Time for the dems in Texas to get out and VOTE in November and keep this SCUM BAG out of the Senate!!!!

Right on Sandy!

The reality is pal is that your primary runoffs will destroy your party, due to a Tea-Party that solves nothing

A sad but astute observation Sandy. These folks who would undo this government of the people are anti-American anarchists, not the patriots they claim to be. The terrorists must enjoy watching these fools do their work for them, unraveling our country from within.

And Texas circles the drain, at least politically.

I could live with there being jobs in Texas if only the school board would quit trying to change history and ignore science, and if the courts would lib up just a bit and quit deciding that just because a woman does not have a penis it makes her a better parent, even if she left her kid for two years.

This is the bottom line. Compare Hillary to Obama in the first clip. Then tell me if you could imagine Hillary and Bill saying what you see these two say in the second. This not about a party but about what it means to be an American.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1Hai7ZcF6U&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJgWMI0hch8&feature=related

Del Ray Mike,

Oh yes, and let us never forget that before Reagan took office America was owed more money by the rest of the world than any other nation........and after he left office we owed the rest of the world more money than any other nation.

@1.10 -- 21st Century Patriot said it best. The terrorists have been racking their brains trying to figure out the best way to attack us next, and finally the truth dawned on them -- "we don't need to attack America. Just let them vote and they will destroy themselves from the inside out."

Tea Party-backed Ted Cruz won the primary runoff contest for the Texas Senate seat Tuesday night with over half of the vote, beating Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst

...America takes another step to the hard right.

The GOP's policies are bad for this country. The Tea Party's inhumane and brutal agenda is worse.

The Tea Party fanatics want to eliminate taxes for the elites, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, all government Social Safety Net programs, Womens' Health Care, Contraception, Voting Rights, the FDA, the USDA, the EPA and the U.S. Department of Education. These extremists want to shut down the internet, eliminating the people's right to education and information.

Do not forget the Tea Party's goal of aiming to plant a cop in every bedroom.

The Tea Party is the pall bearer of advocating for "States Rights."

The political faction want to return to the golden days of which allowed such Mississippi's Ross Barnett, and Alabama's old George Wallace to be held high as "heroes."

Feudalism and a 1750 America is the Tea Party's goal.

...will we ever learn?

correction:

This political factions wants to return to the "golden days" that allowed Mississippi's Ross Barnett, and Alabama's old George Wallace to be held high as "heroes."

The Tea Party, totally un-American!

Guess it is time to vote Democate, who in the Hell needs another Tea Party Fool..... They remind me of a batch of kids, do it my way or else.....

As a Democrat, I couldn't be happpier to seeee the REpublicans marginalizing themselves through their extreme politics.

The Tea Party is not Republican or Democrat. The fact that it associated itself to the GOP is only a testament as to how f@#ked up and vulnerable the party was in Bush's aftermath. Like a slow-growing mold, it seems that this "faction" has no real redeeming quality except to smell and plug and block progress by any means possible. Being excessively judgmental and exclusionary, it has directly removed some of the best Republican legislators we've ever had and has rendered our government absolutely dysfunctional for the foreseeable future.

This party makes center seem left.

This party makes a mockery of the word "qualified" with candidates that run on pure emotion and blather.

This party forces alignment to itself from any candidate that runs by striking fear in their hearts from their hate... i.e. Romney.

Thanks Rove. This is YOUR politics run-a-muck. You were right... hate wins.

I can’t wait until November when this lying, narcissistic POS is thrown out on his a$$.

Only to be replaced by a lying, narcissistic POS. Yeah, what a relief....

What the @!$%# happened to my home state? I miss Ann Richards! Grandpaw and grandmaw always voted democrat.

Ahhh Ted Cruz... a man who is on the payroll for the Chinese. Definitely fits the mold of the GOP. I am for sale to the highest bidder.

25Walker - Funny you mention Barnett and Wallace as Tea Party "heroes"; it shows your ignorance or your willingness to lie. Both Barnett and Wallace were DEMOCTRATS. They would be, more likely, OWS "heroes".

25walker...

Why do you post such lies about the Tea Party?

After 2.0 W. Bush, Tom DeLay and Rick Perry one would think that Texas was tired of rolling the dice on idiot politicians!

Everything is bigger in Texas. Even the idiots.

If you don't like it, Texans, stop being idiots.

Lets not forget the tea party also wants massive cuts to our military, they want EVERY aspect of the federal government including defense.

It's sad how many people chose a side and become blinded by the lies, but the current Republicans eyes are closed more than I can ever remember. They fail to believe facts unless it's made up facts from Rush, Beck, Palin, or Fox. If you listen to people that you think makes sense and decide to align yourself with their views then you are closing your mind and forming a bias.

There is a graph that shows the trending debt and it went up more under Bush by percentage than under any other President since Reagan.

Liberal democrats caused this to happen.

Ted Cruz had a 2% name recognition factor in Texas in January. No chance of placing in a primary 75 days away.

A democrat state senator sued because she was redistricted out of office delaying our primary giving Ted Cruz time to gain name recognition.

Establishment Republican opponent bored us with false ads that Cruz is a Chinese Communist never telling us his purpose in running, but giving Cruz that name recognition.

Un-Affordable Care Act was judged legal by SCOTUS which caused the fed up people to rise up.

Anyone surprised by this will be totally SHOCKED in November.

BARRACK OBAMA...FAILED LEADERSHIP

There is no such thing as a Tea Party! They are republicans. If they had their own (tea) party it would go nowhere and not even get the votes the "Bull Moose"did. They couldn't get god elected. They know this and that is why they will never leave the republican party.

Democrats have to keep fighting until Texas, a red-neck state, becomes blue.

So....ANOTHER Tea Party candidate bests the GOP favorite. Ostensibly, Texas aka the most red state in the Union, just got a lot redder.

And Obama says it will soon be a swing state? He is truly out of touch, and desperate.

Not a socialist--you do realize that Cruz's dad fought side by side with Fidel Castro correct? You might not want to hang out with the Socialist Tea Party guy.

How can this be? Texans elect a Canadian born man with Cuban ancestry?

You mean the guys not a WASP? A Hispanic? And the tea party supported him?

Apparently some liberals have a lot of explaining to do about the racist tea party.

Dick..."There is no such thing as a Tea Party! They are republicans."

Care to explain these reports: Tea Party Democrats Do Exist (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/tea-party-democrats-do-exist/2011/07/05/gHQAjeadzH_story.html)

Survey: Four in 10 Tea Party members are Democrats are independents (http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/polls/90541-survey-four-in-10-tea-party-members-dem-or-indie/)

Don't feel bad Dick, I've been b-slapped by reality a few times myself.

Sandy, Missouri

The Tea Party Republicans will not be happy until they completely DESTROY America.

Let's see... the Tea Party stands for following the Constitution to strictly limit the size and scope of govt... the adherence to fiscal sanity... and the promotion of American exceptionalism and values...

So by "Destroy" you mean veering sharply away from huge intrusive repressive govt, drastically cutting spending to eliminate deficits, allowing innovators and entrepeneurs to be able to flourish without crushing regulation and red tape, insisting that people actually work for a living (and pay at least SOME taxes), making ourselves energy independent, and letting individuals and doctors decide what treatments patients get... then yes, we're guilty as charged... because we don't want to live in the Peoples Soviet Socialist States of America....

Cruz will continue the move to fiscal responsiblity in lieu of the spend a thon that has been going on, without the TP there is no idea how much the debt would be without the roadblocks they have set up. The TP has done exactly what they were elected to do............stop spending and get us back to the Constitution as it was designed. Cruz will be much better than the Rino Kay Baily...big time.

This is part of the Texas GOP 2012 platform:

"We oppose the teaching of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) (values clarification), critical thinking skills and similar programs that are simply a relabeling of Outcome-Based Education (OBE) (mastery learning) which focus on behavior modification and have the purpose of challenging the student’s fixed beliefs and undermining parental authority"

Enough said.

Where the hell do they find these fruit cakes. You keep melecting these freaks and you won't have a country to worry about

Hey Mike! Looks like there's a new sheriff in town! Washington better get ready for it!

I'm confused why does the headline read Texas senate? The author does know there's a difference right?

SilverSnake68

Funny you mention Barnett and Wallace as Tea Party "heroes"; it shows your ignorance or your willingness to lie. Both Barnett and Wallace were DEMOCTRATS. They would be, more likely, OWS "heroes".

Snake,

Slippery you have tried to be. Desperately, you have lied.

The post clearly states that Barnett and Wallace used the "legal cover" of States' Rights to continue segregation. Hiding behind States Rights, Barnett and Wallace obtained their notoriety to defy federal desegregation laws. The Tea Party knows that "States' Rights" will permit "the locals" to make their own rules and playbooks, many of which will be unjust and illegal.

Barnett and Wallace were DEMOCTRATS.

Barnett and Wallace were DIXECRATS.

Dixiecrats were fierce southern segregationists.

By the political and physical "billy club" of oppression, the Dixiecrats ruled.

Exactly, The Tea Party's goal is oppression.

They would be, more likely, OWS "heroes".

Barnett and Wallace mentally were closer aligned with the barons on Wall Street.

The 2 above "men" believed that power should be in the hands of a few.

OWS

Wall Street's fraud and economic collapse of America, were the catalysts for the occupy movement.

it shows your ignorance

History has proved you to be intellectually lame.

You are devoid of facts and accurate extrapolation.

old fat guy-1144960

Why do you post such lies about the Tea Party?

If "lies" were posted about these reactionaries, then you are more than welcomed to post "the truths."

You and Snake posted "back to back." Are you 2 working with Rove?

We lost our AAA credit rating because of the Tea Party, so don't underestimate how much damage they can do.

Wayetsi, that is the problem with you TP/GOP cult followers. You tell yourself lies and you actually believe them. It was Bush's debt and it was the tea partiers and weak-minded Boehner responsible for the rating downgrade.

The debt was run up by REPUBLICANS mainly under Bush. The only reason the debt ballooned under Obama is because Obama STOPPED LYING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ABOUT THE DEBT LIKE BUSH WAS DOING. Bush never included two unfunded wars in the national debt so the debt looked smaller. Obama was an HONORABLE man and stopped the Bush/Republican LIE and included the cost of the wars in the debt.

Republicans always live in a fantasy land about debt and spending. They are the ones who usually overspend while cutting taxes. The Democrats have to be the adults and fix the problem. Sadly this time the Republicans damaged our country too much to easily fix and the republican voters are to blind to see it. So they will ruin this country more if they get into power. If you think things are bad now they will be a hundred times worse with republicans in charge.

In addition Bush handed him what we now know is a modern day depression, along with those 2 unfunded wars, along with a decade of tax breaks that accelerated the debt.

Sandy is right. The GOP under W took away the Clinton surplus by spending 2 trillion dollars we did not have on two wars we did not need.

Dick Cheny's friends got rich with no-bid contracts and now the tea-baggers are blaming Obama.

Oh Josh - shut up every news organization said we lost our rating because of the Tea Party - denial gets you nowhere

So quit it you are making a fool of yourself

And in fact the rating industry cited the tea party - we can all make up lies - but in the end it is the truth

The Tea Party lost our rating - live with it

that is correct Barbara. tb'ers don't seem to be able to understand reality...

The brainwashed working class TP voters don't understand, that much is obvious but, don't think for one second think that the leadership is naive or uninformed in any way. They know exactly what they are doing. They want to turn this country into a western version of India, complete with out of control superstition and a caste class system and an endless supply of hungry low wage workers.

This really isn't a topic for discussion since it is a matter of public record. Raising the debt ceiling has nothing to do with future spending but a promise to cover past debts. It tells the world that we are going to honor our debts. The Tea Party extremists completely missed this point in some deranged attempt to appear as if they were cutting spending. It is like taking out a $14 trillion mortgage, signing the paperwork, and then telling the bank that you haven't decided whether you are going to pay it back or not. The bank will, of course, no longer rate you as the highest credit rating...because you have become a risk.

The Tea Party does not have enough representatives in congress to cause anything to happen.

But we are coming and there will be no kicking the can down the road and there will be no compromise.

BARRACK OBAMA ...FAILED LEADERSHIP!

Laura..."The GOP under W took away the Clinton surplus..."

LOL! That lie about the Clinton surplus had been busted so many times I can't believe anyone would dare repeat it. Clinton CLAIMED a surplus by stealing money from the Social Security Trust fund and cooking the books.

Check out this video: www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/EW5IdwltaAc?rel=0

Fantastic to see another Constitutional Conservative succeed!!!

I am amazed that liberals offer no solutions. We have massive debt, massive borrowing, and nothing any liberal has proposed solves either. They are very good at blaming those they feel are responsible, but since the damage is done and continually getting worse the blame game is a pretty lame exercise in futility. Liberals attack the Tea Party for promoting a responsible government through reforms. As if we can continue on the path we are on without reforms. As if we can bail ourselves out through massive tax increases. Both parties are to blame, even if liberals never take off the blinders.

We hear the endless mantra of a Bill Clinton surplus that was achieved with a Republican congress. But devoid of the Bill Clinton legacy from the blinder wearing liberals is the fact he signed NAFTA into law, also with a Republican congress. NAFTA cost the United States millions of jobs, those job losses would have wiped out any surplus Clinton supporters like to tout. The simple fact is that our national debt increased under Clinton, and one year of a balanced budget is hardly enough. Democrats are as out of control with spending as Republicans, and the only difference is where each party decides is the best place to overspend.

The Reagan/Bush's economic plan is what has brought this country down, Now the tea party are just putting the final nails in the coffin...

When the republicans (I use to be one) turned so far right with no compromise at all they ended the party as a trust worthy party... America needs to find a replacement for the do nothing republicans...

Remember, Under Clinton we had a huge surplus and our bills were paid... Doesn't anyone remember that?

It's great to see that Americans are finally waking up and realizing that unabated spending, record deficits and greater encroachment of government into the economy and our lives is ruining our country. As with all promises made in every society where politicians promise security in exchange for freedom and the people bought into it, our society is deteriorating just as the great nations that preceded faded away.

People are finally realizing that there are a lot of libs that are in the repub party figuring they can win elections just by having an R after their name on the ballot. It's great that that is no longer the case. And not a moment too soon (or late). The fact is that 4 more years of Obama and his agenda will indeed spell the end of America's greatness. Four more years of record deficits and spending to bring the budget under control and keep unemployment down is too much for us to bear. The 57 states (and those not visited) just can't keep going like this.

Rick-3416939 Here are the solutions:

1. Go back the the Reagn Era tax rates 39% on those earnings above $250,000

2. Go back to tariffs. If a US company wants to off-shore manufacturing or services they need to pay to bring their products back to the US. They need to compensate the USA for the jobs they take away.

3. Cut subsidies to foreign companies. Cut subsidies to the oil companies.

4. Rein in the Pentagon. Throwing money at the Pentagon is like throwing money into a blackhole. There is no acounting or audit process now, we need to rein it in, get real numbers on paper, and make cuts or adds where it is logical.

5. Expand the SBA, insure low interest loans to small and mid business to help the grow, and expand and create jobs. It is not the huge corporations that create jobs, it is the small start-up and midsize companies that ADD jobs not just replace people like big corporations.

6. Give tax incentives to companies that keep their manufacturing on US soil.

7. Expand student grants make college MORE affordable for students. "Above all things I hope the education of the common people will be attended to ; convinced that on their good sense we may rely with the most security for the preservation of a due degree of liberty." thomas jefferson

8. Make companies that in-source jobs, like Intel, pay a penalty for not hiring a US citizen

9. If someone off-shores their income to avoid taxes they should serve prision time for treason

10. Regulate the banking industry

This does not bode well for the proggy's come November!

Silly proggy's, actually believed Obama's "hopey changey" thing!

(get a guy who has a clue on how to be a leader, and get back with us)

Terry..."Remember, Under Clinton we had a huge surplus and our bills were paid... Doesn't anyone remember that?"

I sort of remember that, until it was revealed that Clinton CLAIMED a surplus by stealing money from Social Security and cooking the books. Sorry to burst your bubble, but there was never any real surplus.

There was more revenue, but not from anything Clinton did, but because of the economic policies that Reagan put in place. But that won't fit into the twisted double-standard liberal fantasy world where the economy that Obama inherited was Bush's but Reagan didn't inherit anything from Carter. Yep, it's all Reagan's fault and all Bush's fault. God forbid a Dem/Lib should ever man up and take any responsibility.

There has never been any money stolen from Social Security. That is a myth that needs to be ended permanently. The money collected from SS taxes that is not used for paying benefits must be used to buy special issue treasury bonds. There are about 2.8 trillion dollars in the SS fund invested in these bonds which pay interest each and every year. Once the bonds are bought the government can use the money for anything it wants. There has never been a separate fund full of SS dollars that was just sitting there earning nothing. By law all excess SS funds must be invested in US treasuries; the most secure investment in the world prior to the Tea Party causing a decline in our debt rating.

Please stop posting BS.

jnap...OK, on the books, the money is "borrowed". Social Security currently has over $7 TRILLION in unfunded liabilities. Think the government is going to cash in some of those treasury bonds and pay it off?

Bill Clinton claimed "Budget SURPLUSES" for 1998 – 2000 of $428 Billion, so most people believed that we were on track to pay off the National Debt, yet the National Debt INCREASED by $259 Billion in those years – a "swing" difference of $687 Billion more spending than the "surpluses" would seem to indicate.

The difference is about $340 Billion the government "borrowed" from the Social Security "Trust" Fund and claimed it reduced the Deficit, when in reality it INCREASED the National Debt by that amount ($340 Billion + $340 Billion = $680 Billion difference).

They will do this with the "Trust Funds" from health care reform too.

Date Cumulative debt - Deficit for the year
9/30/2001 5,807,463,412,200 +133,285,202,313
9/30/2000 5,674,178,209,886 +17,907,308,271
9/30/1999 5,656,270,901,615 +130,077,892,717
9/30/1998 5,526,193,008,897 +113,046,997,500
9/30/1997 5,413,146,011,397 +188,335,072,261
9/30/1996 5,224,810,939,135 +250,828,038,426
9/29/1995 4,973,982,900,709 +281,232,990,696
9/30/1994 4,692,749,910,013 +281,261,026,873
9/30/1993 4,411,488,883,139 +346,868,227,617
9/30/1992 4,064,620,655,521 +399,317,303,824

1936 Social Security pamphlet reads, "Beginning November 24, 1936, the United States Government will set up a Social Security account for you. ... The checks will come to you as a right." (http://www.ssa.gov/history/ssb36.html).

However, in Helvering v. Davis (1937). the U.S. Supreme Court held that Social Security was not an insurance program, saying, "The proceeds of both employee and employer taxes are to be paid into the Treasury like any other internal revenue generally, and are not earmarked in any way."

And in Flemming v. Nestor (1960), the Supreme Court said, "To engraft upon Social Security system a concept of 'accrued property rights' would deprive it of the flexibility and boldness in adjustment to ever-changing conditions which it demands."

Nice try blueingoregon, but you are just not going to get anywhere near the trillion plus annual deficits this country is running with your laundry list. As if the Pentagon is the only area of waste, I think the GSA proved that theory incorrect. You cannot just arbitrarily increase every budget annually and not expect massive waste, which is what we have in Washington. We have to do much better then just balance the budget, we have almost 16 trillion in debt to service, and massive unfunded liabilities.

So tariffs that will never happen, and eliminating offshore accounts that will never happen are both non-solutions. We need people to want to keep their money in the US, we need companies to want to manufacture here, and what you are suggesting will only send the headquarters of current US corporations overseas to avoid what you propose. What you suggest will drive more money and more jobs from this country. Tariffs work both ways, and any we start applying will be met in kind by other countries importing our products.

We need top to bottom reforms. Not a bunch of pie in the sky smoke and mirror promises of debt reduction that happens 10 to 25 years down the road. If you are just suggesting we raise taxes, cut the pentagon, and add tariffs you are dreaming. Just sending more money to Washington will mean more waste, and no chance of any reforms. If the reforms don't happen first, it is a non-solution, and it will not be if but when the country collapses financially. Many that have already done the math will tell you the financial collapse cannot be stopped, which is why Washington doesn't seem to care. But they will never tell you that because of the panic that would ensue.

So, Rick, when Obama put $4 trillion in cuts on the table, why did Boehner and the Tea Party run away?

Getting a TP Senator representing Texas is just what the doctor ordered! Maybe we can learn from this man on how to screw up a Nation even further. We are probably looking a total gridlock in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, and nothing will be done about anything while the Nation burns! The TP representatives are just very good politicians and are looking to only make sure they hang on to their jobs when the time comes. They will not have the Nation's interests at heart, only their own, and in that respect, they are just like the bunch that's in there now - all sides!

The TP is the worst thing that has ever happened to the Repiblican Party - I used to be a strong member of that one! Now it is just a bunch of loud, ignorant, and religious extremists that are trying to take over the Country. I am done with the Republican Party, still not quite a Democrat, but most definitely and independent who wants that American Centrist Party to spring to life so bad, I can taste it!

What we are probably, but hopefully not, going to see is that most sorry of states: Gridlock! That means that the economy will not improve, at worst we'll see a depression, stagnation at best. Either way, put your money in a safe place, even if it does not earn any, or hardly any interest! Tighten your belt, and get ready for an unwanted ride. Regardless of who is in the White House, and I prefer Obama over the truth avoider Romney, we probably are in for one heck of a ride down the slippery slope of ignorance and intransigenge!

I hope that I am wrong! Please prove me wrong in November!

Referee...

If you ever were a Republican we are glad you are gone. There is no way a Real Republican would be fooled into voting for Obama this year.

Thank GOD for that 1%. And this year may it be at least 51%.

Mirevo get off the victim crap. The 11 latino groups were happy with the current districting. You Got more seats of course 3 counties are divided into four districts about 200 miles long. That wasn't the legislature. That was the three stooges in SA federal court

um, mirevo, um... Texas was NOT, i repeat NOT, won by only 1% in 2008. McCain 55.4% to Obama 43.6. Libs don't like facts do they. hehe :)

mirevo...

Your numbers say you need to get educated

Texas isn't as red as the rest of the country thinks, the only reason its guaranteed to stay red because it is district-ed in such a way that a hand full of small towns with populations of 100s that vote red have more voting voice per person than cities with 1000s or even millions that usually vote blue... Obama only lost the popular vote here by less than 1% in 2008.

Thats many liberal viners, lie through their teeth and hope no one calls them on it..

the terrorist's could not ask for a better partner to help destroy this country then the tea baggers.

Yeah I wish TX was more liberal than people think! I was born and raised here and most of the folks who live in my area are proud to be redneck @!$%#s!

I personally cannot wait to go to town the day after the election and listen to all the goodoldboys bitching and crying; "I can't believe they reelected that damn socialist n...

I'm gonna be laughing my ass off!

Rick Perry is getting rid of a potential challenger for the next governors race.

I am so tired of hearing, " It's their fault."..."No, it's their fault!"...know what...???...its OUR fault for turning over our government to a bunch of 10 percenters on either end of the spectrum. Maybe it's time for the other 80% of us to stand up and be counted. For those who care, I am a Republican...but I could not get real excited about either candidate. The Republican party is self destructing from within...thank you Tea Party idiots...the Democrats are doing the same thing...thank you Hollywood tree huggers! As the ultimate Democrat once said..."It's the economy, stupid!"...and that's the only thing we really need to be worried about. If you don't want to work for your money...that's fine...just stay the hell away from mine. Don't care about abortion...that's an issue between you and your God...not your government...unless you believe that government is God...as does Obama. If you want to come to our country...fine...you'll probably do some work that our lazy folks don't want to do...just don't expect to be paid to come here and immediatey get on the welfare gravy train. That's for citizens. I could go on, but I've probably teed off everyone on either side of the fence by now.

@garys

I am a Republican...but I could not get real excited about either candidate.

no dude. what you are really suffering from is republican derangement syndrome. your party messed up big. for 30 years. so what you do is you convince yourself that 'both sides' are equally wrong at all times, about everything, no matter what, because that way you dont have to come to terms with the fact that republicans and republicans alone are the problem.

so when you say that you cant get excited about either candidate, what you are really saying is, you are not going to like the democrat anyway, but you refuse to acknowledge that there is nobody left in the republican party who is willing to govern, let alone stand up to the lunatic, conspiracy theory crazed in the republican party.

it should be clear to anyone who is paying attention that republicans want to just let the whole thing burn down rather than make any sort of admission that they are one the wrong side history about just about everything...

garys,

I agree, almost.

The only thing I disagree on is the statement concerning abortion. President Obama and the Democrats are not the ones who attempting to play God. It is the Republicans who are continuously voting to intrude into the private lives of women and their families, for religious reasons. They voted again TODAY to restrict the rights of the women in D.C.. Why? No one knows.

I am a Democrat, but it is appalling to watch what is happening to the Republican Party.

Thank you, Zaruski, for confirming that you are one of the 10 percenters. For you folks and for the folks on the other end, there is no compromising...no middle ground...only your narrow point of view...and that's why we can't get anything done in Washington. @Butterflywings...I probably mixed two topics into one there...I agree with you on the religeous right...they give me a good case of...well, you know...but Obama does seem to think that he is omnipotent, and that without government, we would all be nothing...he fails to understand that without us, government would be nothing. Hell, I am a Republican, and it's appalling to me to see what is happening to the Republican Party. Unfortunately, the same can be said of the Democratic Party...doesn't give us a whole lot of options, does it?

Rick Perry is getting rid of a potential challenger for the next governors race.

Rick Perry is a douche bag that needs to go away like a bad case of the flu!

Yeah, Perry needs to go away. We really need someone in the center for governor and for lt. governor.

Perry is only Gov now because he was cheerleading, cokesnorting, whoremongering buddies with W back in college.

livinginthewoods

Perry is only Gov now because he was cheerleading, cokesnorting, whoremongering buddies with W back in college.

So THAT'S why! Most of us sit around scratching our heads trying to figure out how when no one we know voted for him he keeps getting elected.

I voted for Mr. Cruz, I'm finally excited for a Texas election.

I'm sure your dirty underwear would be smarter than the average Republican too.

Tells you something about the intelligence of the average GOP voter.

Dirt, I mean dirp, The average republican voter voted for Dewhurst who is now being booted out, just like the average Democrat will be voted out this November.

1. Name what Obama has done to hurt Texas.

2. If your dirty underwear could beat him by double digits, why is Romney polling so low?

T Hunt

I live in Texas. Please tell me, just how has President Obama waged war on the state? Having lived here all my life it looks to me like our Governor is the one who has waged war on the state. His policies have done nothing for the average Texan. Unfortunately, if you can convince just 17% of registered voters to in about 3-4 counties vote for you, you can be governor.

I don't like Dewherst but Cruz absolutely disgusts me. Kay Baily wasn't my favorite but compared to what we're going to end up with, she looks better and better all the time.

Sigh....

Yeah, Perry is terrible - #1 economy in America and it's not even close.

T Hunt: The President has "waged war against Texas for the past three years...?!! I notice that your governor had no problem accepted a vast amount of Stimulus money from the federal government, and that your Senator said that the Stimulus was probably a "good thing." How is that "waging war" against Texas?!? What in the hell do you mean?

What was the exact popular vote in Texas??

Texas vote in 2008, number and percent:

Obama 3,521,164 - 43.8%

McCain 4,467,748 - 55.5%

Ughhh! What's that smell? Oh no! I think I stepped in hate monger!

Josh...What has Obama done for anyone? He continued the Bush bailout of Wall Street and the bankers. He gave the Unions part of GM. He lined the pockets of some Solyndra buddies. He helped us all by continuing the Bush tax cuts, and this also helped the rich 1%, but of course that makes the tax cuts for the rich his, even if he doesn't want to be a responsible man and own them. He, almost single-handed according to the libs, took out bin Laden, an almost totally marginalized terrorist. I'm sure there is a lot more he's done to help.

Oh yea, he gave a bunch of illegals de facto amnesty. This will really make you love Obama:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb2_3R6oHSQ

Dsp Hugin...and so...here is what O is doing to hurt Texas according to Bill Flores Dist 17 Congressman:

Cutting Regulatory Red Tape
So far this year, the Obama Administration has issued over 41,000 pages of new rules and regulations. These form a part of the over 3,100 regulations that the Obama administration has classified as either "active" or "long-term" actions. Of these regulations, 167 are deemed "economically significant", meaning that each of those regulations will cost the American economy $100 million or more during each year. Cumulatively, the cost of all the Washington red tape is $1.75 trillion; in other words, over 10% of our current gross domestic product has been sucked out of our economy due to federal regulations.

On Wednesday, the House passed the Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, which would replace the president’s proposed offshore drilling plan. The House passed plan will increase access to areas for leasing in the Gulf of Mexico, Mid Atlantic, Southern Pacific, and the Arctic regions. This plan increases of the number of lease sales over the next five years from 15 to 29. These lease sale areas are estimated to contain vast amounts of oil and natural gas resources, providing new opportunities for increased domestic energy production and job creation.

The president’s offshore drilling plan would hurt American energy security and continue our dependence on unstable Middle Eastern oil. President Obama’s plan locks up 85% of our taxpayer owned offshore areas for leasing and energy production. The plan only offers 15 lease sales, mostly limited to the Gulf of Mexico, the lowest number for any leasing plan for any administration from Jimmy Carter through today. His plan clearly does not meet the energy needs of America

to Josh Brogan:

Talk about being brainwashed...

You would rather we vote for the racist tin god in the white house now. I don't drink either sides kool-aid. If you want me to vote for a democrat in my congressional district then for heavens sake find one that isn't under indictment or has nothing in his ads but his mammy was a real good mayor. I would have voted for his mommy but this guy is a total loser.

You are a sad Communist. EVERYONE should pay their fair share. One tax rate for all - and ALL should pay, you Marxist lover.

Every vote for a Democrat is a vote for Communism, Class Warfare, Government employees, Unions, deficit spending and record debt and of course - killing babies and now gay marriage. You should be sooooo proud!!!!

@ Drob59: the 'Left is communistic and divisive' is boring verbal rhetoric, hurled out to mask their own shortcomings on the right. Keep in mind that the United States Federal Government NEVER had a credit downgrade, before the TP'ers showed up to play. And THAT my friend is reality, not rhetoric.

If you're a TP'er....you own that!

Drob:

You are a sad Communist... you Marxist lover.

I don't think those words mean what you think they mean.

tax the rich now: if you tax the rich now they board there jet and leave , then who will pay for your crazy democrat spending spree's , this country is broke to much spending china owns us, thanks to us.

i never met a poor man in my life who started a factory

@ r u wade: were you around in the 1980's? That's when Reagan tried his 'trickle down theory'....which has proved not to work. So once again, you're buying into the GOP scare tactics, that just don't have nothing behind them to show it's true.

Remember in the GOP primary...Michelle Bachman tried to scare everyone with impending doom of $6 gas at the pumps? Again, didn't happen.

Read, think and expand your sources. "The more you know...." as they say.

tax the rich now.........take everything they have and it willnot fix a thing. Dems have and are trying to ruin the black community...well known fact. Welfare addiction is worse than drug addiction..and now no incentive to work ..just great Dems

Michele Bachmann PROMISED $2.00 a gallon gas if she was elected..... evidently America is more interested in GODD GOVERNANCE than it is in CHEAP GASOLINE...Michele is a corpse that continues to spew & her days are numbered...and the number is 97 .

By all means let us know how that works out for you !

You guys moved out because REAL Texans want people from other states to come here to work....not you guys. Politics a BS reason to move out of a state which has the best job market in the union.

"Give Texas back to Mexico and it'll make me happy at least"

Just because you and your family can't hack it here doesn't means you guys can't move to California and grab a government job there.

Please take more communist Democrats with you!

Awfully tough talk jizzman. Pot meet kettle. Now stomp up stairs and cry on your mommy's shoulder.

Hey jazzman, I will be your huckleberry, you communist filth.

jazzman you are doing exactly what you are putting down...geez do know what hypocrisy means?

Gee Sally, kind of bizarre to let the initial, totally unjustified flameout by Tony Smith stand and punishing Jazzman, don't you think?

Lkessler #12.9

Don't expect an answer.

AZ: 'fraid I wasn't going to wait for one... *sigh!*

Could this be another win for a Democrat??

America First - you're an idiot. #1 economy in the country so doesn't jive with sending jobs overseas, crap jobs and poor healthcare (#1 Medical Center in world in Houston)

High tech jobs to fill in Texas and not enough people to go around...life is good in Texas. Recruiters are racking in the big bucks.

That is for sure. As of 1 Aug 2012 the law now requires new, non-grandfathered private health plans to offer additional screenings and tests for adolescent and adult women at no extra charge. These include Well-woman visits. Gestational diabetes screenings that help protect women form one of the most serious pregnancy-related diseases. Domestic and interpersonal violence screening and counseling. FDA-approved contraceptive products. Breastfeeding support, supplies and counseling. HPV DNA testing for women 30 or older. Sexually transmitted infections counseling. HIV screening and counseling. These improvements are being called as terrible as 9/11 by republicans before cameras today. Why? Do they have so little concern for the well-being of American women or is it now that contraception will be provided free and prevent unwanted pregnancies. Then how will the GOP bleat and demonize abortion if we have no further need for abortion. That will be a great day in America.

They can't secede, but maybe we can sell the state back to Mexico. That would end the problem of illegal immigration.

Maybe throw Arizona in and get a six pack of Dos Equis in trade.

We already did secede. We never rescinded it. Take us up on it we would be a G-8 country without y'all.

Oh yes we can. The Texas Secession movement is over 250,000 strong and growing.

www.texasnationalist.com

to Drob59- I was wondering about any secession movement in Texas and other states, especially if that incompetent little a$$hole, Socialist mini-tyrant, Barack O-bull$hit is re-elected !

( Perish the thought !! )

I am happy to hear those thoughts are alive and well ! I will go to that website - thanks !!!

if you guys secede, I am moving to Texas. It would be a very smart move. I don't think the libs realize what is instore for the USA. It won't be good. Oh and jazzman69, way to throw out the race card, LOOK IN THE MIRROR!!

If the Texans want to secede, let them, but the US keeps the land.

REsources in Texas supply a lot people in the US,...gasoline, beef, cotton, corn, wheat. Without Texas it would put the rest of the US in a bind. We have some of the finest schools, hospitals, manufacturing, high tech in the world..let alone the energy field. Sure we have rednecks, cowboys, engineers, doctors and hard working middle class that is partiotic and proud to be Texan.

Oh, you all of false hope. Texas cannot secede from the United Stated of America! That is a blatant fallicy! What CAN do is seperate into, If I recall correctly, 4 separate States. Even if there is a Secede movement with 250,000 members, those probably all are Tea Partyists, who, by definition, are singularly ill-informed! i.e., ignoramuses!

"Sure we have rednecks, cowboys, engineers, doctors and hard working middle class that is partiotic and proud to be Texan"

They should be proud to be USA citizens first!

The problem with a hangin' is they wouldn't die. Their brains reside below their necks!

Another comment from a Marxist who's never stepped foot in a Tea Party event so speaking from ignorance - again.

the liberals have spent this country into the toliet, and they get voted in because the send out checks to more than half the country. debt load will kill this country

"violent teaparty" never saw a violent thing in all the meetings I went to...typical left wing innuendo over and over again....sure is getting tiresome.

hey jstdafacts - 2 years later and the Tea Party is still around, blocking your Progressive Socialist agenda and obviously driving you crazy .......

THAT'S Fer Sure !!! LMFAO !!!!!!

Name me one that does not bend over and grab their ankles when the Lobbyist, and Special Interest walk thru the door

Ron Paul. (You only asked for one)

Have you had any rational moments in the past two years ?

jstdafacts, these are jstdemocrat numbers. Texas has more jobs then any other state in the nation. TeaBilly rules!

companies are moving to texas from all across the united states.

....perry must be doing something right.

and yes...texas IS a right to work free from unions state. (and it will always be free from unions)

lets break this down in simple terms

teabillies rule!

it will be a sweep in november..

white house, senate, house..

no more filthy libturds

you betcha, fer sure

Jstdafacts - is that ebonics?

I can turn your "facts" right back on your head. Your stats you quote are impacted because we are the largest state on the Mexican border that the Afro Leninist refuses to close so our hospitals are filled with un-insured illegals who are used to living in the poverty they brought with them and refuse to learn English. Get your facts straight moron. Now go get your foods stamps and Pell grant, gov't cheese and get on down the road. Boy.

Has anyone ever noticed that our President is being called a communist? I admit, he is strongly socialistically oriented, so calling him a socialist would not be far off the mark, but, please keep in mind, he is an American socialist, which means he is NOT a strong socialist - he would be a beginner!

Now, as far as calling him a communist is concerned, please, please, be sure to know the huge difference between socialism, and communism! The former is a social policy, while the latter is a form of Government! And, for the uninformed, we still are a Republic!

Governor Perry has refused the government Medicare that would have been a boon for the state's poor, but that is not Perry's or any republicans concern. Snubbing the government funding seems to be fine if it is for the needy.

...Obama is a one term failure.

say goodnight ultra-liberals

ted cruz won.

...and the d-baggers need to understand why cruz won.

see you in november D-bagger

Ahhh, the great keck has fallen to name calling.

Spirit, like water, seeks its own level. Watch out for that center swirl, it's the drain of no return.

but you guys call yourselves that.

Crazies are the ones with the jobs fool. Don't sit there from your couch eating Cheetos collecting unemployment and say that the working people are crazy unless you reside in a state that can compare economically.

I live in one of the wealthiest cities in one of the wealthiest states in the country and I am among the top 7% of wage earners in the country. My state is deeply and unwaveringly blue. Cheetos are disgusting and have a lot in common with the new Tea Party. I stand by my comment.

"I am among the top 7% of wage earners in the country"

And you occupation is? Be specific.

Which state? Can't be New York or California. Both are bankrupt.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/24/states-debt-combined-may-exceed-4-trillion_n_1029162.html#s429773&title=10_Oregon

I hope your state is not in this list. 9 out of 10 are blue....but that shouldn't be suprising to those who are educated as to WHY.

I stand by my comment."

With no facts to back up you BS claim? Not too suprising.

Physician. Maryland.

Suuuure.

I'll attack them for doing nothing while in congress, except dead locking everything.

That made no sense Keck but ok...

I know what it is to be attacked because I am Latina - a Chicana. In fact, I was called a liar by a NewsViner and told not to advertise my ethnicity. Sorry, Sheila-3899458, but keck makes a lot of sense - how unfortunate.

la chicana,

Sorry, but if someone as obviously alien to truth as keck makes sense to you then, yes, how unfortunate. Oh, if someone here calls you personally a liar, just flag them and let the monitors earn their money. I certainly wouldn't let it bother me.