Eileen Smith
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How Cruz Compares to Kay Bailey
Call it the runoff heard round the state and beyond. Last week Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst failed to hit the 50 percent benchmark to [...] Full Story -
The Texas Senate Race: Right, Righter and Rightest
What has happened between Rick Perry and Sarah Palin? They used to read each other’s minds, finish each other’s sentences, appear on stage together [...] Full Story -
Texas Republicans Go Quiet on Gay Marriage
Some culturally divisive issues are viewed by Republicans as so potentially dangerous to the moral fabric of our society that they demand an emergency [...] Full Story -
Cornyn and Friends Take On Modern Family Planning
Last year the Texas Legislature sent Planned Parenthood to death row by trying to defund it. Planned Parenthood, feeling that it had been wrongly [...] Full Story -
To Serve and Protect
Despite strong Republican opposition, the U.S. Senate approved the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act on Thursday, just in time for senators’ well-deserved [...] 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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