Entries from March 2009

What Hutchison’s Run for Gov is Doing to the Party

Date March 25, 2009

Earlier this month I dared to question why Kay Bailey Hutchison would leave her relatively cushy and completely secure job in the Senate to challenge Rick Perry for the honor of being Texas’ next governor. I was inundated on my blog and on twitter by well meaning Hutchison supporters who chastised me for questioning that [...]

The Recession Visits Skirtland

Date March 21, 2009

It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve posted and I’ve had a few tweets wondering where I’ve been. Last time I abandoned my blog was because of a massive pity party I was attending starring yours truly. This time is different. This time pity is a luxury for which I have no time. The [...]

Who Says Conservatives Aren’t Funny?

Date March 3, 2009

Yes, we get laughed at by the oh-so-clever left who think they own the corner at Giggle Ave and Haha Lane, but every so often a conservative comes up with something so brilliantly funny that it actually sends coffee up my nose.  News Busters   does it all the time. Well, thanks to  Michelle Malkin,  I discovered [...]

Why Does Kay Want to be Texas’ Governor?

Date March 2, 2009

As  most Republicans in Texas know, there is a big fight brewing for the governor’s seat here this fall. The senior senator from Texas, Kay Bailey Hutchison, has decided that she want’s incumbent Governor Rick Perry’s job. What I can’t figure out is WHY?
Not that being governor of The Great State of Texas is a [...]