Posted on June 30, 2009 by Shawn M. Griffiths
On April 15, 2009 Americans all over the country stood for fiscal responsibility and limited government. Thousands of Americans stood up and declared in one voice that we will not be bullied, manipulated, or scared into Socialism by the radical Left that has taken over Washington. In response to the tea parties held in various [...]
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Posted on June 27, 2009 by Shawn M. Griffiths
Is it such a hard concept to grasp? Is it a revolutionary idea to read legislation, and give members of a legislative body time to read a piece of legislation before voting on it? To congressional liberals like Nancy Pelosi yes it is. House Representative and Minority Leader John Boehner fought very hard against the [...]
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Posted on June 22, 2009 by Shawn M. Griffiths
The GOP Primary for the gubernatorial race in Texas takes place in March. Incumbent Gov. Rick Perry will seek to convince voters that ten years in the Governor’s office is not too long, and that he is the conservative candidate that Republican voters are looking for more now than ever before ever since the radical [...]
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Posted on June 17, 2009 by Shawn M. Griffiths
In an article in the Dallas Morning News, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said that if she had been governor, instead of Rick Perry, she could have prevented the need to have a special session. There are plenty of issues that were left hanging when the 81st legislative session came to a close that have left many [...]
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Posted on June 15, 2009 by Shawn M. Griffiths
According to the Dallas Morning News, Dallas city officials are hoping to be able to break ground on the recently approved Convention Center Hotel by the end of summer and have it ready by 2011. The project is going to take an estimated twenty-eight months to complete, and will cost roughly $346 million to build. [...]
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Posted on June 12, 2009 by Shawn M. Griffiths
I never liked David Letterman. I had always preferred Jay Leno over him, but one thing I always would credit him with was class. Apparently, I was wrong to give him such undeserved credit. Letterman is so desperate to save ratings that he has resulted to crude humor not only insulting a public figure but [...]
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