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Seems there is some extra confusion about the re-districting battle going on around the lawsuits and the three judge panel re-drawing the maps. Saturday, I received an email from the Harris County Republican Party chairman Jared Woodfill asking me to contact the Austin offices of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and Republican Party of Texas chairman Steve Munisteri and tell them I don't want Harris County to lose two districts in the fray. Sunday I received an email from Republican... Read Full Story

Anyone else see the hypocrisy of ACU Chairman Al Cardenas introducing Tony Fabrizio, of Fabrizio, McLaughlin & Associates with glowing words of thanks for being CPAC's guy to conduct the straw polls for over 20 years, for free, to boot? Fabrizio is the adviser brought on with the Perry campaign as Governor Perry began a sincere nationwide run for President. He is also largely credited for torpedoing the campaign behind the scenes by giving quotes promoting friction between the Texas... Read Full Story

It would appear that gay bashing is making a comeback - or that it never really left us. Some recent headlines have brought the issue to the forefront. Frankly, it all makes me sad. This weekend is the big CPAC 2012 event in Washington, D.C. Hosted by the American Conservative Union (ACU), it is noticeably without a sponsor from the previous two years - that of GOProud. A conservative gay organization, they were the targets of some anti-gay bigotry from some other CPAC sponsors and they... Read Full Story

As with many pieces of legislation, the initial intention may not be the intended final result. Take for instance the new mandate issued by HHS on reproductive services and religious institutions. This is not about contraception, it is about the threat of legislation merging into Catholic or other religious institutions. Notre Dame University and Catholic University are noting the obvious intrusion of this administration on how they insure employees. The new mandate blessed by HHS... Read Full Story

Did you watch the commercials during the Super Bowl? I do because it is one time of year when it's almost entertaining to be sucked into commercials. One of the Super Bowl sponsors was Chrysler. I have to admit, I really like their ads of the past year or so. They are upbeat, positive and the music is good. That said, did you see the one during the Super Bowl narrated by Clint Eastwood? When I saw it I remember thinking, that's odd. Why did a Republican like Clint Eastwood do a commercial... Read Full Story

Note to Newt Gingrich: look at the clips of Mitt Romney and his very graceful concession speech delivered Tuesday night from Denver Colorado. It was a bad night for him yet he rose above it and kept his focus on criticizing President Obama. He conceded victory and was nothing but gracious to his opponents. Romney wished them "well down the road"and then stated he still intends to be the party's nominee when all is said and done. He congratulated Rick Santorum for his victories. Rick... Read Full Story

"The easiest thing in the world is to talk about change in an election year." - Barack Obama , 2007. He was lambasting rival John Edwards during the Democratic presidential candidate primary as he made that statement. Listen for yourself: Why is this interesting today, all this talk of outside money and campaigns? Well, flip-flopper in chief, President Barack Obama, has decided to let the big dogs out and signed on to raking in some major donations courtesy of Super Pacs. You remember the... Read Full Story

Today marks what would have been Ronald Reagan's 101st birthday. A consistent member of the top five favorite former presidents, his spirit is still very much with us today - with both Republicans and Democrats. Too bad that our current political atmosphere would not be favorable to a Reagan presidential run. Though it is a common tactic for potential GOP candidates to wrap themselves in the legacy of Ronald Reagan, few truly either understand it or act as though sincerity plays into this... Read Full Story

Newt Gingrich is mad as hell and he's not going to take it anymore. That is the takeaway from his bizarre press conference after the results of the Nevada caucuses were announced Saturday night. He had now made it perfectly clear - if he can't be the nominee fair and square, then he's going to blow up the process.  He was whiny and petulant. He called Mitt Romney dishonest, the Soros approved candidate, the Massachusetts moderate, and on and on. He said that since he ran a positive campaign... Read Full Story

"When women speak out, women win", said Rep Nancy Pelosi, (D-CA) after the latest statement from Nancy Brinker on behalf of the Susan G. Komen foundation. As usual, Pelosi misses the point. No one person has done more for women's health care than Nancy Brinker, yet to hear the liberals on Capitol Hill, she's the enemy of women everywhere. Planned Parenthood gets between 25% to 30% of its operating budget from the federal government. It is a sacred cow of the liberal activists in this... Read Full Story