Get ‘Er Done
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Election Commentary | No Comments »Unfortunately, as of today, July 31, the list of Republican House candidates not taking their respective race as seriously as they should is a bit longer than I would prefer. Every breakfast conversation I happen to find myself a participant ...
Standing At That O So Common Intersection Of Life
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Talking Policy | No Comments »There are occasions in life, more than we probably realize, when we find ourselves standing at the intersection of politics and sports. Both are prevailing cultures of our society, so it is expected that - at times - their separating boundries will ...
Stuck Between A Rock And A Hard Place
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Talking Policy | 1 Comment »So what do you do when the Legislature limits the revenue you can raise as a local government taxing entity and then does not give you the funding that you think you need to run your operation? Complain about it, apparently. ...
Things That Drive Me To Drinking…A Redistricting Commission
Sunday, July 27th, 2008 Posted in Talking Policy | 4 Comments »Can you feel that energy in the air, that silent pulse of electricity that has slowly but surely gained steam over the last five years? I felt it too, and I know what it is...redistricting is upon us. Yes, it is true, ...
There Is Such A Thing As Timing
Saturday, July 26th, 2008 Posted in Talking Policy | 3 Comments »What happens when your timing is off? It could leave you out in front of your wide receiver with a long pass, or it could mean that you let the cat out of the bag a little earlier (or later) than ...
Now That Is The Kent Hance That I Know And Love
Friday, July 25th, 2008 Posted in Talking Policy | No Comments »What is not to love about Kent Hance? A former State Senator, Congressman and Railroad Commissioner, Mr. Hance has not let his new post as Chancellor of Texas Tech University slow down his natural born skill to shoot from the ...
Finding A New Punching Bag - John Kelso
Friday, July 25th, 2008 Posted in Talking Policy | 3 Comments »I'll tell you, I haven't been myself lately. I've been snapping a people on the street, sending back my coffee at Starbucks, cutting people off on the highway, and pulling the heads off of my sister's Barbi dolls. Today after ...
Add One More To The List Of Fans For A UNT Law School
Thursday, July 24th, 2008 Posted in Talking Policy | 1 Comment »The University of North Texas in on board, the City of Dallas is on board, so are all those freshly rejected law school applicants. And now you can add one more to the list of supporters for another public law ...
Doing My Part To Fight The Good Fight
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Posted in OGR On Other Blogs | 6 Comments »My main man, Phillip Martin, has embarked upon an interesting crusade to end the horrid stereotypes that gives us bloggers a bad name, something that even I can get behind. Mr. Martin lists the specific stereotypes that he feels holds ...
Fixing Our Broken System Of Financial Aid
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Posted in Talking Policy | 3 Comments »I usually don’t find myself engrossed in the Houston Chronicle. I mean no ill will toward the metropolitan paper, it’s just never really turned me on before. However, when I came across this article on proposed new rules that could ...