Balls

Guest post by Ken Vest Democrats today remind me of the scene in the Godfather when Johnny Fontane whines about being denied a movie role he covets. The only problem is there is no Godfather to help the gutless wonders Democrats have become in this political season. The NYT reports they Read more…

Taxation, Texas

The people promoting Texas as a location for business constantly push the idea that the state does not have an income tax. While that has some appeal, newcomers learn that there are property taxes that are almost punitive, and that force homeowners to carry the tax burden for corporations. Not Read more…

777

Commercial aviation is safe, ridiculously safe, which means the probability of a catastrophic mechanical failure in the Malaysian Airlines jet is miniscule. There are millions of take offs and landings each year around the world and in 2012 there were only 475 fatalities. MIT research indicated the average passenger could Read more…

Texas Political Junkie

God apparently wants creationism taught in Texas public schools. Or at least the Texas Tea Party does. Conservative and semi-crazy State Senator Dan Patrick won a big victory over Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the state’s Republican primary, and appears likely to defeat the eleven-year incumbent in the May runoff. Read more…

A Cold Day in Texas

We call them blue northers; they are usually Canadian cold air or arctic weather systems that push far enough south to dramatically alter the weather in Texas. Often, a person can be standing outside in 80 degree temperatures and the cold can lower it as much as 60 degrees in Read more…