1.0The Texas Observerhttps://www.texasobserver.orgMolly Ivinshttps://www.texasobserver.org/author/molly-ivins/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="IVFYw6ihCj"><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/971-molly-ivins-compassion-in-action/">Molly Ivins</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.texasobserver.org/971-molly-ivins-compassion-in-action/embed/#?secret=IVFYw6ihCj" width="600" height="338" title="“Molly Ivins” — The Texas Observer" data-secret="IVFYw6ihCj" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Since we’re right here in the heart of compassionate conservatism, it seems like a good idea to check and see how it’s going so far. First rat out of the trap, as it were, our new Republican Texas Senate, led by our new Republican Lieutenant Governor and urged on by our Republican Governor, passed a […]https://www.texasobserver.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/about-the-texas-observer.jpg740402