Let me begin by stating that I have nothing against immunization. As a cancer patient with a compromised immune system, in fact, I've received three vaccination shots for the CCP virus. I do, however, have serious reservations when it comes to the Biden Administration's tactics as it tries to force Americans to get those shots.
When my mother was a small child, she and my uncle were playing a game in which my uncle hurt himself. My grandfather took little Douglas to the doctor for a few stitches, promising his son that if he would just be brave and not cry, ice cream would be his reward. When the doctor finished, granddad took Douglas and Lila to the drugstore for ice cream. But when grandfather gave ice cream to little Lila, brave Douglas broke down sobbing, “Why does sister get ice cream? She didn’t get hurt!”
More than 600 new laws signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott went into effect Sept. 1. The new state laws — including one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country, the right to carry handguns both concealed and openly without a license, changes to election law and a bill allowing restaurants to sell alcohol to go — were passed during the 87th Legislative Session.
Joe Biden has been saying all kinds of positive things about the pullout from Afghanistan. One of the more noteable statements is that all our European allies have supported our move wholeheartedly. The national press, of course, has said little or nothing to contradict this. That is unfortunate because Europeans are spitting angry at us for what he's done.
The Texas House approved an elections bill Friday along party lines with 21 Democrats declining to participate. The bill, slightly different from previously passed Senate legislation, now heads a conference committee that will negotiate a final version.
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