Do you think First Lady Michelle Obama is proud of America yet? Do you think she has learned more about her own country than she realized as candidate Obama's wife, speaking on the campaign stump admitting to an audience that she had never "really felt proud" of America until her husband became the candidate for President?Are you proud of such a self-absorbed, arrogant, hypocrite as your First Lady?Her statement pops into my mind on days like this. I was shocked as I first heard such a tone d... Read Full Story

There is an interesting and informative series of articles on the website of Michael Williams, Texas Railroad Commissioner about the consequences of the recently passed cap and trade legislation in the House of Representatives for the state of Texas.Michael Williams is running for the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison as she runs for governor. He is sharp, ambitious, articulate and from all indications, a good guy. I fully support his run for the U.S. Senate.Wil... Read Full Story

So, are the forty-four Democrats that voted against the cap-and-trade bill 'fear mongering' out of touch, living in the past, politicians 'scaring the bejesus out of people'? That is how President Obama has described Republicans voicing opposition to the bill. Jennifer Rubin in Commentary writes, "The president got himself tied up in knots discussing the cap-and-trade bill. The New York Times reports that he sympathized with the large number of Democratic defectors who can't look their cons... Read Full Story

As President Obama and his Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, try to arrive on the same page as far as their thoughts on the situation on the ground in Honduras goes, let's look at what happened.President Mel Zelaya, protege of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, overstepped his authority and the people were not given a voice. Zelaya tried to change the Honduran Constitution, which is allowable if he had bothered to follow the law of the land. He was required to use a national referendum to call a c... Read Full Story

I didn't know what she even looked like but on Thursday, I became Jenny Sanford's biggest fan. The best part of the strange and rambling statement from Gov Mark Sanford's press availability to declare his whereabouts as he went missing for a few days was the fact that his wife, Jenny, was nowhere to be seen.The fact that a politician has been found to be cheating on his wife is not a new story and not shocking. It is all too common. The taste of power does odd things to an ego. But the co... Read Full Story

Did you notice during the last press conference with President Obama that the questioners were a bit more aggressive in asking actual questions? Not quite where they should be, yet, but a glimmer of hope for some change in the slobbering adoration of this President and anything that he says or does.The President was on the defensive and a bit testy when he was pressed for real answers, not pie in the sky generalizations. The man is thin-skinned. His skin has not toughened as he hasn't face... Read Full Story

Frankly, I don't understand those living outside of a state inserting themselves into a state election. Some of that is beginning here in Texas and it is just odd. These same people are from the far right of the party and were the most enamoured with Governor Perry as he went off the cliff with the embarrassing publicity he generated for our state concerning secession. Perry had to spend many days explaining a remark he made at a Tea Party demonstration about the federal stimulus money. He... Read Full Story

In March President Obama released a video he made for the Iranian people to extend Persian New Year good wishes. He spoke of a "new beginning" in the relationship between Iran and America. The people of Iran who voted for anyone other than Ahmadinejad feel the election was rigged. The Iranian entity responsible for election oversight, The Guardian Council, now states that ballot boxes were stuffed. The true power in the country, the mullahs, have declared Ahmadinejad the winner. Iranian ci... Read Full Story

Remembering JuneteenthA Celebration of FreedomAs we celebrate Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, it is fitting that we pause to recognize the origin of this important part of our African American heritage. June 19th marks the day in 1865 when word reached blacks in Texas that slavery in the United States had been abolished.More than two years earlier, on January 1, 1863, Republican President Abraham Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Delivered during the... Read Full Story

Following some of the health care reform legislation markup session on C-SPAN yesterday, I noticed at the end of the session, acting Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-CT) was visited by his wife and two young daughters. This might not have been of much interest, except I've read recently about Mrs. Dodd's connections with the health care industry. She receives a very comfortable income from her board memberships on five corporations and a sixth board membership compensation is not listed publicly... Read Full Story