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J. Tillman at the Mohawk - Giveaway
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Lest you think this is all good news, consider Cynthia Dunbar (R-Richmond), who's believed to be Perry's likeliest second choice for the chairmanship. A graduate of Pat Robertson's Regent University School of Law in Virginia, she recently published a book entitled One Nation Under God: How the Left Is Trying to Erase What Made Us Great, in which she argues that government should be run by a "biblical litmus test," and, more bizarrely, that the establishment of public schools was "tyrannical." Prior to last November, Dunbar also made the awesome claim that then-presidential candidate Barack Obama would "impose martial law" if elected. As the board member representing District 10, part of her jurisdiction includes Williamson County, and a portion of Travis County.
Creationism-Loving Head of State Board of Education Gets Voted Off
As anticipated, the State Senate struck down Gov. Perry's attempted re-nomination of creationism-touting Sunday school teacher Don McLeroy as chairman of the State Board of Education.
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where's the public outcry over the condition of waterloo park?
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The great thing is not this defeat. This defeat is more symbolic. It shows that the ultra-right wing of the Republican party no longer has a solid enough voting block to get everything it wants.
Even in Texas we might be seeing the emergence of a more moderate Republican party.
Of course, it might also show that the balance of power has finally shifted from rural Texas to urban Texas.
All I can say is Thank God! This guy is a freaking kook. His latest rants have been ... UGH.
Dunbar scares me as well, but hopefully they will shoot her down as well. I am in the part of Travis county that is covered by her District, and it really is disappointing that she doesn't listen to her constituency.