Welcome to 2015! Lest you thought you might get a respite from politics, WRONG! This is especially true if you live in Texas and/or Houston. In just a few days, a new Republican-controlled House and Senate convene to govern our country alongside a Democratic president. Frankly, there is not likely to be much governing going […]
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This weekend, I had the privilege of attending the Texas Tribune Festival. If you are a reader of this blog and not yet familiar with the Texas Tribune, I recommend you visit the site ASAP. Click here. For the 4th year, the Texas Tribune hosted a festival with bold-faced name keynotes and multiple tracks on […]
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If you have been paying attention to politics since the first of the year, you should be recognizing the signs of the coming 2016 Presidential election. As of this month, we are just two short years away from the 2016 primary season. Presidential politics are in full-swing at the insider level. President Obama will finish […]
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The Republican Party has been evaluating their message and overall approach since they lost the general election for President in 2012. Republicans went into that election with high expectations that they could defeat the incumbent and secure the White House. Most pundits agreed. At that time, President Obama’s ratings were higher in negatives than positives. […]
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Today is the day and Congress has not reached an agreement. After setting themselves up for a high-powered game of chicken – seeing who would blink first – they failed to move and the car crash has happened. When Congress put the Sequester legislation together, they never actually thought it would come to this. […]
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Last night, the President addressed Congress in his annual State of the Union speech. A great American tradition, this Congressional address allows the sitting President to present his agenda to Congress without outside influence. The pomp and circumstance of the event is significant in its history and that most of Washington’s influential politicalaratti are present. […]
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All hail Friday! What a week it has been. We started with the celebration of Martin Luther King’s birthday and the Inauguration of our President. The President’s speech was a shout out to all those who helped re-elect him as he touched on emotional topics. Interestingly, he didn’t speak much about guns but that is […]
Continue reading →Good morning. After months of debate, discussion and pontificating, we awake to the status quo. The President of the United States has been handily re-elected, winning more significantly than most expected. The U.S. Senate remained in the hands of the Democrats and the U.S. House remained in the hands of the Republicans. While the voters […]
Continue reading →It is the day before one of the most powerful nations in the world chooses its leader. A nation is engaged in the deepest level of the great experiment of democracy and the world is watching. Voter turnout is expected to be high, by American standards. It looks like as much as 50+ percent of […]
Continue reading →Hurricane Sandy has tossed politics into a whirlwind. Now that the skies are clearing and the damage assessment is beginning, everyone will look to the federal government and the generosity of American citizens for assistance. There has not been a total damage assessment announced to date but local hurricane veterans know it will be in […]
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