See video: Will any Republican Latino office holders stand up to long-standing and deep-seated GOP hostility?
Rather than find common ground or seek Latino support, Republican leaders in the US Senate – including Texas GOP Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn – are attempting to kill bipartisan immigration reform by trying to attach a series of weakening amendments and other controversial provisions.
Texas Republican leaders have set the standard for entrenched professional politicians
Rants against “government employees” and “career politicians” have been a staple of Republican campaign rhetoric for years. Even though he is paid more by taxpayers than any other governor in the country, no one rails harder against government spending and government employees than Rick Perry.
Statement by Matt Angle, Lone Star Project Director
Before the smoke had cleared, before the investigation had started, before the dead were identified or honored – Governor Rick Perry declared he was "comfortable" with the way the state had regulated the fertilizer plant that exploded in West, Texas. Really?
