Political commentators are all projecting which Republican candidate has the best chance of winning the party nomination for president based on the amount of money he or she can raise. Very little is said about the qualifications that candidate would bring to the office. So sad. Maybe we should all vote for the candidate who …
I’m a bit confused. Aren’t we supposed to have a distinct separation between church and state? So why are evangelical Christians allowed to cross that line at will? Mind you, I am a Christian, and I espouse all that the religion stands for. I just don’t espouse politicians using religion to launch their political campaign. …
The Texas Legislature is rushing to pass a voter ID bill that would require voters to show a driver’s liscense or other form of picture ID at the voting booth. No longer will a voter’s registration card, which can only be acquired by showing proof of residency, be considered adequate proof that a person is …
*Everybody says they want a major change in Washington, but for the most part, all we did in Tuesday’s election was replace career politicians from one party with career politicians from another. How does that help? And the Republicans are now saying that their main agenda item is making sure Obama is not re-elected in …
Dallas country commissioners recently hired a consulting company that basically told them the same thing that a different consulting company told them two years ago: That the IT Department has serious problems. It lacks vision, management, leadership, and competence. I’ll say. It cost the county $169,250 dollars for that second report. the news report didn’t …
First I want to acknowledge all my new followers. Glad to have you aboard and hope you find your visits worthwhile. A recent letter to the editor in the Dallas Morning News responded to the lack of civility in public discourse. The person wrote, “As repugnant as it can be sometimes, this country embraces freedom …
According to a recent national poll conducted by Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, people are tired of the way politicians conduct their political campaigns, as well as how they conduct themselves once in office. They are tired of the name-calling, personal attacks and denigrating comments. Public discourse has reached such a shrill level it is sometimes …
I wasn’t going to do it, honest. Blog about the Health Care Reform bill, that is, but these opinions just keep rattling around in my head interfering with an otherwise normal day of writing. This reform scares me as much as the one proposed by the Clinton’s, primarily because like so many other people, I …
Alex Massie, a British journalist, recently wrote an insightful column about the fact that our current government is less than competent. Far less than competent. His article was printed in the Dallas Morning News, but first appeared at ForeignPolicy.com. Massie started his essay by mentioning the fact that pressure was put on FDR to restrict …
Since I didn’t have a clue what to write about today, I thought you all might enjoy a little fun from my friend, Tracy Farr… This is part of his blog today titled: What the World Needs Now is More Hoopla In the interest of being politically political for politics’ sake, I denounce my association …