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Dang! I guess that puts me off the list for Grand Poobah.

Last night I received a phone poll for delegates to the State Convention. The question was something like: “Do you believe the Republican Party of Texas has done an effective job of communicating a conservative message?” Duh? I pressed “2” for “NO”, of course. The poll then ended. Does...

I called the Texas GOP today, and the person on the phone told me the packets were mailed on Monday. I will probably call again on Monday if I do not receive mine by then.

Welfare programs are part of a very important discussion, and here are my views [others may vary, that’s why we discuss them]: 1. Moral Hazard. A basic rule of economics is that any payment which rewards a certain type of behavior is likely to encourage that exact behavior; therefore, it is...

I have a few questions about the bills relating to education. I would think that a principle of proper government is that if we continue to have a federal income tax, it should be a flat rate without tinkering for special projects. The tinkering is part of the reason why we are here today...