Eileen Smith
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Call Me Crazy, Maybe: The Sadler-Cruz Debate
What you don’t do, is do your job as a legislator worried that some troll will come along 10 years later or 20 years [...] Full Story -
Testing Rape Kits a No-Brainer for Most Pols… But Not Dr. Mark Shelton
Incredible as it may seem there are still some issues that can rally bipartisan support. Take, for example, the federal Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence [...] Full Story -
Texas Republicans Become Arabian Knights
Last week Texas Republican heavyweights, from Gov. Rick Perry to Senate nominee and Latino rising star Ted Cruz, weighed in on the riots in [...] Full Story -
Women’s Rights Takes Center Stage at DNC
Why are we having to fight in 2012 against politicians who want to end access to birth control? It’s like we woke up in [...] Full Story -
Ted Cruz: An American Love Story
I want to tell you a love story. It’s the story of all of us. It’s a love story of freedom. —Republican Senate nominee [...] Full Story
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The End of Perry’s Short, Winding Road
I have always believed the mission is greater than the man. As I have contemplated the future of this campaign, I have come to [...] Full Story -
Too Little, Too Late, Too Bad
This administration is out of control. —Rick Perry, Republican debate, January 16, 2012 Now there’s the Perry we know and love/hate. In Monday night’s [...] Full Story -
Rick Perry Relegated to the Side Stage in the 2-for-1 New Hampshire Debates
Voters were treated to not one but two Republican presidential debates in roughly 10 hours—one on Saturday night, the other on Sunday morning. In [...] Full Story -
Rick Perry Finishes Fifth In Iowa But the Campaign Continues
To no one’s surprise, Rick Perry did not break into the top three in the Iowa caucuses Tuesday night. Instead that other Rick did. [...] Full Story -
Caucus Blocked
According to the latest poll from Five Thirty Eight, Rick Perry has fallen into dreaded Michele Bachmann territory. The Iowa primary projections give Perry [...] Full Story
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