As I have said in the past:

We have a saying here in Texas “We do things bigger in Texas”. It isn’t really true, but its a cheap simple minded saying to make Texas seem like it’s something it isn’t. But Texas does have some of the biggest idiots elected to office.

Case in point Congressman Blake Farenthold from the Corpus Christi area commenting on Republican female Senators not voting for repeal of the ACA. From the Texas Tribune:

“Some of the people that are opposed to this, there are female senators from the Northeast … If it was a guy from South Texas, I might ask him to step outside and settle this Aaron Burr-style.”

In 1804, Aaron Burr famously shot and killed his political adversary, Alexander Hamilton, in a New Jersey duel.

This type of rhetoric shouldn’t surprise anyone especially voters in the Corpus area. They have elected this man 4 times since the great wave of tea baggers of 2010. This type of talk is not only accepted, it seems to be required from their elected officials. Farenthold has made other jaw dropping comments in the past. Go ahead and look it up. He is a tough talking swaggering Texan until he gets on TV at which time he seems to cave to common sense.

Well this IS exciting!

According to the Federal Elections Committee there are 7 (yes 7) Democratic candidates seeking the nomination in the primary in order to challenge John Culberson. One thing about raising money. The more you raise, the more you raise. When contributors see you have the ability to raise money they tend to give money. The FEC has  reports for all candidates here. According to the Houston Chronicle:

A crowded field of Democrats eyeing a chance to take on Republican John Culberson in his west Houston congressional seat have raised more than $1.2 million in the last three months, according to new campaign finance reports.

Maybe we ought to give Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick what they want, a mean spirited, hateful, unnecessary bathroom bill  targeting the transgender community. This is what they want. This is what their party wants and it will come with heavy consequences.

Abbott has been warned by the NCAA and the NFL about pushing and passing an unnecessary bill that targets specific members of the community. Texas could lose any future consideration of a Super Bowl in Houston or Dallas with a loss of hundreds of millions. The NCAA has warned of relocating the 2018 Final Four from San Antonio. They could also move the FCS Football Championship game. The A&M and Arkansas game could be moved from Jerry Jones stadium.

Businesses such as IBM, who has been vocal in their opposition, could stop any expansion in the state. Many would reconsider relocating to Texas. Other state governments could ban travel to Texas. Conventions would be relocated. The financial impact to the state could be huge hurting people who depend upon these businesses for their economical well being. According to the Texas Tribune:

Also Monday, CEOs and top executives from more than a dozen major Dallas-based corporations — including American Airlines, AT&T and BNSF Railway — delivered letters to Abbott, Patrick and Straus decrying the bathroom bill as a proposal that would “seriously hurt the state’s ability to attract new businesses, investments and jobs.”

But that doesn’t matter to Abbott or Patrick. They are more concerned with attacking a specific group of Texans than representing all Texans. Maybe we, as a state, need the bill to pass so the threats can become a reality. If Jerry Jones, the city of Frisco, San Antonio, and Houston will not stand up and speak up then they need to suffer the consequences of Abbott’s hate.

Abbott will continue to defend the bill as he has said “You want me in that stall. You need me in that stall. When you put your hand in a pile of poo that was once your best friends burrito…..”.

I’ve said it before:

We have a saying here in Texas “We do things bigger in Texas”. It isn’t really true, but its a cheap simple minded saying to make Texas seem like it’s something it isn’t. But Texas does have some of the biggest idiots elected to office.

Case in point. According to CNN:

Starting this fall, adults in Texas can openly carry knives with blades longer than 5.5 inches. In fact, swords, spears, daggers, sabers, bowie knives and machetes are all perfectly fine to tote around. Pretty much anything you can whip out in a Dungeons and Dragons battle is fair game.

As someone on Facebook said “You never know when you might be attacked by a snake or bison.” So not only do we have to watch play soldiers walk around with their hands on their guns we also have to worry about Texas sized idiots carrying knives, swords, and machetes!

From The Christian Post

Donald Trump met with his evangelical “christian” buddies for a prayer session. Trump offered the following:

Oh Lord  Let us prey.
Let us prey on the poor for they cannot afford to fight.
Let us prey on the sick for they cannot afford insurance.
Let us prey on the Hispanics for they will not vote.
Let us prey on the Black for their lives do not matter.
Let us prey on the disabled for they are weak.
Let us prey on the Muslims for they are now targets of hate
Let us prey on the Immigrants for they do not belong here.

And oh Lord
Let us prey on my supporters for they are too ignorant to know we are preying on them

For Immediate Release

[Baytown Texas] A yellow alert has been issued for Texas Congressman Brian Babin of Congressional District 36. According to the Texas Department of Missing Persons:

The Congressman has been reported missing throughout his district. He has not attended any town hall meetings or had any association with his constituents. We have issued this alert so his constituents can confront him about his stance on gutting Medicare, Medicaid, and throwing 22 million off of healthcare. Babin is considered armed with dangerous misinformation and should not be trusted to tell the truth. Last seen with Donald Trump.

Babin will not meet with his constituents or even ride in a 4th of July parade. He will not face the people he represents to understand their concerns. Instead he has Telecon Town Hall meetings accepting only screened questions from his friendly audience. He, like Trump, is a yellow bellied coward.

If you know when and where Babin will appear, give us a heads up so we can attend.

From the Texas Tribune

We have a saying here in Texas “We do things bigger in Texas”. It isn’t really true, but its a cheap simple minded saying to make Texas seem like it’s something it isn’t. But Texas does have some of the biggest idiots elected to office. Case in point State Representative Tony Tinderholt.

This past session Tinderholt filed a bill that would completely ban abortions. From Elle:

Rep. Tony Tinderholt (R-Arlington) introduces the Abolition of Abortion in Texas Act, a bill so extreme that it would criminalize abortion and make women “personally responsible” for having sex. The bill, which went nowhere, would ban all abortions, even in cases of rape and incest. It would give law enforcement permission to charge women and their doctors with murder.

From WhatWouldJackDo.net

Ted Cruz, the weasel he is, figured a way to stuff his “Defend and Resform” town hall meetings with friendly constituents. Cruz is having a town hall in Houston on July 8th at 12 noon. It is sponsored by Concerned Veterans of America. CVA has been described by Source Watch as a front group:

Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) is a 501(c)(4) non-profit whose major funders through the years have been the Koch brothers and their donor network; as such Sourcewatch.org considers CVA to be a Koch Brothers front group.[1] The Koch donors network appears to use CVA to advocate for reductions in federal spending, to attack the 2010 Affordable Care Act and to advance other “free market” policies. 

An investigation by ProPublica found that Concerned Veterans for America is funded submits its IRS filings under the name Vets for Economic Freedom Trust. Those documents list former Koch Industries managing director Wayne Gable as a trustee.[2]

So I bet Cruz alerted CVA which invited their friendly members and friends then sent the invite to the public with few seats left. The event is sold out. No word on a rally outside of the venue but I would bet there will be one. The invitation is available on EventBrite.

I’ve said it before:

It’s hard to believe a so-called “conservative” can still hold their head up and claim they are American patriots including our own Congressman, Brian Babin. If Babin doesn’t have the integrity to stand up and demand that Trump stop misleading the country, then he is just as much a liar as Trump is.

Shortly after the Alexandria shooting, Babin wrote a Facebook post blaming the shooting of a Congressman and staff on the hateful rhetoric of…..wait for it…..the left. Much like Trump, Babin simply lies through his teeth. He has forgotten the hateful rhetoric Trump used to become President. He forgot Trump made human targets out of Muslims, Latinos, the Gay community, and anyone who opposed him during his campaign rallies. They have been subjected to hate speech and threats many of them in Babin’s own district yet Babin did nothing. Babin said nothing. Babin endorsed this behavior and now he is doing it too.  No, Congressman. It is not the left. It is the Republican Party, the Party of Liars, who have enabled the gunnuts of America.

Babin, like Trump, has endorsed this way of governing, by simply lying like a 2 year old. For Trump it worked but eventually people understand you can’t continue to trust a liar. It begins to wear thin. Trump is beginning to realize this even as his cabinet members kiss his ring and praise his many accomplishments during an open Cabinet meetings. 

It is hard to keep up with the lies concerning the firing of the FBI Director or the tapping of Trump Towers, or his voter fraud allegations, or illegals voting, or any one of the Pants on Fire lies that has come out of his mouth. But we knew Trump was a liar when he was running for office. He has just took his lying to the next level as the leader of the most powerful nation in the world, all while the “Party of Lincoln” has done nothing but stand by and endorsing it.

It’s hard to believe a so-called “conservative” can still hold their head up and claim they are American patriots including our own Congressman, Brian Babin. If Babin doesn’t have the integrity to stand up and demand that Trump stop misleading the country, then he is just as much a liar as Trump is.

It is clear we cannot trust a single thing that the republican party says. If they claim their healthcare bill will cover pre-existing conditions, they are probably lying. If they claim the Russian/Trump situation is fake news, they are probably lying. If they are opening their mouth, they are probably lying.

Lincoln would be ashamed.