This was originally posted on Live Oaks on April 17, 2009. Comments have not been migrated. I attended the Houston Tea Party on Wednesday, and along with a dozen friends distributed 150 copies of Atlas Shrugged and a similar number of pamphlets such as “Man’s Rights”. At an organizational meeting for the Tea Party, the…
This was originally posted on Live Oaks on March 26, 2009. Comments have not been migrated Anger over the profligate spending of Congress is leading to renewed cries for term limits. If we throw the “bums” out, the thinking goes, we can elect representatives who are more responsive to voters. While the appeal of such…
This was originally posted in a series on Live Oaks in March 2009. Comments have not been migrated. Last week it came to light that the city was considering a plan to help potential home buyers pay off debt in an effort to improve their credit scores. Though that plan was quickly pulled following public…
In February 2009, I announced my “virtual” candidacy for Mayor of Houston. It was a campaign conducted solely through my blog, Live Oaks, and was intended to demonstrate the positions that a freedom-loving candidate would take. Below is my platform. Over the past few months I have previewed some of the potential candidates for the…
This was originally posted on Live Oaks on February 11, 2009. Comments have not been migrated. The Quality of Life Coalition (QLC) is an umbrella organization of civic, business, and charitable organizations dedicated to making Houston a better city. This sounds laudable, until we examine what they advocate, and how they propose to achieve their…
This was originally posted on Live Oaks on January 9, 2009. Comments have not been migrated. Bill White has been Mayor of Houston since 2004. His biography page on the City of Houston web site states: He uses business practices every day at City Hall to improve service and get things done. When he first…