Thursday, May 26, 2016

Houston Area Leadership Vacuum: Why the budget was passed.

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It's not a "show of support" or solidarity, it's the continuation of the patronage system. Turner: Unanimous Budget OK S...
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

BadPolitics: D. C. is a place with no redeeming value. #PostGOP

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I just came back to Houston from a day-trip to Washington D.C. to attend some meetings with regulators regarding new oil and gas royalty-val...
Friday, May 20, 2016

PostGOP: When (almost) everyone gets it wrong.

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This story, is one of those rare occasions where everything that I typically write about can be found in one nice, neat package..... Repub...
Thursday, May 19, 2016

Tales of a sub-par media outlet: Polls we like. (Vs. companies we don't)

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Imagine, if you will, that Exxon/Chevron/BP you name it released a poll suggesting that over 60% of Texans were in support of hydraulic frac...

TXLV: How did this group ever come to dominate State politics? #PostGOP

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I haven't written much about  Governor Greg Abbott's Texas Plan  for a couple of reasons. First, I think it has a snowball's cha...

PostGOP: 'they'

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These are some pretty rough times for those who consider themselves to be conservative (or, a better description, classically liberal) in th...
Wednesday, May 18, 2016

PostGOP: Don't guilt me bro.

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The Trumpets have won. With the primary season (thankfully) winding down it's clear to all but the most fervent of GOP holdouts that the...