March 10th, 2010
Governor Rick Perry has released his personal tax returns along with the state financial disclosure statements; however, while Democratic gubernatorial nominee Bill White has released the city of Houston financial disclosure...
March 9th, 2010
(The late Richard Nadler was a close friend and mentor to me and others including John Berlau of the Competitive Enterprise Institute and Ramesh Ponnuru of National Review. His death last summer left a void in the...
March 8th, 2010
Former U. S. President Thomas Jefferson kept records of wind, precipitation and temperature at his home in Monticello, Virginia from 1776 to 1818.
March 8th, 2010
As someone has suggested, if it's this money that is the only stoppage of this horrible bill, then hurrah for corporate money! Yes, money is speech. In a nation of our size, without money, there is no political speech...
March 7th, 2010
Former Saturday Night Live star Victoria Jackson has just realeased a video entitled, "Theres a Communist Living in the White House." This video is an uncomplicated look at the uncomplicated reality!
March 6th, 2010
In the most recent Rasmussen Reports poll of likely Texas voters, Republican candidate for Texas governor Rick Perry has a 6 point lead over Democratic candidate Bill White.The gap between Perry and White is narrowing as...
March 5th, 2010
During the day, I usually listen to a couple of radio talk show hosts. I remember the late 1980’s when Rush Limbaugh was growing into a national phenomenon. All of my life before, there had been no media representation of...
March 4th, 2010
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, high ranking Republicans are starting to tone down harsh rhetoric toward immigration and trying to recruit more Latino candidates in "response to the party's soul-...
March 4th, 2010
Following are the resolutions I have proposed for Precinct #0054.Resolution on Pro-Life:BE IT RESOLVED that mandatory ultrasound legislation should be passed and that all provisions of the current platform...
March 4th, 2010
Texas initial jobless claims for the week ending Feb. 20 fell to 16,712 from 17,730 the previous week. This marked the lowest number of first-time unemployment claimants since Jan. 2. Continued claims (those receiving...
March 9th, 2010
The following letter was sent in from TexasGOPVote fan, Brad Boney, regarding China Radio International broadcasting in Texas:Recently, owners of KGBC (1540am) in Galveston, TX leased the station’s airtime to one of China’s...
March 9th, 2010
When I first heard of State Senator Leticia Van de Putte's comments regarding Latinos and the GOP my immediate instinct was to call her out on her apparent ignorance, considering that Francisco Canseco and Bill Flores made...
March 8th, 2010
I made the follwing statement in response to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ comments criticizing private insurers for premium increases:
March 7th, 2010
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says the Republican Party has hijacked the tea party movement for its own gain. She even went as far as to say that the tea party movement shares common ground with the Democrats! According...
March 6th, 2010
Recent upward revisions to the U.S. Gross Domestic Product in the fourth quarter of 2009 have drawn skepticism from many who still point to dragging unemployment rates, reduced consumer demand, and still-declining home...
March 5th, 2010
In hopes of diffusing the country's debt crisis, the Greek Parliament just approved new spending cuts and taxes, prompting 7,000 protestors to gather in Athens today.According to London Today:Protesters attacked the...
March 5th, 2010
Forbes Magazine recently ranked four Texas metropolitan areas in the top ten list of “Cities Where the Recession is Easing". Austin-Round Rock shared the number one spot with Washington D.C.; Dallas-Fort
March 4th, 2010
Today, I delivered a statement as member of the Senate Judiciary Committee opposing Dawn Johnsen, the President’s nominee to head the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel:
March 4th, 2010
I do have thoughts about Senator Bunning and the Pay-Go situation, but honestly, more and more for me, things are boiling down to one BIG? thing. Personally of course, Jim Bunning is no issue, a retiring Senator. And, this...
March 3rd, 2010
What does the Arizona Tea Party's failure to endorse JD Hayworth or any candidates for the Republican primary mean? For one, it means that JD Hayworth will not get the bump that he desired from the Tea Party, but it is also...