 2011
In 1980, I voted for Ronald Reagan which proved for me a personal twofer. Not only was Reagan the best vote I ever cast but it allowed me to make up for the worst vote I ever cast, for Jimmy Carter in 1976. I was given a...
August 15th, 2011
Michele Bachmann won the 2011 Ames Straw Poll with 28.6% of the vote. Below is an interview and transcript of Chris Wallace interviewing Michele Bachmann after her big win in Iowa.Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com...
August 13th, 2011
With family for dinner, I DID manage to watch the Republican debate in Iowa Thursday night. Debates always tie hands of candidates trying to distinguish themselves. Of those on the stage, I was partial to Herman Cain, who...
August 13th, 2011
A longtime conservative Christian friend of political organizing in Minnesota, who has authored several books, recently co-authoring three or four on free market health care, inquired of my assessment of Texas Gov. Rick...
August 12th, 2011
President Obama spoke in Michigan on August 11th and attempted to channel the Clintonesque triangulation strategy, declaring that “there is something wrong with our politics,” and urging the crowd to tell Washington that...
August 12th, 2011
Adryana Boyne was on the scene prior to the Fox News Presidential Debate in Ames, Iowa. In an interview below, Fox News Commentator Carl Cameron discusses the importance of the Iowa Presidential debate.