Write-Ins will remember that I mentioned that receiving the endorsement of the Bryan-College Station Eagle is the kiss of death because The Eagle is not conservative in any sense of the word. With its avid support of Planned Parenthood and its fawning over Chet Edwards, you can count on it not being reliable in terms of representing the community it portends to serve.

You’ll also remember that Chuck Wilson received the endorsement of The Eagle, which I commented upon extensively, in his bid for the Texas District 17 race for Congress.

Chuck Wilson did not make the cut for the runoff, losing (more…)

Alexis invites us further beyond the first few paragraphs by exploring the history  of France over the previous 700 years – from the start of the 12^th century to his day. While it ignores the massive impact of the Plague upon migration and the fall of the feudal system, his brief summary brings him to the point he wants to make concerning democracy:

“Once citizens began to hold land by other than feudal tenure, and transferable wealth, being conspicuous, created new wellsprings of power and influence, no discovery in the arts, no improvement in commerce or industry, failed to create a comparable number of new elements of equality among men. From that moment on, every newly discovered process, every newly conceived need, every new desire that craved to be satisfied, marked further steps toward universal leveling. The taste for luxury, the love of war, the sway of fashion, indeed, all the passions of the human heart from the most superficial to the most profound, seemed to conspire to impoverish the rich and enrich the poor. (more…)

There seems to be loose ends on the Bill Flores situation with The American Writer.

I made contact with a Flores family member whom I submitted a Friend Request on facebook to. This person has been quite cordial in their interactions with me, so I thought a friend request would be the next logical step, regardless of politics. You’ll find I am conversant and cordial with everyone on facebook, regardless of their politics, because I think every person has something to offer to every other person. We can all learn and teach. I am friends with Flores’ campaign manager, as a case in point.

The friend request resulted in this relatively innocuous exchange (I’ve redacted the individual’s name (more…)