Texas GOP Vote

We know of the conservatism of Samuel Johnson, Edmund Burke, Russell Kirk, Goldwater, and Buckley- the conservative philosophy of our Founding Fathers that guided their contentious debates when they changed "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of property" to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness" in order to avoid a stalemate over slavery. Add our time tested Judeo-Christian principles, Natural Law, and good old American common sense.  Read more »

The following is a press release sent in from the Republican Party of Texas:

AUSTIN — Democratic gubernatorial nominee Bill White on Monday refused to release his complete tax records. White’s withholding of information that Texas voters need fits a pattern seen across the entire Democratic Party.

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Governor Rick Perry has released his personal tax returns along with the state financial disclosure statements; however, while Democratic gubernatorial nominee Bill White has released the city of Houston financial disclosure forms, he will not release his personal income tax retruns as Perry has.  Read more »

When I first heard of State Senator Leticia Van de Putte's comments regarding Latinos and the GOP my immediate instinct was to call her out on her apparent ignorance, considering that Francisco Canseco and Bill Flores made it in to runoffs in for their respective Republican congressional races, but after thinking about it, I realized that it isn't her fault she is so blinded by race,  Read more »

Libertarian Candidate for Texas Governor, Jeff Daiell, discusses Libertarianism, his history with it and his campaign for Texas gpvernor. Mr. Daiell, not surprisingly, avoids answering questions with regard to religious principles and governance but was willing to discuss his advocacy regarding the dangers of illegal drugs.  Read more »

Among the many lessons learned for election victories in the last thirty years is that you nominate the most Conservative Candidate in the Republican Primary (and Runoff) to have the surest chance of Victory in November. Ronald Reagan proved this twice and this concept has been buttressed in reverse by losing middle-of-the-road Candidates on the national level countless times, including the last Presidential election.  Read more »