For A Border State, I Would Argue

For The Undocumented Immigrants, The Big Priority Is Just To Get Out From The Shadows, Be Able To Get A Driver's License, Buy An Airplane Ticket And Stop Worrying About Sudden Deportation. But For The Country As A Whole, It's Crucial That Everybody Have A Citizen's Stake In The Nation's Welfare.

I Write About How In Midland, The Mayor Instituted Water Conservation Measures Like Restrictions On Car Washing. He Made A Point Though That They Were Only "suggestions" And Not Government Telling People What To Do. But Then His Constituents Got Very Ticked Off At The Sight Of Their Neighbors Breaking The Rules And Demanded That They Be Made Into Actual Laws With Penalties.

Natural Texas Politicians Make Terrible, Terrible Presidential Candidates. Phil Gramm, I Remember The 'phil Gramm For President' Campaign. I Thought That Was The Worst Thing In The History Of The World, But Rick Perry Was Possibly Worse.

The History Of American Women Is About The Fight For Freedom, But It's Less A War Against Oppressive Men Than A Struggle To Straighten Out The Perpetually Mixed Message About Women's Role That Was Accepted By Almost Everybody Of Both Genders.

For Years I've Been Hearing 20-somethings Say They Don't Expect Social Security To Be Around When They Hit 65. Eventually, I Came To Realize That They Really Mean That They Just Don't Expect To Be 65. Or 40. Neither Did I, When I Was 22.