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As I prepare to work the election I am very conflicted. Much like the US Constitution, I really like the original Texas constitution. I think our forefathers did a great job. So basically after rereading and chatting with different Texans all I really want to do is vote in a few things.

I am using the Womens League of Voter primer with the link I posted to decide what to do.

Prop #1 No I don’t want the counties and cities to issue bonds to take on land from others.

Prop #2 Yes  This one looks like it evens the playing field for taxes.

Prop #3 I was for it before I was against it.  No, our taxes are high enough. Austin, Dallas and Houston have sky high rates, I don’t want their rates in my county. It gives Texas too much power.

Prop #4 Toss up, one part of me wants far more research based universities in Texas, the other part of me knows Texas has limited funds to spread for research. This amendment may be in the wrong time for economical reasons, I have no idea what lever I will pull.

Prop #5 No, because as written some other county could write your appraisal. That is a no go in our county, we want local people doing the job they know.

Prop #6 No. Any bond possibility is not okay with me. Plus this is a mix between the State of Texas and the federal govt.

Prop #7 No, One job at a time. There is a reason our constitution was written this way. A county or city job is important, and being in the Texas National Guard would take away people from a job that may require on call service which would make a county or city suffer.

Prop#8 No, not because I don’t support veterans, because I am a realist. They are former federal employees, the federal government or donations should do something for the veterans. Texas has no extra funds with all the illegals we are dealing with.

Prop #9 No This would allow the state if it wants to take land that storms have eroded. I am a property first eminent domain protector.

Prop #10 Yes, many counties struggle to find and keep qualified appraisers, I see nothing wrong with this choice.

Prop #11 Yes, it is better than nothing. It is not perfect considering Perry may win but he did veto this bill, after it passed the house and Senate.

I reserve the ability to change my mind about all of these except 11 if I think longer about them.

I will be working the election tomorrow so no post on Tuesday. I expect Texans to vote tomorrow!

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Well we are right smack dab in the middle of a divide. It has been coming for a very long time for the Texas Republican Party. If we as conservatives, fiscal and social don’t get our collective heads out of the clouds we will be feeling like the lone kid not invited to the cool party.

My belief that conservatives look like all things is proven each and every Texas Convention I attend. There are motorcycle riders, plain clothed (close to mennonite except they do vote), dressed to the nines country club Republicans, and every day hardworking committed conservatives that fall in the middle somewhere on the line. Guess what they all vote Republican, or make that they have in the past. 2010 will be the year of the test for Texas Republican Party field test, does endorsing a gubernatorial candidate before you become head of the party help or hurt the turnout? Will it trickle down to local elections and turn off conservatives that may not fill the full republican platform?

I can only hope and pray that Cathie is willing to work with someone like me. That she can get the vote out while insisting Kay must resign, while backing a man that bought and contributes to the domain “washingtonkay”. Perry has made it clear he wants Kay in DC, he doesn’t want a real race. He wants an ordination, and I for one think he is off base.

What I as a long time very conservative Texan want is conservatives that hit a list of issues. Pro-life, pro gun, pro family, pro fiscal, pro Ag, pro small business. I want people I elect to be qualified and have like values. It is not hard to find qualified candidates in Texas, it is hard to hold a score card to each person and then say “you are worthy”. With each election I have tried to look at the job, what we had in the past and figured out why I am for or against someone. Yes they have taken on different looks, and frankly different views. I am not doing it because I have changed I am doing it because until we get some balance in the Texas Republican Party it will be a very small party.

We need one simple thing in March and November, conservative votes. Those conservatives can be Fiscal conservative but socially liberal for all I care, the reason is simple. I want more Republicans than Democrats in both elections. Do I wish more were down the ticket? You bet, but I am a realistic, and a conservative pro-fiscal vote counts just as well as a pro-life conservative vote.

Cathie ran for the job to build the party. It will not be easy, but I do wish her success because I want Republicans to win in 2010.

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As a conservative, amendments are extremely important to Texas. While I hear many say if you are conservative you have to vote this way on each amendment my gut tells me to research it first. My State Representative spoke recently in my county. As he spoke about what he had done, he would reference that Texans had passed an amendment for it. A few times I wiggled in my chair, funny I didn’t remember that being on the ballot or how Texas had used the power.

It was that night that I decided his voter bulletin I would never use again. If he didn’t explain it well enough, I am not going to rely on him.

I am going to be doing a series of “information” pieces on the amendments. Many have already said certain things that concern me about a few. Perry, Texas Farm Bureau and Kay Bailey Hutchison are all for Prop 11? But Terri Hall and TURF are against it, I need to get clarification on what power it gives the state.

I rely heavily right now on watchdog groups, and personally that is where I plan on finding the information. I will not tell you how to vote, but I do plan on exposing what may or may not be evident. After listening to some of things I had given Texas power to do I will no longer rely on conservatives alone. I need real information, not what some politician wants to tell me.

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Reagan was one of the best presidents for America. What he was unapologetic for being a conservative.  He was pro-life, he was pro-family even though his family was a mixed one. He was pro-gun, one of the biggest NRA supporters you could have even after he was shot. He also believed the tax burden was a heavy one, pro-fiscal conservative was definitely his penchant. I know because I married a Reagan backer in 1988. You knew who Reagan was, he was not loved by the yellow dogs, but many independent conservatives supported him.

Businesses thrived under Reagan, especially small businesses like our farm. We did not worry about gun registration, high taxes or something to rain on our parade. During this time Perry was a democrat, he was no conservative in any way.

So this video of what Guiliani of Bracewell Guiliani is particularly funny to me. Guiliani is and was Anti-gun, anti-prolife and a strong supporter of illegals.

Did I mention Rudy is campaiging for Perry on Texas’s dime? Oh well Perry is traveling town to town signing bills with Rudy looking on while it is called Texas Govt. The checks will go into the Rick Perry campaign fund, though. And don’t ask Perry about Rudy’s take on issues, he won’t discuss it!

Look HERE.

You can grandstand, you can collect money from whoever you want to.
But the distortion of who Perry is not lost on me.

His support of ACORN along with a picture has been changed. The story is HERE. The picture of his signing of the Bill is HERE.

He is no conservative, he is nothing more than a career politician out for his own gain at the cost of Texans.

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