Texas governor sends Rangers to Mexico border

    Perry accuses federal government of failing to ‘adequately secure’ zone Special teams of Texas Rangers will be deployed to the Texas-Mexico border to deal with increasing violence because the federal government has failed to address growing problems there, Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday. “It is an expansive effort with the Rangers playing a more high-profile role than they’ve ever played before,” Perry said of the | Read More »

    HealthCare Protest – September 9, McKinney, Texas

    Here is a HealthCare Protest I covered yesterday. HealthCare Protest – September 9, McKinney, Texas Friendly Chat with an Obama Supporter

    Washington Kay’s Crew

    During her 16 years in the Senate, Washington Kay has waffled on most issues, including her support for party leaders, and has aligned with whoever might best help her self-interests. Her extended stay in Washington has left Texans wondering which party she really belongs in. You’ll recognize her current Washington friends and acquaintances as some of the tax-and-spend liberals who have helped Sen. Hutchison create | Read More »

    Welcome Back, Washington Kay

    Welcome Back, Washington Kay As Congress reconvenes to complete a disastrous year of outrageous spending and intrusive government expansion, D.C. welcomes back a veteran fixture of the Senate: Washington Kay. “The last thing I want is to be considered part of the system in Washington, D.C. because that’s being part of the problem.” – Kay Bailey Hutchison, 1993 Timing crucial for Hutchison on quitting Senate | Read More »

    One down and many more to go

    Mark Lloyd is a radical in communications like Van Jones was a radical in “the green revolution” Obama has strategically placed these moles into top positions in his organization. Mark Lloyd comes right out of the Marxist playbook. He doesn’t care a whit about freedom of speech. What Mr Lloyd cares about is the government controlling the dissemination of political thought over the airwaves. Mark | Read More »

    Ahmadinejad and Chavez Vow to Strengthen Ties, Stand Together Against U.S.

    Ahmadinejad and Chavez Vow to Strengthen Ties, Stand Together Against U.S. Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez railed against the West on Saturday, pledging to deepen their ties and stand together against the United States and world powers the two perceive as imperialistic. How sad for President Obama, remember when BHO & Hugo were BFF? And remember Obama’s invitation to Iran to roast weenies | Read More »

    Crickets for Washington Kay

    At one of Washington Kay’s grassroots events this week in Temple, Texas, the spendoholic Senator drew just over half a dozen supporters (Note to Washington Kay: it might be wise not to waste any more campaign dollars on chairs). The local fire marshal enjoyed the day off. A few days later, it was standing-room only at a similar event for Governor Rick Perry in Lubbock:

    Majority Rule on Health Care Reform – NYT Opinion

    Majority Rule on Health Care Reform – – NYT Opinion The talk in Washington is that Senate Democrats are preparing to push through health care reforms using parliamentary procedures that will allow a simple majority to prevail in their chamber, as it does in the House, instead of the 60 votes needed to overcome the filibuster that Senate Republicans are sure to mount. With the | Read More »

    New Ad for Kay “Bailout” Hutchison

    On Redstate? New Ad for Kay Bailout Hutchison While Rick Perry won’t say if he supports the Trans-Texas Corridor, his administration and his websites are still touting it as an “achievement.” Either Rick Perry won’t say where he stands because he doesn’t care what the people of Texas think, or because it’s just too politically hard to say and he doesn’t have the courage to | Read More »

    Help Stop Al Gore

    Help stop Al Gore Al Gore and his elitist allies in Congress want to send our electricity and gasoline prices through the roof. The Waxman-Markey energy-rationing bill passed the House in June, but the American people are waking up. We have a great chance to stop it in the Senate. Click here to tell your Senators to vote NO on taxing and rationing our energy | Read More »

    Tort Reform Spurs Economic Growth; Aids Access to Healthcare

    TEXAS: Tort Reform Spurs Economic Growth; Aids Access to Healthcare In 2003, the Texas state Legislature passed H.B. 4 to further reform the state’s civil justice system. The bill addressed issues such as: limits on noneconomic damages; product liability reform; punitive damages; medical liability reform joint and several liability; and class action reform. Voters also approved a constitutional amendment, Proposition 12, in 2003, which eliminates | Read More »

    The Texas Senate race might get interesting – Scott O’Grady might run

    Scott for Texas Scott O’Grady has been asked by an influential group of North Texans and National leaders to run for the U.S. Senate seat that will be vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) this fall. A pledge campaign has begun to immediately raise money to launch a statewide campaign… Scott O’Grady’s website You remember who Scott is? Scott O’Grady is a former United States | Read More »

    Democrats Resisting Obama on Social Security – (Or – Moe made me get going on this subject!)

    This morning I read this diary from Moe. Half of the country wants out of Social Security And that got me to thinking. I had some good information my 72 year old father sent me. So I thought it was good timing to relate this information. I also dug around and found a few relevant links to our dear leader. Candidate Obama on Social Security | Read More »

    Hmmmm, where did my facebook postings go? (Sarah, Soros & the Left Wing Media Machine)

    I read this the other day on FaceBook: Sarah Palin: YOUR TAX DOLLARS HARD AT WORK: FIRST CARS, NOW FOREIGN OIL. Sarah wrote the above soon after I spotted this on HotAir: Good news: Obama backs off-shore drilling! Update: A Soros connection? On HotAir I go back and read the comments to follow-up and found this: Drugs tied to $243M in bogus loans Posted: 10:42 | Read More »

    A Gathering of Patriots

    A group of Patriots gathered in McKinney, Texas on August 13, 2009 to protest the government takeover of Health Care. A “new” Declaration of Independence was read, the HealthCare Reform bill was shredded and will be sent to Congress.

    Major Tragedy!! Cuba faces crisis!!!

    Cuba runs out of toilet paper!! The state-run company that manufactures the island’s supply has warned that the economic crisis and a series of devastating hurricanes has left it unable to guarantee it will be able to produce or import sufficient supplies again until the end of the year. President Raul Castro told the national assembly in Havana last week that the government had cut | Read More »

    Kiss Your Assets Goodbye!

    Nevada is spending $250,000 for an ad campaign that compares California legislators to talking chimps and tells business owners they can “kiss their assets goodbye” if they stay put. Drawing upon the state of California’s escalating budget deficit, high taxes and strict business regulations, the Nevada Development Authority (NDA) launched an advertising campaign on Friday, August 07, 2009 that seeks to attract business owners to | Read More »

    Black Conservative Seriously Hurt in St. Louis!… 6 Arrested Including SEIU Members – Obama should be proud!!!

    From: www.gatewaypundit.blogspot.com I won’t post all the details here, go read for yourself. RAW VIDEO!!…..TEA PARTY PROTESTERS ATTACKED– 1 Black Conservative Seriously Hurt in St. Louis!… 6 Arrested Including SEIU Members I did want to make a few observations. Here you have huge SEIU members attacking peaceful protesters. A white SEIU member attacks a black conservative….where are the calls of racism? Notice when the police | Read More »

    Why Obama’s economic plans will be like paper through a shredder

    IRS tax revenue falls along with taxpayers’ income Federal tax revenue plunged $138 billion, or 34%, in April vs. a year ago — the biggest April drop since 1981, a study released Tuesday by the American Institute for Economic Research says. For example, 6 million people lost jobs in the 12 months ended in April — and that means far fewer dollars from income taxes. | Read More »

    Taking a cue from Hannity – Liberal Translation of “Geithner won’t rule out new taxes for middle class”

    Liberal Translation of “Geithner won’t rule out new taxes for middle class” To get the economy back on track, will President Barack Obama have to break his pledge not to raise taxes on 95 percent of Americans? In a “This Week” exclusive, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told me, “We’re going to have to do what’s necessary.” Liberal Translation: Bend over everyone here comes the taxman. | Read More »