JACK COWAN: Hate messages and angry calls heard nationwide
As chilling as the calls were, they produce one funny thought -- picturing the reactions of the callers when they heard themselves on television.
View ArticleJACK COWAN: Civil War not so long ago, and it might never end
My father, like many baby boomer parents, was born 50 years after the Civil War. That’s the same length of time today’s 15-year-old high school sophomores were born after World War II.
View ArticleJACK COWAN: Don't be fooled, those fetching flowers are going to let you down
I blame it on Lady Bird Johnson, who seemed a perfectly grand lady until she went all Johnny Appleseed on us and arranged for the flinging of future flowers over every spare speck of Central Texas soil.
View ArticleJACK COWAN: Does Perry really mean it?
It wasn’t surprising that Gov. Rick Perry said he won’t run for president in 2012. It was unexpected that he said it without leaving even an inch of wiggle room.
View ArticleJACK COWAN: Arizona's immigration law stirs the political pot
If the Arizona train picks up steam, Republicans willing to look beyond the next election see that their future could be submerged for decades by the demographic tide sweeping the country.
View ArticleJACK COWAN: Perry must be good and lucky
Now that many important people are telling Perry that his party and his country need him as president, can he be satisfied with the job hes had for 10 years?
View ArticleJACK COWAN: Debt-limit extortion inexcusable
Republicans have used this debt limit vote to press for deep cuts. Fine. But its galling for them to act like they just arrived on the scene to find this mess.
View ArticleJACK COWAN: One-sided political views continue to numb our intellectual...
Ive thought for a long time one of the biggest reasons the national political debate has become so shrill and polarized is that too many Americans hear only one side of the issues.
View ArticleJACK COWAN: The bright side of hot days: bragging rights
I have lived six decades, and I cant recall ever feeling as I did in my backyard one afternoon when the wind was blowing 20 mph on one of those hottest days last month.
View ArticleJACK COWAN: No matter what happens next, Bachmann's makeover splendid
At some point in the near future, someone may ask Rep. Michele Bachmann: Who are you, and what have you done with the real Michele Bachmann?
View ArticleJACK COWAN: Correct response to Perry's prayer event? It was political
If Perry jumps into the race reports say that could happen this week and parlays The Response into a nomination, the next election cycle could look like a nationwide tent revival.
View ArticleJACK COWAN: Bring on the Blue Devils? Let's think hard before chanting that
Winning a national championship would harder in the FCS, but would come with a prize not substantially better than winning in D-II.
View ArticleJACK COWAN: To be a high school football coach, you have to be tough
For about five months every year, coaches have virtually no personal life.
View ArticleJACK COWAN: Romney faces higher hurdle than most
I know there are ebbs and flows in the presidential nominating process. I know Rick Perry just got into the race and there's excitement about the newness of his campaign. I know we're still five months...
View ArticleJACK COWAN: Life better for gays in military, but change might not be evident
For every gay service member who trumpets his homosexuality, it seems likely there will be many more who keep quiet and go about their jobs as before.
View ArticleJACK COWAN: In Iowa, the voices of a few reverberate loudly
It all felt less like a race for the presidential nomination than for mayor of Snyder.
View ArticleJACK COWAN: It's obvious we need some repudiation rules
Among the countless annoying things about politics these days are the incessant calls for politicians to repudiate something someone else said.
View ArticleJACK COWAN: Obama coronation starting way too early
Not many have been so plain-spoken, but you get the sense most analysts think this election cake has finished baking.
View ArticleJACK COWAN: In politics, you can't always believe your eyes
If an individual mandate is abhorrent on its face, how did it even get a second look from conservatives in the 1990s?
View ArticleJACK COWAN: Endorsements an element of election forum
Our view is that the more something is discussed, the clearer it will become in readers minds even if the opinions offered are different from their own. That includes elections.
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