With unemployment now exceeding 10%, the stock market signalling the recovery is not here yet, and with the economy still generally slow - we have to ask ourselves "what happened"? Read more about The Economy is Still Stuck...
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, US-CERT, was busy undoing the destruction endured after the U.S was cyber attacked over the Fourth of July weekend. The lead suspect behind this attack is North Korea, especially since South Korean government websites were also attacked.
An Examiner.com article reports states that North Korea is becoming more and more of a threat each day. "Kim Jong-il understands that a shut-down of the internet, while no lives are lost, will spell economic disaster for the United States."
A previous Texas GOP Vote.com blog The Obama Stimulus: Predictions vs. Reality explained the unfortunate reality that has become of the Stimulus bill. You would think that Obama and the supporters of this bill would have learned their lesson by now. However, instead of remedying the situation with less spending, Obama's advisers propose a different solution- a second stimulus package.
Victor Davis Hanson, in a National Review Online blog post, notices that Obama likes to have it both ways . . . and gets it. But, he wonders how long it will last:
In response, as I read between the lines, conservatives are told by the Obamans something to the effect, "Forget our prior demagoguery, aren't you at least happy we backtracked and are now adopting some of your war-on-terror positions we used to trash?", while liberals are supposed to be happy with something like, "Just forget all that stuff about ethics, transparency, and anti-lobbying/influence; we're in power now and will do anything necessary to fulfill your agenda."
Most of us would probably only use these words to describe the vilest of foes. In fact, I’m not sure my Preacher would ever tell me there was an appropriate time for these types of personal attacks, even in politics.
This is what the lawyers call an ad hominen attack. When you can’t attack the logic or reasoning of a man’s argument, you attack the man himself.
This is usually the M.O. for Clintonistas like James Carville and Paul Begala, going after
I was on the floor of the Excel Center as a Texas delegate when Governor Sarah Palin electrified the entire arena at the RNC last year.
She was a rock star that night and for a little over 60 days wowed crowds across the country, many who had never heard her name before that night. Read more about Godspeed Sarah Palin . . .
All Undocumented Workers Will First Go Back Home, Get In Line and Come Back Legally
This is a myth. It is commonly part of the political rehtoric that "all we want is for illegal aliens and undocumented workers to return home, apply for a visa, and come in legally". However, it is an inherent assumption that we actually have a legal system where that is possible.There is no recognition that qualifying for a work visa is a legal impossibility. Read more about Four Major Myths of Opponents to Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Part 2
With the Democratic majority in Congress, we in the Republican Party have become quite disgruntled with the impending tax increases coming our way. The Obama Administration is attempting to lull our conservative outcries with promises such as creating the “perfect” health care system, ending global warming, and solving unemployment. So how else is our tax money being spent? Read more about From Italy to the Galapagos: Where Does Our Tax Money Really Go?
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, 
Several days ago I issued a statement on President Obama's cap-and-trade proposal. As has already been pointed out on a Texas GOP Vote.com blog post, 
A previous Texas GOP Vote.com blog 
"Traitorous" ??
I was on the floor of the Excel Center as a Texas delegate when Governor Sarah Palin electrified the entire arena at the RNC last year.
In a previous Texas GOP Vote.com blog, we 
With the Democratic majority in Congress, we in the Republican Party have become quite disgruntled with the impending tax increases coming our way. The Obama Administration is attempting to lull our conservative outcries with promises such as creating the “perfect” health care system, ending global warming, and solving unemployment. So how else is our tax money being spent? 
