For God’s Sake, Someone Please Turn Off The Music
Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Election Commentary | No Comments »So apparently no one out there gives a darn about Texas' various house races, Brimer v Davis, the SD 17 special, or poor RRC Commissioner Williams. At least that is all that one can reasonably conclude when even your child's middle school ...
Hat Tip to Paul Burka
Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in OGR On Other Blogs | 5 Comments »I can't say that my commentary on Mr. Burka's blog will always be favorable (sorry Paul, sometimes you're a bit much for me), but Mr. Burka posted an interesting piece calling out the kid bloggers for taking petty rumors and calling ...
Breaking News….
Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Election Commentary | No Comments »Bill Dingus, the democrat challenger to Speaker Tom Craddick in the Midland based House District, has been ruled an eligible candidate for this November, despite flirting with the state's resign to run laws. And in a related story...no one really cares. Ok, ...
Matt Glazer Just Does Not Get It
Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Posted in OGR On Other Blogs | 10 Comments »Not that this comes as a surprise to me, but lets take a look at the latest example. So my favorite kid blogger put up a recent post about a Supreme Court ruling (man, have they been busy lately or what?) ...
There Is No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Posted in Talking Policy | No Comments »I hated high school economics, but I did take one thing from those boring classes and my annoying teacher, the concept that there is no such thing as a free lunch. So today when I read in the Dallas Morning News that ...
Obama Sticks Up For Texas’ Right To Execute Child Predators
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in Getting After The Left, Talking Policy | No Comments »So the Supreme Court ruled against individual state laws allowing the death penalty against child predators, including in Texas. This, of course, prompted every soft on crime liberal in the state to stand up and cheer. Think I'm being facetious, just go visit Burnt ...
Maybe he should go on “Made”
Monday, June 23rd, 2008 Posted in Getting After The Left | No Comments »Yeah, I know that the Democratic convention was weeks ago, but Sam's life is a busy one and I'm just now getting around to catching up on my reading. And I come across this little gem on the Lubbock Online site. So ...
Law Enforcement Committee Takes Up Concealed to Carry On University Campuses
Monday, June 23rd, 2008 Posted in Talking Policy | No Comments »Ok, I know it's not as sexy as Regulated Industries looking into the electric situation in Texas. But Chairman Driver had his troops in Austin as well, to discuss, among other things, whether or not to craft legislation that would ...
My Advice To The Juan Garica Camp: Stop Crying And Beat Todd Hunter On The Scoreboard
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 Posted in Election Commentary, Getting After The Left | No Comments »I have never experienced it, but I imagine there is no feeling better than listening to an opposing coach, player or sportswriter bring your capabilities into question, quietly biding your time, and then hitting a couple of homers the next time you ...
Republican Messaging: Reaching Out To The Youth
Thursday, June 19th, 2008 Posted in Keeping The Right In Line | 2 Comments »Good news for Republicans, our current message on this topic isn't flawed. Bad news for Republicans, that's because we don't have one. Call it being stubborn, call it whatever you want, but the Republican party has their heels dug in when ...