Big Jolly Politics is my attempt to tell the truth, the whole truth and let the chips fall where they may. I'm David Jennings and have been blogging about life and politics since the early nineties, long before blogs became popular. They started out … [Read more]
Dr. Clifford Fry on Health Care Reform
Part 1: Part 2: … [Read more]
Gene Green, Photo ID, Pathetic Hypocrisy
When Texas legislators used their redistricting clout in 1991 to draw a Houston congressional district that a Hispanic could win, a wily state senator named Gene Green helped in the design. He had ulterior motives. Ulterior motives, yes indeed. As … [Read more]
Gene Green Town Hall 8-19
Once again, the crowd arrived early. I pulled into the parking lot at 5:20 pm for a scheduled 6:30 pm start and the line was already half a block long.The lady in the bright green suit is Linda Taylor. Ms. Taylor was the first to arrive at 4:30 pm. … [Read more]
Gene Green Town Hall 8-18
That doesn't mean the meeting wasn't contentious, it certainly was. Those against HB 3200 easily outnumbered those for it, both in sheer numbers and in questions, probably 2 or 3 to 1. The questions were all pretty much the same, probably the only … [Read more]
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison La Marque Rally
Sen. Hutchison was introduced Karen Hughes, by former advisor to President George W. Bush.Sen. Hutchison's speech lasted twelve minutes. She touched on several topics, these stood out to me: Gov. Rick Perry - a committed public servant that has … [Read more]