Greetings from the beautiful Hill Country of Texas. My son is officially oriented as an incoming Freshman and we all love his choice of school. So far, so good. Son and I drove over Thursday, after dropping Max off at the vet's for boarding. The tech told me it's a full house there this weekend so he'll have lots of playmates. And, I remembered to bring a bag of treats for them to disperse over the weekend. I can't pick him up until after 4 on Monday, as he'll be groomed there Monday... Read Full Story
The focus on energy production is everywhere. Too bad no one is doing anything but talking about it in D.C. The failure of the Democrat leadership on this issue is shameful and I believe they will feel the repercussion in November. With a 9% favourably rating in the last poll, you would think they would get the message. No. The stellar duo of Pelosi and Reid have decided to not take up anymore appropriation bills until after the election, as Reid says, until the Obama administration begins... Read Full Story
Two posts from this blog have made it into other fine vehicles on the Internet. I thought I would share that with you. On Texas Weekly, a publication striving to write without partisan bias to the left or the right side of the aisle, since 1984, my post on the recent FISA reform legislation made a mention and link. Texas Weekly is the top political and government newsletter in the state; it says so right on their web site. Who am I to argue? This newsletter will tell the reader how Texas... Read Full Story
This weekend marked the passing of two prominent Texans. Roy Huffington, ex-father in law of Arianna Huffington, died Saturday at the age of 90. He was a local philanthropist and successful oil man. He is remembered as a former ambassador to Austria for President George H.W. Bush and for his foresight to the needs of our aging society. He and his late wife, Phyllis who died in 2003, founded the Huffington Center on Aging at the Baylor College of Medicine in 1988. It is now known as a... Read Full Story
You Are Not Prejudiced Not only are you color blind, but you're also ethnicity blind, gender blind, and sexual orientation blind. You don't judge someone until you truly know them. And even then, you're probably reluctant to judge. You try to treat everyone equally. Everyone has a fair chance with you. Good job - there's not a prejudiced bone in your body. Are You Prejudiced? This election year, with a woman, a bi-racial man, and a white older man running for the highest office in... Read Full Story
You may have noticed the price of gas is up, as you fill up your tank. You may have noticed that your electricity bill is higher this summer than last. You may have noticed the price of groceries is up as you shop for dinner. When President Bush came into office, he submitted an energy plan to Congress and it went nowhere. It included, for the first time, alternative energies like hydrogen cells, and other new technologies developing out there. As has been the habit for the past 30 plus... Read Full Story
Today the Senate voted to pass FISA reform legislation, as the House of Representatives did last month. The effort was bi-partisan and the final vote today was 69-28. Those voting in favor of lining the pockets of trial lawyers, the 28 voting no, included Hillary Clinton. Those voting no argued the lawsuits pending against telecommunications companies, working at the request of the administration on electronic surveillance of telephone calls between this country and overseas involving... Read Full Story
A black cable network, TV One, is making plans to break from regular programming and cover the Democratic National Convention in August, according to The Live Feed. "Senator Barack Obama running for president is a huge deal for TV One as it is for the African American community," said Johnathan Rodgers, president and CEO of TV One, a channel in about 40 million homes. "African Americans have fallen in love with his candidacy, his family ... we will be covering the democratic convention all... Read Full Story
The most recent polling of the approval rating for Congress shows the pulse of the country. A total of 9% of Americans polled think that Congress is doing an 'excellent' or a 'good' job. That is an historically all time low number. Way to go, Senator Harry Reid and Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Your numbers are even lower than President Bush. And we know how you like to reference his numbers. There's some real change for the American people. And, speaking of empty suited arrogance, not only is... Read Full Story
The setting was the Al-Faw Palace, formerly home to Saddam Hussein. The administer of the oath was General David Petraeus. The number of soldiers, Marines, sailors and airmen re-enlisting? 1,215. Source of pride for all those 'we support the troops' defeatists? Yeah, not so much apparently as not much notice was taken of this amazing event in Baghdad. No bleed, no lead. Like the other good stories from Iraq, this was little noticed. One article in the Houston Chronicle did enjoy... Read Full Story
