Southwest Airlines will begin taking part in the “Red Friday” campaign. The airline is encouraging its employees to wear red on Fridays to show support for the troops. We at the LUV airline are a patriotic bunch. We LUV our country; we give America the Freedom to fly; and we support our troops who fight [...]

The Countdown to Sanity (aka How Long ‘Til the Lege Goes Back into Hibernation). I wish I had a big clock in my office counting down the remaining time a la the clock in Matt Albie’s (Matthew Perry) office in Studio 60.

Could it be, Margaret? Could it really, really be!? Vouchers are dead? (For the biennium anyway.)

More on giving the man [Gen. Petraeus] time.

On at least one issue, I fear I am a traitor to the liberal/Democrat’s cause: The immediate withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. I opposed the war in the very beginning, and wanted troops pulled out for the longest time. But after much thought and reflection, I’ve decided that I can’t support the Democrats’ recent [...]

There’s a (Leininger*-backed) Texas Public Policy Foundation coffee mug sitting in the dog food bag near my back door. We use it to scoop out the food to put in my dog, Lady‘s, bowl. Now that’s some real providing intellectual ammunition for the battle for a better Texas. Considering her age in dog years, she’d’ve [...]

If there’s one thing I’m sick of hearing, it’s that the “surge” is working. The increase in American troops (though they are required to implement the new strategy) isn’t what’s reducing violence and resulting in increased intelligence — assuming such progress is being made. It’s the counterinsurgency (COIN) tactics employed by Gen. Petraeus that are [...]

Next week, the Texas House will be hearing Voter ID bills that would require all kinds of ridiculous forms of identification to both register to vote and to actually cast your vote and would — surprise! — depress minority, elderly and rural voter turn-out. The proposed legislation also brings up such important questions as: Are [...]