Freedom Fighters Don't Always Win, But They're

Naturally, When It Comes To Voting, We In Texas Are Accustomed To Discerning That Fine Hair’s-breadth Worth Of Difference That Makes One Hopeless Dipstick Slightly Less Awful Than The Other. But It Does Raise The Question: Why Bother?

Margaret Atwood, The Canadian Novelist, Once Asked A Group Of Women At A University Why They Felt Threatened By Men. The Women Said They Were Afraid Of Being Beaten, Raped, Or Killed By Men. She Then Asked A Group Of Men Why They Felt Threatened By Women. They Said They Were Afraid Women Would Laugh At Them.

I Think Most Of Us Become Nicer As We Get Older, Less Judgmental, Less Full Of Certitude; Life Tends To Knock A Few Corners Of Us As We Go Through. Cancer, Divorce, Teenagers, And Other Plagues Make Us Give Up On Expecting Ourselves - Or Life - To Be Perfect, Which Is A Real Relief.

Every Two Years, One Of The Most Hotly Contested Elections In Texas Is The Poll Taken Among Members Of The Capitol Press Corps To Determine Who Are Actually The Ten Stupidest Members Of The Legislature. Two Years Ago, There Were Thirty-seven Official Nominees And Several Write-ins.

Calling George Bush Shallow Is Like Calling A Dwarf Short.