The Edwards family has some fairly tough expectations to live up to. They dealt with political defeat and life changing illness within a 24 hour period and did it with grace and strength. They've lived through the loss of a child with caring, love, and courage. How does a family live up to that legacy?

Why are congressional Democrats and Democratic analysts letting themselves be blamed for the pork in the Iraq spending bill?

I am back from London, and the Texas political news seems as if it hasn't changed much since I got on a plane and flew halfway across the world last Saturday morning. For instance, the ongoing story on the TYC scandal continues to be about who knew what and when did they know it, and that circle of questions is starting to zero in on the Governor's office.

Every Christmas I watch A Christmas Story. Ralphie desperately wants a Red Ryder BB rifle; however, his mother constantly denies him, warning, "You’ll shoot your eye out." The Texas legislature has displayed its Ralphie tendencies as the House and Senate passed SB378, which allows for employees to "protect" their workplace and car with a concealed weapon. Using previous bills that create the legal framework called the "castle doctrine," which allows for a person to protect themselves in their home, the Texas legislature extended the right to self-defense to the workplace and vehicles.