by James Heflin | Oct 15, 2013 | Ten Gallon Liberal
It’s hard to pull yourself up by the bootstraps, American Dream-style, if you aren’t clear on the concept. Via AP: In math, reading and problem-solving using technology — all skills considered critical for global competitiveness and economic strength...
by James Heflin | Nov 12, 2013 | Ten Gallon Liberal
The intransigence we’ve seen of late from the Tea Party minority in the GOP is just the tip of the iceberg. The motivations are becoming clearer, and the source of this great “we’re gonna get our way even though we are a small minority”...
by James Heflin | Nov 27, 2013 | Ten Gallon Liberal
Hard to know quite how to feel about the tempest that resulted when four members of the organization Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense got together for a lunchtime chat at Blue Mesa Grill in Arlington, Texas (a few miles from my own home turf, as it happens). Members...
by James Heflin | Jan 6, 2014 | Ten Gallon Liberal
Obamacare is hardly an unqualified success, but the folks who want to return to the status quo are clearly not a majority, despite the current caterwauling. Interesting stuff via a CNN/ORC poll: A CNN/ORC International poll also indicates nearly six in 10 Americans...
by James Heflin | Jan 7, 2014 | Ten Gallon Liberal
Back in the saddle after a mad round of holiday, family, friends, birthdays, and such. Been a good December. Since my most faithtful reader needs a place for his orphan comment, here’s a subject to which his commentary might appropriately be appended. Long story...
