Eileen Smith
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Cruz Lines
The national Hispanic unemployment rate is at 11 percent and according to the latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, the poverty rate for [...] Full Story -
Perry’s Titanic Blunder
To expand Medicaid is “not unlike adding 1,000 people to the Titanic.”—Rick Perry on Fox News, July 9 In a strongly worded and entirely [...] Full Story -
A Victory for Obamacare, but What’s Next for Texas?
In a landmark decision this morning the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act as constitutional, including the controversial individual mandate requiring most citizens [...] Full Story -
The – A Word
Last Friday the Obama administration announced that it would ease enforcement of current immigration deportation guidelines to allow certain young immigrants who came to [...] Full Story -
Electile Dysfunction
In July, Texas will face off with the feds over the state’s voter ID law, one of the most stringent in the nation. Our [...] 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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