lethal drugs on hand

The state of Texas is in short supply of the drug named sodium thiopental. This is one of  3 injections used for the death penalty. 118 of the vials will expire in March with no hopes of any prison being able to buy more. An Illinois-based company, Hospira , said earlier this year it was the sole U.S. supplier of sodium thiopental and had stopped manufacturing the drug because of a lack of ingredients. The real truth is that Hospira was recently investigated by the FDA and was caught "cutting corners". Many of the drugs they manufacture are now on back order. This is why we shouldn't allow monopolies. Attorney General Greg Abbott ordered prison officials to make public some information about the lethal injection drugs after the Austin American-Statesman and two groups requested records about the inventories and suppliers of lethal injection drugs. Texas has lethal drugs on hand to execute 39 condemned criminals is a rather boring fact filled article. I'm not certain why this ever made it to the newspaper. Perhaps to fill space? It is geared toward the general public and anyone that would pick up a newspaper. I wouldn't suggest anyone waste their time reading this article. It has no point.

Comment of my colleague's work

Don't believe the hype is a finely written article found in The Twenty-eighth Star blog spot. The thoughts and opinions are expressed so eloquently. My colleague appears to have a substantial amount of knowledge and educated opinions about our government and all that goes along with it. This particular blog is about partisanship and what it really means. I personally agree completely with every word that is posted. It's so much easier to stereotype and place boundaries on an ''idea'', and also makes controlling and manipulating each party all the much easier. Anyone could read this blog and have a clear understanding of the subject at hand.

How much is enough?

Should we pay Texas legislators more than $7200 per year?Absolutely not! $14,400 dollars is a very hefty salary for someone who only works 140 days every 2 years.On top of that, legislatures also receive $128 per day that they are in session. These councilmen also receive campaign money often times when they have no one running against them. Where does this money go? To line there pockets of course! Governor Rick Perry couldn't have said it any better.When you have a full-time legislature, they just feel pretty inclined to be doing something. So they are going to dream up new laws, new regulations and new statutes -- and generally all of those cost money," Perry said. Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Completely Lost

Election day is fast approaching and I am still uncertain of who I will vote for. How do you know who the better candidate is? I'd prefer for neither Perry or White to be elected. Both men are professional politicians, and therefore should not be trusted. It's times like these that you have to decipher the lesser of the two evils. My dilemma is that I'm completely uneducated and unaware of ether's political campaigns and "promises". It's true, the media plays a HUGE role in campaigning and representation of both parties. I rarely have time to watch t.v. , surf the web, or read the news. A person like me is left in the dark. I've been questioning whether I should even vote. Is it best to make an uneducated vote or to simply not vote at all? Do you stick with the same party all the way down the ballot? I suppose I could get online and do a bit of research on both parties, but truthfully, I just don't care. Perry and White(or any politician) can lie and promise you the moon, tell you they're going to do one thing then do the complete opposite. This is the main reason I have no interest in following or caring about any electoral race. I hope in the future I will invest more interest in these types of matters. As of right now,  I feel that all possible candidates are scandalous and deceitful. I have no interest in anyone lying directly to my face. The most appropriate choice would be for me to stick with my party and vote that way. I guess that's what I'll have to do.

Fixing the neccesary

Letters at 3AM: Where We Actually Live

Michael Ventura posts about the infrastructure of America and how it is crumbling. He writes,"Infrastructure has no politics. It either works or it doesn't. A nation that lets its infrastructure crumble will wake one fine day to find itself crippled." This was a finely written article. A bit lengthy with almost a full page of quotes, but these quotes are what helped to prove his point. The quotes are not of his opinions but of facts or remarks actually stated in the NewYork Times. Ventura has love for this country, and worries about it falling to its demise. He offers a solution to the problem. "Pay the unemployed to be trained for the work needed. Employ these trained cadres to get the physical structure of America back to a fully functioning level and keep it at that level. Turn an unemployed, frightened, angry population into a population doing work that is useful and desperately needed, making them wage-earners whose spending and taxpaying would revive this economy from the ground up."It sounds like reasonable solution to me. The constant focus on a seem to be never ending war that offers no pay back, worry and arguements of irrelevant issues that our polititians love to berrade us with. This article is geared toward an audience of people who have concern and love for this nation. Ventura points the finger at both Republicans AND Democrats. That is partly what makes the article seem so pure and good.

Lets prevent fraud while we're at it.

Voter ID bill stirs dispute, if not doubt


The new voter i.d. will also help to prevent fraud on election day. Without showing a form of  i.d. anyone would be able to to take your voter registration and vote in place of you. "Voter fraud not only is alive and well in the United States, it's also alive in Texas," Fraser said. "I believe the dangers of voter fraud has threatened the entire electoral process." I'm sure voter fraud isn't huge issue for local elections, but it is still a good arguing point.

Sure, why not?

Texas voter ID bill passes Senate committee

I thought all voters had to present a photo I.D. for any election. The passing of the voter i.d. bill is a great thing. You can't cash a check without a photo i.d., so what's the big deal about having to show proof of who you are at the booth? I'm having a hard time understanding why it has been such a controversy. The bill states that all citizens must provide a photo i.d. OR two documents to verify who they are. This can be a utility bill and credit card, or any such thing.(These things are not hard to come by)  I feel like this should have been a requirement long ago.