Issues

Have you done your 2011 taxes? Even if you use a popular computer program it still takes the average Form 1040 taxpayer 26.4 hours!

A reformer with results former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has pioneered the conservative way to improve education.

After a long wait, we finally have a Primary Election date of May 29, 2012! TCR hopes the GOP nomination for President is still in play as it should boost turnout and give us a lift like the Democrats got in 2008.

As you know, Texas is embroiled in a contentious battle regarding redistricting with numerous Congressional, State Senate and State House districts at stake.

The spectacle of some in the media buying hook, line and sinker into a fictitious scandal in the Harris County DA’s office is laughable if they were not taking themselves so seriously.

With the primary election date uncertain at best, TCR detects that GOP primary enthusiasm is not currently present.

For those who thought that by the South Carolina primary we’d know who the GOP nominee would be is mistaken.

As we start 2012, we have everything before us, or maybe nothing. President Obama is beatable, but if we do not work hard and smart, we could lose.

At TCR, we do not have a problem with incumbents being challenged in a primary as long as the 11th Commandment is followed, so whomever wins the primary is not left mortally wounded for the fall election.

With the onset of the 2012 primary filing, it is good to remember that Ronald Reagan’s 11th Commandment – “Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican” – still makes sense.