Anyone who's been involved in Republican politics in 20 years knows and respects Harry Whittington. Twenty years ago there were very few prominent Republicans in Texas and even fewer in Austin. He was a Texas Republican long before it was cool. |
Each of us is experienced and competent in virtually every area of legislative and state government. |
Earle's actions are aimed at undermining Republican congressional leadership, the party's legislative agenda and our chances in the 2006 federal and state elections. |
Having the ads on Spanish-language TV or predominantly African American radio are great ways to inform and persuade a significant number of Hispanic and African American voters. |
He enjoys it, he's good at it and he thrives on interacting with real Texans and traveling around the state. He's clearly trying to set the agenda and set the tone for this campaign. |
He's the perfect person to come in and fix a bad situation. |
It is a positive agenda for the future, not a reaction to the past. |
It remains to be seen whether this is politically useful, but they don't have much else. |
The challenge for the governor is, they're all going to be shooting at him. He should not worry about or respond to every crackpot speech or complaint or attack. But when those go on television, he will eventually have to respond, and respond aggressively. |
The closeness of the election underscores the importance of the next president to unite rather than divide and to work with Democrats and Republicans alike to accomplish the goals put forward in the campaign. |
The closeness of the election underscores the importance of the next president to unite rather than divide and to work with Democrats and Republicans alike to accomplish the goals put forward in the campaign. |
The governor realizes that ultimately consumers are the ones that pay for frivolous and junk lawsuits in the form of higher prices for goods and services and higher insurance premiums. His view is that the system must have more balance and fairness built into it, and that balance and fairness is for plaintiffs, for consumers and for employers alike. |
There may be some phony or newly minted Republican candidates running on this, but the Republican voters have seen these tricks before and will likely not fall for them. |
There may be some phony or newly minted Republican candidates running on this, but the Republican voters have seen these tricks before and will likely not fall for them. |
There will be a whole lot of brainpower and experience readily available. |