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Entries tagged with 'Kay Bailey Hutchison'Perry's Achilles heelEvery human being has his or her own unique relationship with God, and Rick Perry can't tell us what position God wants us to take on abortion. No one, even the most zealous social conservative, can put God in a... Poll numbers spell trouble for HutchisonEvery week, we poll the members of the editorial board on a timely and divisive topic. This week, that topic is the latest poll numbers out of the Republican primary for governor, which show Perry (44 percent) and Medina (16... Shame on these senatorsRe: "Refusing to deal with the debt won't make it disappear," Hits and Misses, Saturday Editorials. Sen. Mitch McConnell and six Republican senators, including Kay Bailey Hutchison and John McCain, who co-sponsored legislation for a bipartisan commission to address our... Candidates' views on cellphonesRe: "Ban slams the brakes on texting by truckers -- New rules catch drivers and law enforcers by surprise," Wednesday news story. I noted that only one of the candidates for governor, Kay Bailey Hutchison, had the intestinal fortitude to... Texas needs Hutchison's visionOur state faces a critical period in its history as the next election cycle approaches. The results will impact the lives of all Texans, and I encourage all Texans to study the candidates and to participate in the election process.... On the governor's race ...Key issues for politicians to know During the gubernatorial debate, candidates were asked their opinion of Texas' Futile-Care Law, which allows hospitals to withhold care from patients whom they feel should no longer be treated. While Debra Medina was familiar... Medina marginalizedRe: "Perry, Hutchison slug it out in first debate -- GOP titans pull no punches over 'truth,' deficit, responsibility," Friday news story. The Dallas Morning News clearly marginalized Debra Medina in the reports and analysis I read the morning after... On the Texas GOP debate: Perry out of touchAfter listening to the Republicans debate on KERA-TV, I had to write about the continuing joke of a governor we have. He has again turned down $700 million in federal funds for education. He also has turned down $550 million... KBH kicked butt with the base ...... but it was the wrong base. Poll numbers from the left-leaning Burnt Orange Report's live blogging poll: KBH: 60% Medina: 30% Perry: 3% No clear winner: 7%... Protection needed for road dealsGov. Rick Perry and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison are trading blows over transportation policy as they duke it out for the governor's seat. However, neither candidate has put forth any real solutions for Texas' chronic transportation woes. Hutchison rightly demands... Ways to pay for railRe: "Amen! Amen! Now take up a collection?" Hits and Misses, Saturday Editorials. The Dallas Morning News has commended Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's stand on increasing the rail transit in Texas and says she needs to find ways to fund... Road talk just hot airRe: "Hutchison weighs in on tolls -- She calls for more scrutiny of road deals, changes in transportation commission," Wednesday news story. Taxpayers would like to have the proof that roads can be built faster and cheaper with private partnerships... On health care votes ...Politics proved questionable If a private citizen were caught offering a bribe to a U.S. senator in order to buy his vote on a particular bill before the Senate, he would find himself confronted by the FBI, the Justice Department,... Health bill an unwanted giftRe: "Hutchison shows bark but little bite on bill -- She has mixed record on giving government role in medical system," Monday news story. "We're talking about $100 billion in taxes that will start in three weeks. I hope the... Would you back higher gas taxes for better roads?If so, you're in a small minority of about 15 percent, according to a new Rasmussen Reports survey that's posted on the Transportation Blog. Top-line question: Americans pay a federal tax of 18.4 cents on each gallon of gas to... What about Perry's promise?Re: "Win or lose, Hutchison will shape gov's race -- Not only is she giving Perry a challenge, she's also giving Democrats an opening, says William McKenzie," Tuesday Viewpoints. With all due respect to McKenzie's theory that Hutchison's running for... Would you pay per-mile over per-gallon?Looks like Kay Bailey Hutchison thinks you'd hate the idea. Ever since Rick Perry said recently that Texas needs more money for roads, Kay Bailey Hutchison has been trying to paint him as a transpo-taxer. Hutchison's campaign today stepped up... Perry getting in jabs where he canThe New York Times Magazine on Sunday will have a long profile on the Texas governor's race, and there's a preview version on the Web already. (It's written by Texan Robert Draper, who wrote "Dead Certain: The Presidency of George... What I wish Kay would saySen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says she does not want to leave the Senate until health care reform legislation is no more. Am I the only person in Texas to wonder why this should be? She has demanded that we pay... On the governor's race: Promises, promisesSen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is consistent only in her inconsistency. She runs for office originally on a "term limits" platform. At the end of one term, she promises to resign at the end of her second term. At the end... |