Over The Long Run, Many Of Perry's

Phil Gramm Had A Stump Speech About How His Mother's Devotion Kept Him From Being An Academic Failure In Life. She Got Him Into A Special School That Turned Him Around - Under A Government Program For The Children Of Deceased Veterans. He Was Repeatedly Asked At Press Conferences Why He Would Then Turn Around And Support Draconian Cuts In Federal Funding For Education. He Never Had An Answer.

Personally, I'd Be Really Glad To Have A National Conversation About Whether To Outlaw Most Forms Of Birth Control. For Once, The Kids And Their Grandparents Would Find Themselves On The Same Side.

First They Gerrymander Us Into One-party Fiefs. Then They Tell Us They Only Care About The Swing Districts. Then They Complain About Voter Apathy.

Elections Have To Have At Least A Little Meaning. Obama Ran On Income Tax Hikes For The Wealthy. People Knew They Were Voting For That. They Want That. And It's Good Policy.

I'm Being Driven Crazy By People Who Are Obsessed With Limiting The Scope Of Government, But Feel Perfectly Free To Demand That Government Get Involved In Women's Most Personal Choices.