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 | 2 Comments »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 ...
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 ...
Chris Bell - Texas Senate Or Bust
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 Posted in Talking Policy | 2 Comments »So Chris Bell has made it official, he’s in. It’s now the Texas Senate or bust. And I say that literally, because after a failed re-election campaign to the US Congress and a failed run for Governor, if Mr. “I ...
Let ‘em Play
Thursday, July 17th, 2008 Posted in Talking Policy | No Comments »Alright, full disclosure, Jake Hatlin once roamed up and down the UIL playing fields in high school (many...many moons ago). I never scored 4 touchdowns in one game like the famous Al Bundy, but I saw my fair share of ...
Back To Work
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 Posted in Talking Policy | 3 Comments »Ok, ok I'll admit. The booze did get to Sam and I a bit. But the eardrums have stopped ringing from the fireworks and the cobwebs have been cleared out of the head and it's time to put the pen ...
Republicans Need To Decide If These Are The Battles That We Really Want To Fight
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Posted in Keeping The Right In Line, Talking Policy | 1 Comment »I like Mr. Chisum. I think he is a good guy and an accomplished legislator. But when I picked up a copy of yesterday's AAS, I was again reminded of the differences that we hold. Though bill filing is months ...
The Revolving Door Of The Texas Lobby Examined
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 Posted in Talking Policy | No Comments »For the life of me, I could not find a good statistic to cite on the number of registered lobbyists in Texas who are former members of the Legislature. But I don't really want to focus on the number of, ...