Eileen Smith
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Mr. Cruz Goes to Washington
A coveted leadership post in the tea party has opened up and Cruz is most likely salivating at the chance to prove that the uber-conservative wing of the Republican Party will like him just as much—if not more!—than his accomplished predecessor. Full Story -
Texas Democrats, Make Your Move
Forget about the great GOP awakening. Now is the perfect time for Texas Democrats to figure out what the hell they’re doing. The default explanation for their dismal showing was that Texas is not just red but bloody red, a stronghold of the Republican Party and ruled with an iron fist by Pharaoh, forcing the Chosen Ones to wander aimlessly in the desert looking for manna from heaven. But now the shifting demographics coupled with a rather clueless opposition party should be working in their favor. Full Story -
Gallego vs Canseco: ¿Quien es mas Catolico?
Last Thursday Bill Clinton turned on that old Clinton charm, which seems to work on everyone but his wife, to lend his support to Democratic state Rep. Pete Gallego in his congressional race. Full Story -
Ted Cruz Comes Home to the GOP Establishment
Ted Cruz is where he is today—the next senator from Texas, barring any unforeseen circumstances such as being eaten alive by angry trolls—because of [...] Full Story -
Perry 2016? It Would Take an Act of God
Satan runs across the world with his doubt and with his untruths and what have you, and one of the untruths out there that [...] Full Story
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Penal Dysfunction
In Texas, there’s nothing inherently offensive about homosexuals, unless they engage in “homosexual conduct,” in which case they should be arrested. Not that conducting [...] Full Story -
Class Warfare
In the interest of safety on college campuses, Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, has been working all session to make sure that there are [...] Full Story -
What Would Christian Do?
Imagine the plight of the heterosexual student stepping on to a college campus for the first time. How will he fit in? Should he [...] Full Story -
Some Like It Hot
Texas lawmakers are skeptical of many things—evolution, health care, sex education, presidential citizenship, women—so it’s no surprise that they haven’t fully embraced the novel [...] Full Story -
State’s Rites
The House Select Committee on State Sovereignty—created in part to appease ardent secessionists, anti-government conspiracy theorists and Alex Jones groupies—began hearings last week on [...] Full Story