Populism Is The Simple Premise That Markets

Texas Liberals Are The Camels Of Good News. We Can Cross Entire Deserts Between Oases.

Personally, I Think Government Is A Tool, Like A Hammer. You Can Use A Hammer To Build Or You Can Use A Hammer To Destroy; There Is Nothing Intrinsically Good Or Evil About The Hammer Itself. It Is The Purposes To Which It Is Put And The Skill With Which It Is Used That Determine Whether The Hammer's Work Is Good Or Bad.

Nice Is A Pallid Virtue. Not Like Honesty Or Courage Or Perseverance. On The Other Hand, In A Nation Notably Lacking In Civility, There Is Much To Be Said For Nice.

Economist Frederick Thayer Has Studied The History Of Our Balanced-budget Crusades And Has Come Up With Some Depressing Statistics. We Have Had Six Major Depressions In Our History (1819, 1837, 1857, 1873, 1893 And 1929); All Six Of Them Followed Sustained Periods Of Reducing The National Debt. We Have Had Almost Chronic Deficits Since The 1930s, And There Has Been No Depression Since Then - The Longest Crash-free Period In Our History.

In Texas, We Do Not Hold High Expectations For The [governor's] Office; It's Mostly Been Occupied By Crooks, Dorks And The Comatose.