Humanism is not alive and well in Texas. Different colors and types of Texans do not like one another, nor do they pretend to.

Any nation that can survive what we have lately in the way of government, is on the high road to permanent glory.

As I have pointed out time and again, it's a hell of a lot cheaper to send little kids to school than it is to let them grow up into young thugs who have to be sent to prison, not to mention the savings in the wear and tear on the nerves, property, and safety of the rest of the citizenry.

Politics is not a picture on a wall or a television sitcom that you can decide you don't much care for.

...you could have knocked me over with Michael Huffington's brain.

Populism is the simple premise that markets need to be restrained by society and by a democratic political system. We are not socialists or communists, we are proponents of regulated capitalism and, I might add, people who have read American history.

Some days, I'd feel better with Punxsutawney Phil in the Oval Office - at least he doesn't lie about the weather.