Pelosi isn’t getting what she wants

Pelosi isn’t getting what she wants

Oct 05, 2021

Remember when President Joe Biden stunned the political world by threatening to veto a bipartisan $1.1 trillion traditional infrastructure spending bill that he, Joe Biden, had just encouraged the Senate to pass? It was a bizarre moment, but Biden was accommodating House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who planned to use the bipartisan bill as a hostage to force the passage of the much larger, partisan, $3.5 trillion social and climate spending proposal that Democrats wanted. If you want the traditional infrastructure spending, Pelosi told House members, you'll have to vote for the $3.5 trillion in left-wing Democratic priorities, too.

Clinton, W’ford study good for both

Oct 02, 2021

This week the Clinton and Weatherford city councils agreed to work together on a feasibility study to see if building a pipeline between the two cities could be advantageous for both.

TODAY IN HISTORY

Oct 02, 2021

In 1835, the Texas Revolution began as American settlers battled Mexican troops near the Guadalupe River.

We used to solve problems together

We used to solve problems together

Oct 01, 2021

Americans are currently experiencing one of the most peculiar public episodes of my lifetime. Amid a deadly worldwide disease epidemic, many people are behaving like medieval peasants: alternately denying the existence of the plague, blaming an assortment of imaginary villains, or running around seeking chimerical miracle cures.

Johnston is a good fit for Clinton

Sep 25, 2021

It only seems like yesterday that Robert Johnston took over as Clinton’s city manager. But like so many things, yesterday has turned into a full year on the job.

Be careful who you use for a prop

Be careful who you use for a prop

Sep 25, 2021

Social media was all about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's "Tax the Rich" dress at the Met Gala. But the more important outfit was worn by her Congressional colleague Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who dressed as a suffragette. The suffragettes were largely against abortion. But earlier in the week, Maloney had cheered on New York Gov. Kathy Hochul as Hochul invited Texas women seeking abortions to visit New York.

Democrats’ $3.5 trillion plan could be self- destructing

Democrats’ $3.5 trillion plan could be self-destructing

Sep 25, 2021

President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer have based the future of the entire Democratic agenda on a trick. And now many Democrats are increasingly concerned – terrified, actually – that the trick won't work.

GOP needs to heed Graham’s warning

GOP needs to heed Graham’s warning

Sep 25, 2021

The Brennan Center for Justice reports that in the first six months of 2021, at least 18 states enacted 30 laws that restrict access to the ballot box, and in recent days, Texas has passed possibly the most draconian voter-suppression laws of any state.

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