Battle for the heart of America, Texas on frontlines

The battle for governor of Texas is heating up and seems to mirror the battle for the soul of America now sweeping the country. On both sides of the political aisle, progressives and conservatives have come together on the core value upon which our young nation was established, Liberty. Progressive liberals have become disheartened by Obama's failure to deliver an end to wars, to curb corporate fascism and to encourage lower health care costs. Conservatives, who were already upset by the Bush administration's excessive spending, military expansion and corporate bailouts are on the warpath.

For the most part, rather than answering the call of the people, the two major parties have continued in the corpora-political agenda of increasing the scope and size of government. In the recent gubernatorial elections in Texas, Fox News' Glenn Beck tipped his hand by what appears to be a
deliberate attempt to derail a Ron Paul Republican's campaign for governor. Beck, who has previously gone on record as having questions regarding September 11th himself, ridiculed Debra Medina for allegedly having some sort of connection to 9/11 truthers. Her only connection appears to be that she, along with the 9/11 Commission itself, still has a few unanswered questions. Moreover, she has the integrity to admit it, which appears to be a strange commodity in politics these days. Continue

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