May 13th, 2010
Greece is bankrupt.European Union nations are leading a bailout of that government in an attempt to prevent other financially troubled EU members such as Spain and Portugal from collapsing as well, which could bring down the...
May 12th, 2010
The statement below regarding the Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee was sent to me from Fernando Herrera.
May 12th, 2010
The Consumer Confidence Index gauges American sentiment regarding the direction of business conditions, employment and personal income. In an article in the New York Times, Floyd Norris explains how recent...
May 11th, 2010
Veteran Republicans of course, are persuaded that Elena Kagan will win easy confirmation to the Supreme Court. That may or may not be the case, but the problem is that veteran Republicans, soaked in generations of political...
May 11th, 2010
Alfonso Aguilar hits it out of the park with this editorial. This should be a blueprint for the Texas and National GOP!Ronald Reagan understood Latinos.They “demonstrate the importance of real work,” Reagan used to say, “...
May 10th, 2010
Senator John Cornyn recently stated that he is ready to work with legislators on an immigration bill. Personally, I would like to thank Senator Cornyn for stepping up to the plate on this volatile issue.
May 10th, 2010
Today, I released the following statement after President Obama’s nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to replace Justice John Paul Stevens on the U.S. Supreme Court:Now that President Obama has nominated Solicitor...
May 9th, 2010
Dr. Hornsby has once again shown her brilliance. She is accurate in her reporting on all counts. Many on the conservative side have believed the media, and have reported wrongly on this issue. I am convinced that we narrowly...
May 8th, 2010
Jobs in the U.S. private sector increased by 32,000 from March to April according to the ADP National Employment Report. After a revision to last month’s report, this marks the third consecutive month of positive growth in...
May 7th, 2010
I recently got news of a fundraiser that will take place next Wednesday, May 12th, in Driftwood, Texas. At first I thought it was a joke, or just a crazy rumor, but after researching, I discovered that the Republican Speaker...
May 12th, 2010
Listen to what Newt Gingrich says after the 5 minute mark about the relative power of a constitutionally heretical judiciary and the other branches of government.
May 12th, 2010
The Report was in Sunday’s NewsMax email (currently #2 on this page at NewsMax), and the site referred to is, Jews For Sarah Palin. On the subject, I found another site that summarized why Jews hate Palin...
May 11th, 2010
Senator John Cornyn discussed Obamas Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan with Savannah Guthrie today on MSNBCs "Andrea Mitchell Reports." Senator Cornyn is a member of the Judiciary Committee and will eventually hear...
May 11th, 2010
I recently appeared on C-SPAN to discuss the creation of the new Tenth Amendment Task Force by a group of conservative House Republicans. View my appearance on C-SPAN below:
May 10th, 2010
During a recent visit to El Paso I joined officials from the DoD, U.S. Attorney’s office, FBI, DEA, ICE, CIA, and Customs and Border Protection for classified briefings on the drug war in Mexico and implications for Texas’...
May 10th, 2010
A new poll of 400 likely voters was conducted May 2-3 and shows GOP candidate for the 17th Congressional District of Texas Bill Flores with a 12% lead over ten-term Democrat incumbent Chet Edwards. Texas-17 is Republican in...
May 10th, 2010
Texas initial jobless claims for the week ending May 1 rose slightly to 18,307, or 1.3 percent higher than the previous week. The four-week moving average also rose to 18,981.Continued claims (those receiving benefits for...
May 9th, 2010
Where to go from here on Immigration? Of the present economic versus security debate, the late Richard Nadler wrote, “The days of the “open border” are grinding to a close. But the nature of the border control that...
May 7th, 2010
The Immigration issue brings out the worst in the political process and choices before us are difficult and fraught with political risk for all. The Arizona passage of SB 1070 has put the issue front and center. I won’t go...
May 7th, 2010
The Federal Reserve’s current policy of near-zero interest rates has given banks a golden opportunity to recapitalize while still maintaining low lending rates to the private sector. Because the federal funds rate has been...