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Thursday, December 29, 2011
Houston gets no respect!
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Texans last game of the season
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Texans after loss to Colts 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
Changing things up a little!
I have decided to leave politics but might still pop a few things in here and there just to stir the pot, a little. I will still follow politics as it is a concern for myself and many others but will hardly be the focus of this site, moving forward.
I have seasonal interests that I have wanted to blog about for years but didn't want to open a ton of accounts, profiles or sites to discuss them all. Having run for congress, I had to keep my political posts secluded from other interests and I found that to be a bit restrictive to my thought diversity.
Fair warning! When the NFL football season is in session, that WILL be the focus of my rants. Also, I am, through thick and thin, a die hard Houston Texans fan. Grew up in Houston Texas and strongly embraced the city rivalry be tween Houston and the other football city in Texas....Dallas. I've seen it as a friendly rivalry where we can talk the worst of smack and still shake hands with a smile at the end of the day.
Other than Football season (Until a viable Spring time football league comes along) any given topic will be up from grabs. I have no problem with people suggesting topics that spawn from already discussed topics. Asking question will be good to help keep things going. Also, don't be afraid to spot a donation or two from time to time to help keep me moving (See: Donation button in upper right ;o}).
Just for the record, I will keep my other site up where politics will be more prominent. For now, at least.
Friday, July 01, 2011
Response to Obama 6-29-2011
Mike Taylor for U.S. Congress TX-18
Response to Obama
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
I just listened to President Obama's press conference (Wed, June 29, 2011) and was not the least bit surprised by his ability to stick to his ideological stances on the economy but yet, go against his 'principles' regarding war and social issues. How Sheila Jackson Lee can follow this president like a lapdog rubber stamping almost everything the man wants to do is appalling and goes against the interest of the people of the 18th congressional district of Texas.
What is Obama's loss of understanding when it comes to job creation? Do we need to reduce taxation on the lower and middle class? Yes, that doesn't mean we have to increase taxes on the others who can build employment opportunities for Americans here at home. Obama needs to understand that one of the reasons larger corporations are moving to other nations for operations is due to the fact that they are getting taxed more than it costs to move. This is the same reason companies like Toyota and Honda open plants in non-unions states. Don't get me wrong, individuals have the right to unionize to defend themselves against poor employment practices but unions have zero business in government decision making. They have become no worse than the 'evil' corporation they were created to defend against. Let's make permanent, the payroll tax holiday. It needs to be a retirement of such a policy and not a holiday.
When it comes to war, Obama slid into office riding the anti-war tides. Since being in office, he has reduced much of what we had in Iraq by moving those troops to Afghanistan. Since then, we have achieved our stated goal of killing or capturing Osama Bin Laden. Instead of pulling our troops out, he has agreed to take out the surge troops but will leave 75,000 troops for an “indefinite amount of time” but no earlier than 2014. Obama, since taking office, has also stated a desire to keep permanent military bases in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Where is Sheila Jackson Lee on these issues? Again, she tends to follow this president to the ends of the Earth.
Obama made no bones about it, he will not take a direct position on the GLBT community or gay marriage. The GLBT community is a huge part of the 18th congressional district in Texas. Where has Sheila Jackson Lee been on these issues? She says she supports the GLBT community but in what way? What has she done? Where is legislation sponsored by her on issues important to this community? The Democratic Party, as a whole, has lacked any luster when taking on these social issues they tend to feed on for their incumbency.
It's time for a real change. Texas Congressional District 18 has misrepresented for long enough. Help me make that change and donate, today.
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Sunday, June 12, 2011
Debate request for 2012
Mike Taylor for U.S. Congress TX-18
Debate request for 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Today, Mike Taylor sent an email request to the Sheila Jackson Lee campaign for re-election. This request was to be included in any debates following the primary season. The text of the email went as follows.
Please reply with positive or negative reaction to this request.
I am running against Sheila Jackson Lee in 2012. I know she has not been
big on debates in the past but I would like to request that any scheduled
debate(s) with Representative Jackson Lee be made available to candidate
Mike Taylor after the primary season. I requested as much in 2008 but
received no response.
If Sheila Jackson Lee is doing what her constituents want, she should have
no problem with this request. In fact, it might even help her re-election
bid.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
--
Mike Taylor
Candidate, U.S. House Texas CD-18
http://www.miketaylor18.com"
Mike Taylor
http://www.miketaylor18.com
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Equal rights
Mike Taylor for U.S. Congress TX-18
Equal rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, May 19, 2011
I originally went into this release with the intent of slamming tons of statistics and studies before it hit me, rights shouldn't need stats and studies as rights are personal to everyone and truly needs to simply be understood by elected officials.
The Constitution of the United States was created to protect personal rights for each individual regardless of race, religion and yes, even sexual orientation. I don't recall reading an exception clause anywhere to prevent anyone from being granted equal public rights for any reason.
One thing I have heard from most Democratic supporters and also a surprising large number of self proclaimed conservatives is that equal rights for marriage is not something that should be banned. The GLBT community should not be ridiculed or denied their individual rights to maintain a marriage to show the world their love for one another. To be honest, it's none of the “worlds” business and should only be, as it is for anyone else, between the two parties involved.
Congress and presidents over the last several decades have made steps in the right direction to advance equal rights for a large number of people that have been disenfranchised by poorly designed laws. One group that has been lost in this fight for equality has been people have “different” sexual ideology than what others would see as “normal”. Who is to say what is “normal”?
One thing that people can count on is that Mike Taylor will never see that invisible 'exception clause' for equal rights that have prevented consenting adults from being married and spending their lives together as a legal couple sharing the same benefits as any other couple under the law.
Mike Taylor
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