Watson Wire
Convention Blog Report: Senator Clinton rocks the house
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
The long anticipated speech by Senator Clinton happened on Tuesday night. In my view, she gave the speech of a lifetime. It was striking in its passion and selflessness.
The…
Convention Blog Report: It ain’t easy being green II
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
As I reported in a previous entry, the Democratic Party is trying to make this a “Green” Convention. But, the desire to do right environmentally loses to the old traditional…
Convention Blog Report: It ain’t easy being green
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Last night was the “official” beginning of the Convention. The showcase events were a semi-surprise appearance by U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy and Michelle Obama giving her speech. Senator…
Convention Blog Report: The Rules Committee
Sunday, August 24, 2008
I’m up in Denver before the big hoo-haw really starts because I’m on the Rules Committee, which met today. It was as exciting as you might imagine. In fact, it’s…
Convention Blog Report: Biden Time
Saturday, August 23, 2008
I arrived in Denver yesterday late in the afternoon.
Technically, there was nothing going on “convention-wise” last night. All the focus seemed to be on who would be Senator Obama’s choice…
Mile High Missives
Thursday, August 21, 2008
You may have heard about a little get-together up in Denver next week.
I'll be there, too, in one of the most exciting, most prestigious, most coveted and competitive…
Olympic Fever
Thursday, August 14, 2008
I love the Olympics. I enjoy them so much that I actually try to work my schedule so I can watch as much as possible.
Let's say I get a…
Pretty in Pink
Thursday, August 07, 2008
I've been traveling like a mad man over the last few weeks. Several trips have been for legislative committee meetings, but I've had to take a couple of business trips,…
A Government That Works
Friday, August 01, 2008
At some point, a tragedy is more than an isolated mishap.
With this week's stunning report of negligence and neglect leading up to the fire at the Governor's…
This Budget’s For You
Thursday, July 24, 2008
A very young, relatively new speech and drama teacher was starting her first year at our high school when I was a freshman there. She decided we needed a debate…
A Balanced Approach
Thursday, July 10, 2008
One of my favorite things to do is a version of the "town hall meeting." I really like doing it in a casual setting during the lunch hour of a…
Keeping Texas Healthy II
Thursday, June 26, 2008
This past week, the world celebrated one of my more stunning achievements. Liz and I celebrated our 29th wedding anniversary. I put this one in the "win" column because, while…
Healthy Habits
Thursday, June 19, 2008
I spent Father's Day resting after my latest unfortunate, misguided attempt to run 13.1 miles in a row. Suffice it to say that I finished the race – and the…
The Long Run
Friday, June 13, 2008
I am running.
That's not a political announcement. Tomorrow, I'll run a half marathon. I've been training pretty seriously. I've run a bunch. I've lost more than 15 pounds. I've…
Sunrise, Sunset
Thursday, June 05, 2008
A surprisingly little-known part of my resume is my significant thespian experience.
In high school, among other key dramatic roles, I played the part of Tevye in Fiddler on…
