512 party platforms

dfish — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:54:07 -0500

Healthcare proposals

Ray McMurrey for US Senate

citizenK — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:37:51 -0600

He is taking on Senator Cornyn. David vs Goliath to be sure, but give the guy credit for his passion.

Other mortals have tried to infiltrate the establishment without much success, but it is good to see that there are people left who will not give up on the goal of returning the political process to the people.

Initial.

saul — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:49:35 -0500

Something has manifiested itself over the last six years -- specifically since 9/11/01. Manifested, because the convulsion seems too large to have been caused by one event, even one as incredibly tragic.

Public Affairs

Kay Baily Hutchison

BillC — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:30:16 -0500

U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison has told Texas Monthly magazine she won't seek re-election after this term and may leave the Senate as early as 2009.

Iraq

john.morgan4 — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 11:06:27 -0500

We are engaged in a winless and merciless war in Iraq. We overthrew an egotistic dictator who thought nothing of throwing away lives in a meaningless conflict with Iran. Now, we mirror this historic act by throwing away lives in a civil conflict has no beginning or no end.

Any elected official who intends to win office or to retain that office had best work for a solution of withdrawal. The Russians lost in Afghanistan because they attempted to shore up a sympathetic puppet government, and we're walking down that same road in Iraq.

City of Austin Store

citizenK — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:20:46 -0500

Why are we so surprised that the City Of Austin runs its nick nack store like any other governmental business...at a loss...with tax payer money...and with unethical and possibly illegal contracts.

Why is it not already shut down???

Prediction...the city council and the mayor will hire a consultant to study the issue at our expense and report the obvious...SHUT IT DOWN!!!!!

AISD's Strategic Compensation Initiative

Kellys — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:53:34 -0500

The Austin School District appreciates The Education Trust for spotlighting a serious concern of public education today, i.e. ensuring that all children are taught by highly effective teachers. These reports surface a national issue that Austin ISD has been working to address in its schools for several years: that differences exist in the experience levels, and therefore in the expenditures on salaries, of teachers working in schools serving divergent populations of students.

Dear Senator Cornyn:

sluggo70 — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:12:52 -0500

Senator Cornyn:

Thanks for the confirmation of receipt of my concerns.

Please bare in mind that most of us on the right of this issue still don't understand why our government isn't doing more to enforce the laws we already have on the books. That's so simple and shouldn't require new legislation. Where is the fence that was promised us? Why are we not deporting illegal aliens already in our jails? Why are we paying billions to educate the children of these illegal aliens?

Global Warming

cynthia — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:05:31 -0500

A few days after my family enjoyed watching "Happy Feet", my nine yr. old reminded me that global warming was "supposed to melt the glaciers and all the beauty". Now while I am impressed that the educational system is doing its job and making the children aware of real issues that will affect their lifestyles.

I am concerned that our leadership is not as proactive with environmental legislation as is needed. I would prefer that our children would not have to worry, because they knew the adults were taking care of these crucial matters.