Here we are in June, and the world hasn’t ended. So in celebration, a little humor; we could all probably use it.
The gentleman in California who so inaccurately predicted the end of the world was clearly a democrat. Who else would spend millions of dollars of his constituents’ money on a worthless enterprise based [...]
2011 Newsletter
President’s Message: June 2011
Representative Jodie Laubenberg: Texas Legislative Update
As you have likely heard, the Texas Legislature was out of session for less than 12 hours before the Governor called a special session to cover school finance and health care cost containment issues. In the final days of session, a few important bills, which were major components of the Legislature’s approach to meeting the [...]
June 2011 Legislative Report
Last month’s column was devoted to federal legislation. Meanwhile, the State Legislature has been hard at work this past month and this month’s article will highlight a laundry list of bills passed.
Motor Vehicles:
You can now take your gun to work and leave it locked in the car. No more texting or emailing on your [...]
Happy Birthday Wishes: June 2011
For June 2011, we are very pleased to send out Happy Birthday Wishes To Our Members:
Arlene Peacock
Cindy Stachiw
Marty Rimbey
President’s Message: May 2011
It is a fact that somebody has to be the worst ever President. Times have changed dramatically since 1776, and so let us focus purely on relatively recent history. Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush and _________.
Reagan quite possibly could be one of the top five so let us leave him out of the [...]
County Commissioner Cheryl Williams: County Progress
I grew up in small town Arizona where my father was deeply involved in local politics. While he never held office, as a prominent business and land owner he was always in the fray. In 1973 he kept me home from school for an entire week because he said I would get a better [...]
May 2011 Legislative Report
Deficits, Taxes and Spending
America is only weeks away from hitting its debt ceiling. While the proverbial sky isn’t falling, we rocket closer to the stratosphere as the days pass and we have a finite amount of time to deal with the looming fiscal crisis. Last month, Standard & Poor’s lowered America’s long-term AAA [...]
Happy Birthday Wishes: May 2011
For May 2011, we are very pleased to send out Happy Birthday Wishes To Our Members:
Patsy Standerfer
Peggy McBrayer
Stephanie Casson
Jane Ann Jones
Rendy Box
President’s Message: April 2011
Is America’s foreign policy becoming unrecognizable from the vital interest doctrine we traditionally embrace? Nobody likes a bully. Especially those being bullied, or even the friends of those being bullied. Is there anything worse than a cowardly bully? A person who will pick on only the particularly weak.
The United States is [...]
The Heritage Foundation: From the Morning Bell
What Would Democrats Cut?
As a third temporary spending bill expires next week, the attention of Capitol Hill will once again be focused on producing a permanent spending bill to keep the federal government open and operating. The threat of a government shutdown would not exist had the Democratically controlled 111th Congress passed a budget [...]