NEWS
We grieve for our country but refuse to recognize the battlefield
The health of our Republic depends upon having government which is so limited in its powers that citizens live within an environment of freedom of action.
Watson’s Monopolistic Hypocrisy
So State Sen. Kirk Watson has caught the compeition bug. He thinks Republicans just ahve too much power in Texas. Where was his outrage at political monopolies for the decades in which Democrats ran the state?
Sick Congress
Not a week goes by in the British national press in which there are not stories about the abysmal filth, wait times and problems in their socialized health care system, while Canadian leaders regularly travel to the United States for care. Now, 11 Texas congressmen are poised to impose the deplorable conditions on us.
Dallas Government Has Sunlight — But More is Better
Last fall, the City of Dallas passed stricter lobbyist registration laws and should be applauded for doing so. Now, other cities should step up.
Summing Up Health Care ‘Reform’
My friend Chuck Ellis well summarizes where we are in the health care ‘reform’ debacle: "Lemme get this straight….we’re about to pass a health care plan written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn’t understand it, passed by a Congress that hasn’t read it but exempts themselves from it, to be signed by a president who also is exempt from it and hasn’t read it and who smokes, with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn’t pay his taxes, all to be overseen by a surgeon general who is obese, and financed by a country that’s broke. What could possibly go wrong?"
So Wrong It’s Hard to Know Where to Start
The existence of tax-funded lobbyists is bad enough. Such people are paid with our tax dollars to lobby for higher taxes and bigger government. It’s nothing short of government-imposed taxpayer self-abuse. Remember holding your little brother down and smacking him in the face with his own hand? It’s like that, only big-government adds a wedgie for good measure.
White-washing the Economy?
Democrat gubernatorial candidate Bill White has lofty plans for Texas… but we have to wait for him to look “under the hood” to know how he will make them reality.
Mabrie’s Costly Election
Looks like running for state representative in Plano just got a little more expensive… for the taxpayers. When city council member Mabrie Jackson left her post with the term only half-filled to seek a state rep seat, it forced a special election. Bill to the taxpayers? $172,000.
Anyone Advance-Booking For Ardmore?
The battle for the Texas Legislature has gotten a little more interesting, with predictions the Lone Star State could pick up four new congressional seats. Since the lines are drawn by the state house and senate, anyone with an interest in federal issues better start looking a little further down the ballot. Coupled with a projected budget shortfall, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus may be wondering what he signed up for.
Bill White becomes clear
From one day of news this week, democrat Bill White became a clearer picture as a political candidate.
Rick Green for Supreme Court
In the April 13th run-off for the Texas Supreme Court, Place 3, the Empower Texans PAC is pleased to announce the endorsement of Rick Green.
White Don’t Know Much ‘Bout History (Or Economics)
Democratic gubernatorial candidate apparently knows as little about world history as about good economics. He’s taking Texas Gov. Rick Perry to task for “Soviet-style” budget techniques. What technique is that? Well, budget cuts, of course.