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By on 1.27.11 @ 6:09AM

Michael Williams wants to be Kay Bailey Hutchison’s Tea Party replacement.

Michael Williams walks into the room wearing his trademark bowtie and cowboy boots. He’s a genial fellow with a booming voice and ready grin, but something about him says “Don’t mess with Texas.” It’s a message Williams would like to carry directly to Harry Reid, as the Republican formally announces later today that he will be a candidate for U.S. Senate.

It’s an announcement that has been a long time coming. The Texas railroad commissioner intended to run last year if Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison followed through on her plan to resign from the Senate to campaign for the Republican nomination for governor of Texas. The Houston Chronicle described Williams as the favorite to receive an interim appointment to Hutchison’s seat from incumbent Gov. Rick Perry.

Perry easily beat Hutchison in the primary and she decided to stay put, thus no vacancy was created. Williams decided he would definitely run for Senate in 2012, even if that meant challenging Hutchison in the primary. “I have said from the beginning,” Williams declared in a statement, “I will be a candidate for this seat whenever it comes up.” This time she budged, announcing she had served in Washington long enough and would retire.

Hutchison’s announcement didn’t alter Williams’ plans, but it does change the dynamics of the race. Without an incumbent, the primary will likely get crowded. Williams insists he doesn’t mind. “I just know that people are hungry for real leadership,” he says. “They are looking for someone to go to Washington and not just say the right things or vote the right way, but actually take the lead on getting the federal government back under control.”

Williams has been on the Texas railroad commission — which oversees the state’s large energy industry and has absolutely nothing to do with railroads — for 12 years. He was first appointed by then-Gov. George W. Bush in 1998 and he was popularly reelected three times, most recently in 2008. He resigned last week to prepare for a Senate bid. Before that, he was a prosecutor in the Reagan Justice Department and ran the civil rights office in the first President Bush’s Department of Education.

Discussing his platform, Williams seems to be saying “don’t mess with Texas” all over again. He wants to repeal the “disastrous” health care bill President Obama signed into law. “I’m hopeful that the repeal bill might make it to the president’s desk before the next election,” he says. Williams also adamantly opposes cap and trade — “I know a little bit about Washington’s impact on the energy sector” — and fears an unchecked Obama Environmental Protection Agency.

A gifted orator, Williams has in recent months emerged as a popular speaker in the Tea Party circuit. He talks about the Constitution and out-of-control federal spending. He is also pro-life and opposed to amnesty. “No country that is serious can fail to guard its borders,” Williams says. “Leaving the border unprotected leaves us vulnerable not just to illegal workers but also criminals and people who would harm Americans.”

Williams sounds a cautiously supportive note about Rep. Paul Ryan’s Roadmap, the House Budget Committee chairman’s long-term plan to deal with the entitlements crisis. “I think he’s started an important conversation,” he says. “I intend to be a part of that conversation.” He argues that “everything must be on the table” when trying to cut spending. Asked if that includes defense, he says yes. “But we do have to prioritize too,” Williams continues. “And there is no higher priority of the federal government than protecting America.”

The other Republican candidates are sure to make similar appeals. For example, Ted Cruz, the former state solicitor general, threw his hat in the ring with this statement: “We need leaders in Washington who will stand up and fight to defend liberty, preserve the Constitution and stop federal overreach.” Primary voters will be left to sort out their records. “Right now, there isn’t a Tom Coburn or Jim DeMint in this race,” says former Texas GOP chairman Tom Pauken.

Williams argues that he is a proven fighter. As an assistant secretary in the Bush Education Department in 1990, he tried to eliminate federal aid for race-based scholarships. “I grew up solidly middle-class but in a mostly poor black community,” says Williams, the son of a math teacher. “We need to empower all our people, black, Latino, and white.” Civil-rights activists attacked Williams and the Bush White House backed down. But Williams didn’t change his mind. “It was the right thing to do,” he says. Williams also faced threats when he successfully prosecuted members of the Ku Klux Klan during the Reagan administration.

It will take some fighting to get to the Senate. A survey by Public Policy Polling, a Democratic firm, found Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst ahead with 23 percent of the vote, followed by Congressman Ron Paul at 21 percent, Attorney General Greg Abbott with 14 percent, Congressman Joe Barton at 7 percent, and fellow railroad commissioner Elizabeth Ames Jones at 6 percent. Williams and three other candidates, including Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert, are stuck at 3 percent.

Dewhurst is considered the frontrunner and some observers question whether Williams — despite his popularity with national Republicans — can raise the money to compete. Williams aide Corbin Casteel dismisses such talk: “From Charlie Crist to Hillary Clinton, we’ve learned that the ‘inevitable’ candidate doesn’t always win.”

“I expect it to be a hard-fought race but not a dirty race,” says Williams. But he claims he is not focusing on his opponents. “I ran track,” he says, “so I know how to concentrate on my own lane.”

About the Author

W. James Antle, III, author of the new book Devouring Freedom: Can Big Government Ever Be Stopped?, is editor of the Daily Caller News Foundation and a senior editor of The American Spectator. You can follow him on Twitter @jimantle.

Letter to the Editor View all comments (130) |

Brian Mc| 1.27.11 @ 6:31AM

I love that last quote. How much greater would this country be if all Americans focused on their "own lanes"? I have yet to hear the man speak but like him already.

Alan Brooks| 1.27.11 @ 3:55PM

Texas is a large crooked state, similar to California.
Alaska is not like that-- but give it time and Alaska's govt will go bad.

Brian Cox | 1.27.11 @ 8:39PM

I am fortunate to have been born and raised a Texan. Please explain your comment.

Alan Brooks| 1.27.11 @ 9:17PM

I did NOT say that Texas is worse than NY, California, Illinois (esp.), or any other state. you do know what Schwarzenegger failed to do in CA? you know that a big, heavily populated state has more 'problems', to say the least. So it doesn't matter that you were born and raised in Texas, or CA, or NY, Illinois, or Timbuktu.

You KNOW what it is like.

Alan Brooks| 1.27.11 @ 9:23PM

I mean, where do you live, Brian;
on Sunnybrook Farm?
I talk to couples who live in semi-rural locations, and when I mention crime & corruption (the two go together), they say "Oh I didn't know it was like that, we don't see it here."
Heavens to mergatroid.

Brian Cox | 1.28.11 @ 12:06AM

Alan,
You said "Texas is a large crooked state, similar to California" Please explain. I have spent time in California while in the Air Force and have lived all over Texas. I know of very little in which the two are alike.

DesertFox| 1.27.11 @ 11:40PM

You explained nothing.

Tina B| 1.27.11 @ 7:07AM

Me too.

Alan Brooks| 1.27.11 @ 6:46PM

Black Gold =Texas Tea

Now, he may be black, but is he gold?

Stormzeye| 1.27.11 @ 7:51AM

On paper Mike Williams sounds like a "home run" for the "racist" Tea Party! Great to see some new black faces who are patriots and not racialist whores.

SC Mike| 1.27.11 @ 7:52AM

Me three.

Here's his website: http://williamsfortexas.com/

And he has a YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/michaellwilliams

Our junior senator, Jim DeMint, has endorsed him.

Wyatt| 1.28.11 @ 10:26AM

Michael has not been endorsed by Jim DeMint. DeMint is looking at several candidates in this race. He endorsed Michael for the 'special that never was' but then realized he can't raise the money to be a serious candidate.

Charles Martel| 1.29.11 @ 11:01PM

That's nice to know: yet another reason to like DeMint (dare I add, for president).

Back in 2009, before the dust settled on who was running for what, I imagined Williams as Perry's successor in the governor's office. I expect to be supporting his candidacy leading up to the primary, but if that doesn't work out, he could yet be governor in 2014.

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Carol | 1.27.11 @ 8:23AM

Hey Texans:

Do the country a favor - work to get Williams elected.

What better qualifications do you need? He sounds like a solid coservative who isn't interested in pandering to a specific race, believes in equal rights, America sovereignty, our borders, our future.

He's got it all!

Redstateboy| 1.27.11 @ 8:26AM

Another opportunity to witness where the Real Racist reside and in which political party. It won't be long before those like Sharpton, Waters, Clyburn and the Congressionl Black Caucus inferring Williams a Race traitor.

richard ryan| 1.27.11 @ 8:27AM

"there is no higher priority of the federal government than protecting America." Well put.

Adele in Texas| 1.27.11 @ 2:07PM

Carol,

It's almost embarrassing to have such a wealth of solidly good candidates that will most likely be facing off in this primary. We have our work cut out for us here in Texas - I'm already torn between (alphabetically) Abbott, Dewhurst and Williams!

PJ| 1.27.11 @ 8:44AM

Williams seems like a good possibility for Texas. One item Texans should investigate is his very long association with the Bushes, the very big spenders of other people's money. Did he catch their spending bug? If not, how did he insulate himself from it?

Jay Dee| 1.29.11 @ 7:32PM

Surely Sheila Jackson Lee will endorse him :>)

Charles Martel| 1.29.11 @ 11:04PM

I spewed, so it was a good thing I wasn't drinking anything valuable.

No, my congressidiot will probably figure out some way to say that Williams isn't really black.

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Adele in Texas| 1.27.11 @ 2:13PM

Did you overlook that "As an assistant secretary in the Bush Education Department in 1990, he tried to eliminate federal aid for race-based scholarships." or that he served in Reagan's administration, too.

Rahm he's not, nor do I believe he ever had a key to the inner sanctum. As it should, I feel that Michael Willliams' record will speak for itself and either stand or fall on its own merit.

PJ| 1.27.11 @ 4:20PM

Even Jim Webb served in Reagan's administration!

Groad | 1.27.11 @ 8:12PM

He served about ten months and then was asked to leave as he was behaving erratically. Webb was not cultiveting any friends in the Reagan Administration.

Terry| 1.28.11 @ 10:35AM

Michael was also out front in Texas for Rudy Giuliani in 2008. This makes me seriously worry about his conservative credentials. How can you support a pro-choice, anti-2nd amendment, gay marriage candidate?

Michael| 1.27.11 @ 9:46AM

Am I the only one uncomfortable with the Texas Railroad Commission's ability to set production quotas? Sounds rather socialist to me.

Mimi| 1.27.11 @ 9:53AM

Heh....tas...Good Job!!!

missbosslady| 1.27.11 @ 9:54AM

Hmmm, some are not sure the Tea Party candidate can raise the money?

Didn't some have the same concern for Sharon Angle?

What was that final number?

14 million?

buckeyeman| 1.27.11 @ 9:57AM

You can tell what really frightens the left. Any discussion of Mr. Williams qualifications has been hijacked by some saboteur using Nazi alter-egos.

Mimi| 1.27.11 @ 9:57AM

I think America can use this strong.guy's voice bellowing in the halls of Congress for the sake of justice. Sounds like a good man!!!

335blues| 1.27.11 @ 10:11AM

It is finally, but slowly starting to happen. Mr. Williams is a sign of hope. Blacks are starting to realize that the policies of the modern day marxist democrat party continue to keep them enslaved. The statist programs and class warfare that the marxist democrat party tries to force on all of us are intended to get everybody enslaved and under their control through dependence just like they have managed to do to blacks in this country for hundreds of years. I hope Mr. Williams gets elected so he can be a beacon to first of all other blacks, but also all people of the remarkable ability of freedom to create success for those who are willing to work for it. Make no mistake- what the marxist democrat party wants for all of us is not freedom, but enslavement through dependence. And it sounds like Mr. Williams gets it.

Deborah D | 1.28.11 @ 5:48AM

Well said, sir!

Floyd Looney| 1.27.11 @ 10:50AM

I like Michael Williams. I think I'll support him. Interesting that 2 of the 3 Railroad Commissioners are running for the same seat.

Richard Baker| 1.27.11 @ 11:01AM

Sounds as if he's got a good head on his shoulders. Can't wait to hear his comments when the race hustlers go after him. Ought to be interesting.

Doctor Right| 1.27.11 @ 12:21PM

Now this is something to see: GOP-Senate candidates who will be metaphorically dueling each other to see who's more "Tea Party-esque"!!!

Hallelujah!

And good luck to Commissioner Williams, who seems like an OUTSTANDING candidate!

Richard| 1.27.11 @ 12:22PM

Texas is not going to elect a democrat--Dewhurst or any other--to be a US senator.

Adele in Texas| 1.27.11 @ 2:17PM

Well, David Dewhurst isn't a Democrat, Richard, but I sure hope you're right about not electing one to represent Texas in the Senate!!!

Charles Martel| 1.29.11 @ 11:11PM

Indeed, Texas has not elected a Democrat to anything statewide since the 1994 re-election of Lt.-Gov. Bob Bullock.

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Sean| 1.27.11 @ 12:39PM

If Ron Paul doesn't run for President it would be nice to see him in the Senate where he would have more power to cut government.

jharp| 1.27.11 @ 1:08PM

"Don't mess with Texas"?

Give me a break. Don't mess with us, just send us federal tax dollars to bail out our fiscal irresponsibility.

God you people are stupid.

jon | 1.27.11 @ 1:14PM

Well, jharp. Why don't you make yourself productive and tell us who's doing it right?

I would submit it's stupid to go on and make that statement without offering a way to educate those you call stupid. In fact, it might even be irresponsible.

Who in Texas is demanding federal tax dollars? How close are they to bankruptcy? What should people on this forum be saying instead?

(I'm actually seeking an answer, not just trying to be snarky.)

Ken in Tyler| 1.27.11 @ 1:34PM

Well jon, harpie's nonsense at least reveals he's most likely a troll from California, Illinois, or New York where they have this whole fiscal thing worked out properly.

Adele in Texas| 1.27.11 @ 2:22PM

"Who in Texas is demanding federal tax dollars?" Probably tens of thousands Hurricane Katrina evacuees still residing here - and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee!!! ;-)

W| 1.27.11 @ 3:55PM

harpie , you keep getting it wrong, repeat "God i am stupid."

Tim T. | 1.27.11 @ 1:12PM

When did David Dewhurst change his first name to William?

jharp| 1.27.11 @ 1:22PM

jon| 1.27.11 @ 1:14PM

"Well, jharp. Why don't you make yourself productive and tell us who's doing it right?"

President Obama.

"Who in Texas is demanding federal tax dollars?"

Governor Perry

"How close are they to bankruptcy?"

Not close at all.

"What should people on this forum be saying instead?"

They should be thanking President Obama for rescuing our economy from a complete meltdown.

Ken in Tyler| 1.27.11 @ 1:38PM

You Sir, are an uniformed Statist in the worst sense of the word. Have you mistakes this for one of your leftie drivel-blogs? Go home.

jon | 1.27.11 @ 2:04PM

Hey Ken,

I appreciate your sentiment, but would ask that we tell no one to "go home."

There's a slim chance we may learn some perspective from jharp, or he learns from us.

Let's have the dialogue.

I just tried to ask some probing questions, and I'm hopeful jharp sticks around to ask them.

Though I do think calling every stupid is not very productive. Maybe an apology, jharp?

jon | 1.27.11 @ 2:05PM

Sorry, I meant sticks around to ANSWER them. (not "ask")

jharp| 1.27.11 @ 3:26PM

I haven't worn a uniform since 1978.

And you obviously don't even know what the term "statist" means.

And no, I "haven't mistakes this" for a lefty blog. I'm simply responding to wing nut propaganda that you jackasses feel compelled to keep sending me.

God you people are stupid.

W| 1.27.11 @ 3:58PM

harp, do not believe you wore a uniform for the USA. the only uniform you would have worn is as a meter maid writing parking tickets

jharp| 1.27.11 @ 4:46PM

"harp, do not believe you wore a uniform for the USA. "

Never claimed I did. I last wore a uniform playing baseball my senior year high school.

Good grief you people are stupid.

Ken in Tyler| 1.27.11 @ 4:05PM

Oh well that cleared it all up. My fault on the typo. I don't walk on water either like the guy you apparently worship. But please, take up jon's gracious invitation to stick around. Might give us something to laugh about while the current administration drives our country into the ditch. As an aside, my idea of a Statist came from Mark Levin and a number of other Constitutional-supporting authors you likely have never heard of.

jon | 1.27.11 @ 4:27PM

Sorry Ken. You were right with the "go home" idea.

jon | 1.27.11 @ 2:02PM

Just President Obama? No one else? Dem Congress of the past two years? GOP Congress of the past two years? The current Congress?

One of the things I applauded Paul Ryan for saying was that it took many different congresses and Presidents to get us to this point. That is entirely true.

Not quite sure how Obama gets sole credit (or blame, for that matter).

I don't live in Texas and am not entirely immersed in their news. Is Perry really demanding federal tax dollars? Isn't he the same guy who wanted to secede?

If they're not close to bankruptcy, what fiscal irresponsibility are you talking about (not to say bankruptcy is the only barometer... again curious).

As for thanking Obama, I'm not certain we're all convinced we were ever heading toward a complete meltdown or are indeed out of one. But shouldn't we also be trying to agree on how we got here - not who's responsible, but how we got here - so we can learn from it?

Brian Cox | 1.27.11 @ 8:47PM

No we are NOT demanding federal tax dollars. No Perry did not say he wanted to secede. He made a point about federal intrusion into states rights. We are nowhere near bankruptcy. We are cutting our next 2 year budget to reflect forecast. Something our federal goverment ought to try. I couldn't agree more with your statement about "learning from it"

BackToBasics| 1.28.11 @ 12:36AM

From your post - " But shouldn't we also be trying to agree on how we got here - not who's responsible, but how we got here - so we can learn from it?"

That would be fine with me but to do so would involve talking about too many entitlemets and government agencies that lead to too much spending.

"so we can learn deom it" - means shrinking the size of government. Do you really think the Democrats and RINO Republicans will want this kind of debate?

BackToBasics| 1.28.11 @ 12:37AM

Mistyped - so we can learn from it

Adele in Texas| 1.27.11 @ 2:39PM

"Well, jharp. Why don't you make yourself productive and tell us who's doing it right?"

President Obama.
Wrong. He is in so far over his head, it's embarrassing. The man is floundering and showing signs that he knows it only too well.

"Who in Texas is demanding federal tax dollars?"

Governor Perry

Not true. Governor Perry has turned down federal dollars. He HAS requested that the federal government shoulder its constitutional responsibility - securing our border. He needs to demand it.

"How close are they to bankruptcy?"

Not close at all.

You're right about that. We're not close to bankruptcy because Texas balances its budget even if it hurts.

"What should people on this forum be saying instead?"

They should be thanking President Obama for rescuing our economy from a complete meltdown.

In the name of all that's holy, are you totally daft? Barack Hussein Obama has not had one single economically sound thought or taken one single economically sound move since taking office. We should be waiving bye bye to him as we try to determine the best method of erasing the stain - the blot that he's left on our nation's economy and the Constitution. He has NOT rescued our economy; far from it, he has almost singlehandedly and quite literally put the economic future of America in jeopardy.

Deborah| 1.27.11 @ 1:25PM

Michael Williams is a sterling candidate, and so is Ted Cruz. I wish we could send them both---what a great tag team they'd make!

Charles Martel| 1.29.11 @ 11:15PM

Well, Cornyn's seat comes up again in the following election. Let's see how he behaves and whether he'll be needing replacing.

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LMajito| 1.27.11 @ 1:36PM

i live in texas, and the next senator from the lonestar Michael Williams got mine, my wife's, brother and his wife's vote.

the only way to shake this nation into the right path is to fill those seats in dc with guys like this cowboy wearing fellow...btw i too wear cowboy boots...strange sight around here nowadays...

Jamie Shafer| 1.27.11 @ 1:44PM

Michael Williams - I like the sound of him and will repair forthwith to YouTube. Yesterday I found another candidate for high office (President!), Herman Cain from Georgia. Listen to him on YouTube too. And to complete the trifecta, we have Col. Alan West from Florida now representing the 22nd District in the House. He is also to be found on YouTube.

Thanks to YouTube we can all become truly acquainted with previously unknown and deserving candidates for higher office.

Bring them on!

BackToBasics| 1.28.11 @ 12:50AM

Its nice to hear some repubs who can eloquently and persuasively argue for the conservative cause. Please, no more Geo. W. Bush-type speakers who was more RINO than conservative anyway. And is Palin cannot find her voice in the next 16-18 months, I include her too in the weaker-than-needed oratorical skillscategory for the repub candidate form 2012. Sorry, nothing against her personally but we need a serious candidate or we are finished as a cohesive, productive nation after the next major crisis gets the USA snowball rolling down Everest.

BackToBasics| 1.28.11 @ 12:52AM

typos - if Palin

for 2012

BackToBasics| 1.28.11 @ 1:03AM

And when I watched Williams it was nice to see the genuine smile on his face. Contrast that to the condescending sneer of Obam when he is trying to speak about his leftist policy. And when he is not sneering, he looks afraid and his face is semi-frozen. I quickly tired of Bush's poor speaking skills but Obam's heavy-handedness in his speaking is even more egregious in a political sense.

Oli| 1.27.11 @ 1:56PM

Ron Paul will likely end up endorsing Williams and that will be the clincher for him.

jharp| 1.27.11 @ 2:37PM

jon| 1.27.11 @ 2:02PM

"Just President Obama? No one else?"

I'd also include Speaker Pelosi and Senator Reid. Without both of their heroic efforts our health care system would still be stuck in the dark ages and folks who get sick would be denied access to health insurance and care.

"Isn't he(Perry) the same guy who wanted to secede?"

Yes.

"If they're not close to bankruptcy, what fiscal irresponsibility are you talking about"

The small matter of spending $25 BILLION more than they are taking in.

"But shouldn't we also be trying to agree on how we got here - not who's responsible, but how we got here - so we can learn from it?"

Impossible with the teabagging morons shouting from every street corner that government spending is the cause of all of our problems. Except of course, the $3 trillion we borrowed to bomb Iraq into the stone age and slaughter it's citizens.

That $3 trillion has nothing to do with our mountain of debt according to you idiots.

jon | 1.27.11 @ 2:55PM

I'm trying to ask you questions that allow you to make your point while others have at you.

You've called me stupid (indirectly, I realize, and now a "teabagging moron" directly - which is untrue because I am neither a Tea Party member or a moron).

I tried, man, but you couldn't keep it together to have a productive dialogue.

Unless your next post is something like "I apologize for the name calling, I get really passionate about this stuff and sometimes it gets the best of me," I'm done.

W| 1.27.11 @ 3:59PM

Do not waste your time with harp, he is here only to disturb, the skunk at the picnic, he has nothing to say.

jharp| 1.27.11 @ 2:49PM

Adele in Texas| 1.27.11 @ 2:39PM

"Barack Hussein Obama has not had one single economically sound thought or taken one single economically sound move since taking office."

So cutting taxes for 95% of us is bad economics?

And no, I'm not talking about extending the Bush tax cuts. I'm talking about the "Making Work Pay Tax Cuts" that benefited 95% of us.

God you people are stupid.

jon | 1.27.11 @ 2:59PM

Yes, he missed the most critical 5%.

You know, trying to teach people something by calling them stupid is, inherently, stupid (for lack of a better word).

I'm guessing those around you learn a lot from you thanks to your teaching style.

Steve A| 1.27.11 @ 3:00PM

jharp, Wow, what a persuasive argument you make. You have finally convinced me of the folly of my belief in conservative principle. I am now prepared to shed all rational thought & come join you on Fantasy Island. I think I can see Tattoo.....

George S| 1.27.11 @ 4:30PM

Cutting taxes is not economics (good or bad), it is fiscal policy that targets behavior. Do what government likes, get a reward; don't do it, get punished.

Also you are wrong (I know, hard to believe...) about the Making Work Pay thing. It is not a tax cut but a tax credit. I'm sure you know the difference, but for the benefit of the stupid a tax credit is paid out even if you have no tax liability. It is a welfare check, which means the 95% includes who benefit include those who do not pay taxes. Why not just mail people a check, like Bush did with his version of stimulus? That surely didn't work (another failed Bush policy?) and it wasn't because the checks were not big enough.

Welfare checks are bad economic policy. Tax cuts -- only for those who pay taxes -- is the best fiscal policy because the money the rich guys save can mean the difference between a job or unemployment. That is why we are one paycheck away from unemployment -- because the rich guy who owns the business has to pay higher taxes. He has no choice, it's the IRS or your job. Guess who wins?

jharp| 1.27.11 @ 4:52PM

"It is not a tax cut but a tax credit. I'm sure you know the difference, but for the benefit of the stupid a tax credit is paid out even if you have no tax liability. "

You are a moron. And lie.

You cannot get a tax credit if you paid no tax.

And tax credits are tax cuts.

Let's try a little wingnut logic.

Earn $4,000 under Bush pay $400 in tax.

Earn $4,000 under Obama pay $0 in tax due to a $400 tax credit.

But according to you nitwits this is not a tax cut.

God you people are stupid.

Skinner| 1.27.11 @ 5:21PM

You, jharp, are a useful idiot.

The The Three Stooges didn't cut anyone's taxes. All they did was play three card monte.

Payroll withholding may have decreased, but the tax rates stayed the same. What that means for all us stupid people, is NO TAX CUT. Period.

My Federal withholding actually went up, and I'm not even one of the "evil rich". I was lucky to gross 60k. So much for "The One"'s promise on no tax increase if you make less than 250k.
For us stupid people, that's call a lie.

jharp| 1.27.11 @ 5:49PM

The "Making Work Pay" tax cuts benefited 95% of us.

A $400 credit for individuals and $800 for couples.

And you are an idiot. You can have your withholding changed to whatever you damn well please.

It has no effect, zero, none, nada, zilch, on the amount of tax you pay.

You people are unbelievable stupid.

Again.

Earn $4,000 under Bush, pay $400 in taxes.

Earn $4,000 under Obama, pay $0 in taxes due to the "Making Work Pay" tax credits.

And you blithering idiots think this isn't a tax cut?

God help us.

Adele in Texas| 1.27.11 @ 2:54PM

jharp apparently is a troll who hears something from totally impeachable sources such as Keith Olbermann or The Daily Dose, sorry.... Kos and accepts it as gospel. S/he is also the type, much like my dog, that needs attention and it matters not whether it's positive attention or negative attention as long as s/he's getting it. So, this is the last response from me to jharp's "Look at me! Look at me!" since s/he wants to discuss everything BUT the topic of this piece.

You want to denigrate Texas and run Governor Perry down and try to build up your little puppet Obama. Okay. I don't think you're going to have much impact one way or the other, but I have an aversion to malarky passed off as fact. So, let's get something straight - Rick Perry said he could understand the frustration of some people who would like to secede. But, he NEVER in any way, shape or form said he wants Texas to secede. And, furthermore, jharp, you have ingested an awful lot of disinformation about the benefits of Obama socialism, the fiscal instability of Texas and our economy, which might account for your constipated liberalism and discomfort.

jharp| 1.27.11 @ 3:13PM

Hmmm.

So I guess the Obama tax cuts were OK with you, contrary to your idiotic post.

And Obama Socialism?

You are an idiot and obviously don't even know what the term means. Hint. Private insurance and private care providers are not socialism.

God you people are stupid.

jon | 1.27.11 @ 3:15PM

It's a funny thing about stupid people, jharp...

They're usually too dumb to know how stupid they are.

And they're usually the first to use the word against another.

Think about that for a minute.

jharp| 1.27.11 @ 3:32PM

"It's a funny thing about stupid people, jharp...

They're usually too dumb to know how stupid they are."

Bingo. And they are easy to recognize. Watch for some of these terms.

Obama is "fill in the blank"

A socialist, Marxist, Communist, Muslim, Kenyan, tax raiser, hates America, a racist, pals with terrorists, is trying to destroy America,... ....

jon | 1.27.11 @ 3:51PM

Um, I was referring to you, jharp.

You kinda proved my point a bit...

Jay Dee| 1.29.11 @ 7:42PM

You forgot to end with "God you people are stupid".

Charles Martel| 1.29.11 @ 11:23PM

He did, however, manage to accurately describe the Dear Leader.

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jon | 1.27.11 @ 3:18PM

jharp, you obviously have no understanding of conservatism.

Might I recommend the book Gut Feeling to you.

You can read excerpts at gutfeelingbook [dot] com. It really does pain me that you just throw the word "stupid" at everyone with little regard.

I'm afraid Adele is probably correct about your need for attention. I tried to give you a forum with thoughtful questions and you insulted me.

Maybe you can read a book like that with an open mind and at least understand the conservative perspective.

jharp| 1.27.11 @ 3:35PM

"jharp, you obviously have no understanding of conservatism."

Yes, I do.

Conservatives fought against going to war against England, and fought against the abolition of slavery, and fought against women being allowed to vote, and fought against the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

And are fighting today to treat deny equal rights because of sexual orientation.

Conservations. Wrong on everything since 1776.

flyman8| 1.27.11 @ 3:40PM

No you do not understand conservatism. No you really don't get it.
You really need to examine your own motives and perceptions.

Adele in Texas| 1.27.11 @ 3:49PM

http://www.nbra.info/

Shhh, apparently it's a huge secret! ;-)

jon | 1.27.11 @ 3:48PM

And this, my friends, is how people come to have little understanding of conservatism. Here are some facts on racism in America:

(Sorry for the length, but I think this is important)

- Democrats fought to expand slavery while Republicans fought to end it.
- Democrats passed those discriminatory Black Codes and Jim Crow laws.
- Democrats fought against anti-lynching laws.
- Democrats fought to keep blacks in slavery and away from the polls, and they started the Ku Klux Klan, as a political organization, to terrorize prominent black AND white Republicans.
- Democrat Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, is well known for having been a “Keagle” in the Ku Klux Klan.
- Democrat Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, personally filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for 14 straight hours to keep it from passage.
- Democrats passed the Repeal Act of 1894 that overturned civil right laws enacted by Republicans.
- Democrats declared that they would rather vote for a “yellow dog” than vote for a Republican, because the Republican Party was known as the party for blacks.
- Democrat President Woodrow Wilson, reintroduced segregation throughout the federal government immediately upon taking office in 1913.
- Democrat President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first appointment to the Supreme Court was a life member of the Ku Klux Klan, Sen. Hugo Black, Democrat of Alabama.
- Democrat President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s choice for vice president in 1944 was Harry Truman, who had joined the Ku Klux Klan in Kansas City in 1922.
- Democrat President Franklin D. Roosevelt resisted Republican efforts to pass a federal law against lynching.
- Democrat President Franklin D. Roosevelt opposed integration of the armed forces.
- Democrat Senators Sam Ervin, Albert Gore, Sr. and Robert Byrd were the chief opponents of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
- 82% of Republicans voted for the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Only 64% of Democrats voted for it.
- Democrat public safety commissioner Eugene “Bull” Connor, in Birmingham, Ala., unleashed vicious dogs and turned fire hoses on black civil rights demonstrators.
- Democrats were who Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the other protestors were fighting.
- Democrat Georgia Governor Lester Maddox “brandished an ax hammer to prevent blacks from patronizing his restaurant.
- Democrat Governor George Wallace stood in front of the Alabama schoolhouse in 1963, declaring there would be segregation forever.
- Democrat Arkansas Governor Faubus tried to prevent desegregation of Little Rock public schools.
- Democrat Senator John F. Kennedy voted against the 1957 Civil rights Act.
- Democrat President John F. Kennedy opposed the 1963 March on Washington by Dr. King.
- Democrat President John F. Kennedy, had Dr. King wiretapped and investigated by the FBI.
- Democrat President Bill Clinton’s mentor was U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright, an Arkansas Democrat and a supporter of racial segregation.
- Democrat President Bill Clinton interned for J. William Fulbright in 1966-67.
- Democrat Senator J. William Fulbright signed the Southern Manifesto opposing the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education decision.
- Democrat Senator J. William Fulbright joined with the Dixiecrats in filibustering the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1964.
- Democrat Senator J. William Fulbright voted against the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
- In 2006, there were only five black Democrats in the House representing majority white districts.
- President Bush appointed the first black Secretary of State - Colin Powell.
- President Bush appointed the first black woman ever to be Secretary of State - Condoleezza Rice.
- Rush Limbaugh’s first choice to fill in for him on his radio show is black commentator Walt Williams.
- Rush Limbaugh’s call screener, and possibly most important employee, James Golden (referred to as “Bo Snerdley”) is black.
- Democrats threw Oreo cookies at U.S. Senate candidate Michael Steele.
- The Tea Party elected more minority candidates - many historic
firsts - in 2010 than Democrats by a near 8:1 margin.

Adele in Texas| 1.27.11 @ 3:53PM

jon, jon, jon! Be careful! You're muddyin' up those waters with truth and fact! *smiling*

jon | 1.27.11 @ 3:54PM

To be clear, racism is an individual thing. There are racist liberals AND conservatives. But as an organized movement, racism has historically belonged to Democrats.

jharp| 1.27.11 @ 4:02PM

God you people are stupid.

Conservatives! Jackass. I made no mention of Democrats nor Republicans.

I suppose you;re next going to tell me the Dixiecrats were liberals.

Lord, please help us with these idiots.

jon | 1.27.11 @ 4:11PM

jharp. I will buy you a copy of the book. You REALLY need to read it.

There's too much to cover here, and I'm sure this now way off-topic thread is getting old for all.

Gut Feeling: Why Your First Instinct Is Always Right. It's on Amazon.

It's about CONSERVATISM. Conservatives are for equal rights and always have been. Liberals call out everyone by their group association - which is inherently not about all people being equal.

Please. stop calling names. Or please explain your motivation behind the name calling. I'd love to know what you're hoping to accomplish.

So you're suggesting that Democrats were conservatives and Republicans were liberals back in the day? And then at some magic point they switched?

I realize Republicans and conservatives aren't necessarily the same, but my goodness.

jharp| 1.27.11 @ 4:22PM

"So you're suggesting that Democrats were conservatives and Republicans were liberals back in the day?"

Yes, that is exactly the case.

And you again confirm your ignorance in not knowing that.

Strom Thurmund was a liberal, right?

God you people are stupid.

Clint| 1.27.11 @ 8:00PM

Democrat Senators organized the record Senate filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Included among the organizers were several prominent and well known liberal Democrat standard bearers including:
- Robert Byrd, senator from West Virginia
- J. William Fulbright, Arkansas senator and political mentor of Bill Clinton
- Albert Gore Sr., Tennessee senator, father and political mentor of Al Gore. Gore Jr. has been known to lie about his father's opposition to the Civil Rights Act.
- Sam Ervin, North Carolina senator of Watergate hearings fame
- Richard Russell, famed Georgia senator and later President Pro Tempore

The complete list of the 21 Democrats who opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 includes Senators:

- Hill and Sparkman of Alabama
- Fulbright and McClellan of Arkansas
- Holland and Smathers of Florida
- Russell and Talmadge of Georgia
- Ellender and Long of Louisiana
- Eastland and Stennis of Mississippi
- Ervin and Jordan of North Carolina
- Johnston and Thurmond of South Carolina
- Gore Sr. and Walters of Tennessee
- H. Byrd and Robertson of Virginia
- R. Byrd of West Virginia

DRed| 1.27.11 @ 9:47PM

Yes. Notice they're all from former confederate states (except Byrd)? Guess which way the one Republican Senator in the south voted? The Northern and Western Republicans who voted for the act are what you today would call RINO-CINOs, Clint*. In any event, that vote wasn't partisan-it was regional. Southerners opposed the act, while the rest of the country (broadly speaking) was for it.

DRed| 1.27.11 @ 4:53PM

Jon,

The idea that conservatives are for equal rights and always have been is only true if you start by defining a conservative as one who is for equal rights. Which is not what a conservative has traditionally been understood to be. It's a rhetorical trick.

Brian Cox | 1.27.11 @ 8:54PM

Well done!

BackToBasics| 1.29.11 @ 3:17AM

And yet blacks still vte 91% Democrat. Republicans are terrible communicators from what I've heard over the years.

But also, Dems know how to play into selfish human nature better and minorities seem to want the "free" handouts as they feel entitled to them being "victims" and all.

Blackwatch| 1.27.11 @ 4:12PM

Progressives, have now spent $14,000 billion dollars more than they have receivables to cover and have bankrupted the nation, have contributed to the slaughter of millions world wide with their totalitarian loving ways....and now are getting all worked up that men are not able to marry other men because we are too rigid in our definition of the concept of marriage.

Nice job JHarp--way to prioritize. I'm sure Little Barry the Halfrican American-Kenyan is sooooo proud of you today. You can now go watch American Idol instead.

Adele in Texas| 1.27.11 @ 3:40PM

Yes, it's true, jon - I'm so stupid I even know the difference between a "credit" and a "cut". But, what's even WORSE is that I understand those tax dollars that I'm either paying or being credited is MY money that I EARNED! ;-)

jon | 1.27.11 @ 3:49PM

Woah, woah woah, Adele. I'm on your side. jharp proved my point by not realizing it was he I was referring to about stupid people not knowing how dumb they are.

Adele in Texas | 1.27.11 @ 3:50PM

No worries, jon... I was being totally facetious.

jon | 1.27.11 @ 3:56PM

whew...

I'm just bummed about jharp. I really tried to ask honest, thoughtful and probing questions. All I got was "we're all stupid."

How the hell are we ever going to advance our society if that is the conversation?

Adele in Texas| 1.27.11 @ 4:03PM

I suggest following the same course as Michael Williams course - concentrate on your own lane. Ever hear that old saying, "Never try to teach a pig to sing - it frustrates you and annoys the pig."

In this scenario, jharp is the pig. He can't sing, he won't sing and he is no longer capable of learning how to sing. Once you've made that determination, all you're going to do is frustrate yourself and waste time. Know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em!

jharp| 1.27.11 @ 4:03PM

I'm so stupid I even know the difference between a "credit" and a "cut".

I'll bite. Let's hear it.

I'm "all in" you get it wrong.

jon | 1.27.11 @ 4:19PM

jharp, I've got a joke for you...

A man walks into a room full of people he's never met and declares they're all stupid.

Think of the intelligence of that. (yes, I said "think"... I'm feeling very optimistic today.)

jharp| 1.27.11 @ 4:54PM

I'm so stupid I even know the difference between a "credit" and a "cut".

I'll bite. Let's hear it.

I'm "all in" you get it wrong.

Still waiting. You dumbasses have no idea.

Clint| 1.27.11 @ 8:07PM

"The Tax Foundation estimates that under the Obama plan 63 million Americans, or 44% of all tax filers, would have no income tax liability and most of those would get a check from the IRS each year. The Heritage Foundation's Center for Data Analysis estimates that by 2011, under the Obama plan, an additional 10 million filers would pay zero taxes while cashing checks from the IRS."

jharp| 1.27.11 @ 10:41PM

I'm so stupid I even know the difference between a "credit" and a "cut".

I'll bite. Let's hear it.

I'm "all in" you get it wrong.

"or 44% of all tax filers, would have no income tax liability"

Thank you kindly Clint.

I knew one of you idiots would be able to prove my point.

It makes it special that it's from a teabagging moron who doesn't know the difference between income taxes and payroll taxes.

Good God you people are stupid.

skip| 1.28.11 @ 4:11PM

True or false:

In this land of everyone equal under the law, in 2007, the top 1% of all income tax filers paid more in income taxes than the bottom 95%, while the bottom 50% of all income tax filers paid less than 3% of the total.


True or false:

During an extended back-and-forth here at Am Spec on December 2, 2010 you argued that the idiot liar-in-chief had among other things:
1) cut the deficit by citing the non-partisan CBO;
2) expanded gun rights;
3) grown the economy through the stimulus;
4) froze federal pay;

and then failed to respond to my response that:
1) the claim the CBO is 'non-partisan' is preposterous;
2) the NRA called the idiot liar-in-chief's appointee to head the ATF, which was enthusiastically supported by many pro gun control organizations, "putting an arsonist in charge of the fire department";
3) the economy was such that Russia and China announced that bilateral trade would no longer be in U.S. dollars;
4) the OMB stated that the pay freeze would not affect automatic pay raises mandated by statute for virtually any federal employee performing their duties adequately;

in addition, that day you had 26 posts, where you ended each one with statements like 'God you people are stupid', between 1:27pm and 9:27pm, right up until you failed to respond to me.

I repeat, true or false?

Shutting up a stupid liar such as yourself, while admittedly enjoyable , is not difficult, as only a modicum of intelligence and/or honesty is required to do so with ease.

jharp| 1.28.11 @ 10:21PM

I don't know. My memory is not quite that keen. No one's is you dumbshit.

Why don't you say... ...provide links?

God you people are stupid.

skip| 1.31.11 @ 12:54PM

So you are as lazy as you are stupid and a liar.

Big surprise there.

Obviously my memory was that keen.

Giving you the date of December 2, 2010 a little too difficult for you?

Look under the article 'Opposing Obama'.

Readers here, in addition to the deity you continually invoke, are all well aware of what an asswipe you are.

flyman8| 1.27.11 @ 3:36PM

Kudos Mr. Williams,
Our country needs the likes of you and your presence will make a difference somewhere in the mix of things. If I lived in Texas you could certainly have my vote.

Bruce| 1.27.11 @ 4:33PM

People - I BEG of you ... STOP replying to idiots like Brooks or this newest moron jharp! IGNORE them! They are only here to annoy us and distract us. Do what Kos and others of that ilk do and write the editors to ban these dummies!

Adele in Texas| 1.27.11 @ 4:43PM

Excellent advice and I'm with you, Bruce. You'll notice I'm not going back on my word or taking the bait.

Keep reminding everyone not to argue with idiots because they'll only drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. ;-)

Charles Martel| 1.29.11 @ 11:30PM

Worse, they waste your time. That is their primary objective, to distract you from what is important. Scrolling past them is both healthier and more productive.

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Adele in Texas| 1.27.11 @ 4:56PM

More about Michael Williams from the RRC site:

"Michael L. Williams is a commissioner of the Railroad Commission of Texas, the state's oldest regulatory commission. His fellow commissioners elected him as Chairman in December 2010. He previously chaired the Commission from September 1999 to September 2003 and again from July 2007 to February 2009. Williams began his tenure at the Railroad Commission in January 1999 following his appointment by then-Governor George W. Bush to fill a vacant seat. He was then elected statewide in November 2000 to complete the unexpired term. The people of Texas re-elected him to a full six-year term in 2002 and then again in November 2008 to a term expiring in 2014. He is the first African American in Texas history to hold an executive statewide elected post.

Williams serves as Chairman of both the Governor’s Competitiveness Council and the Governor’s Clean Coal Technology Council. He represents the Governor and the Railroad Commission on both the Southern States Energy Board and the Interstate Mining Compact Commission. Williams also serves as the Railroad Commission’s “point person” for the agency’s regulatory reform and technology modernization efforts.

An advocate of alternative energy, Williams’ “Breathe Easy” initiative champions the conversion of Texas public and private fleets, especially school buses, from diesel and gasoline to environmentally cleaner, cheaper and domestically produced natural gas and propane.

The son of public school teachers and the husband of a mechanical engineer, Williams understands the importance of education as a foundation for our future. He is the creator and co-sponsor of the “Williams Future Innovators”, a summer camp for 6th through 12th graders to inspire the next generation of scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians. Williams was an adjunct professor at Texas Southern University in the School of Public Affairs and Texas Wesleyan School of Law. He is a proud alumnus of the University of Southern California, from which he obtained a bachelor’s, a master’s and a law degree.

Williams served for two years as the Honorary State Chairman of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Texas. He also narrates stories for children of all ages, including the visually impaired and those with special needs. His narrations have been featured on the Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind. Williams initiated the Texas response against the tragedy in Darfur. He also has served in a volunteer capacity as the General Counsel of the Republican Party of Texas, the chairman of the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission, on the Board of Directors of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Our Mother of Mercy Catholic School.

Previously, Williams served as general counsel to a Texas high-tech corporation (’97-’99) and “of Counsel” with the law firm of Haynes and Boone, L.L.P. (’93-’96)

Previously, Williams served as general counsel to a Texas high-tech corporation (’97-’99) and “of Counsel” with the law firm of Haynes and Boone, L.L.P. (’93-’96)

In 1990, President George H. W. Bush appointed Williams to be Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education, a position once held by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. President George H. W. Bush previously appointed Williams as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Law Enforcement at the U.S. Department of the Treasury (’89-’90). In that capacity, he had policy oversight responsibility for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, the U.S. Secret Service, the U.S. Customs Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.

Williams also served in the Department of Justice as Special Assistant to Attorney General Richard Thornburgh (’88-’89). In 1988, he was awarded the Attorney General's "Special Achievement Award" for the conviction of six Ku Klux Klan members. Williams served as a prosecutor in the Reagan Justice department (’84-’88). Previously, he was an assistant district attorney in his hometown of Midland, Texas.

He is a member of Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Arlington, Texas. He and his best friend, Donna, celebrate 25 years of marriage."

From all indications, this is a man who not only talks the talk, he really does walk the walk. In my opinion, at the very least, he deserves serious consideration.

AndaO| 1.27.11 @ 6:39PM

I am going to send this man money. Yeah, I know, it will get me spam. But some things are worth it!

Nite| 1.27.11 @ 10:49PM

I lived in Texas until recently and my husband and I voted for Michael Williams are the years there that he ran for elected office. (Husband is a Democrat). Mr. Williams is a good and decent man, who would make a great Senator. Previous posters compared Texas to California. Not likely, California, Illinois, New York are full of corruption and usually show voter fraud at elections. What else is common? They are dead broke and have been run into the ground by unions, and tax and spend Democrats. Texas balances their budget, and have new business coming in all the time. Governor Perry has asked the Federal Government to put troops along the border to secure it and control the violence. Obama and his minions have done nothing.

Nick| 1.27.11 @ 11:34PM

I wish President O'Bama, a.k.a. President Trillion Dollar Deficit (Prez TDD,) would stop raising our taxes, and actually cut some taxes for a change.

Only complete fools believe that Prez TDD has cut any taxes for Americans.

They are the same fools who don't know that it was liberals who fought against going to war against Great Britian and against the civil rights act.

They should not be allowed access to the internet.

Bob in Dallas| 1.28.11 @ 11:32AM

If Michael Williams is a Rudy Giuliani supporter you can count on me working against him! That is as far as you can get from a conservative and everyone better watch out for this 'wolf in sheeps clothing'!

shipley130| 1.29.11 @ 2:58PM

We have not learned out lesson about "gifted orators" yet? I say no to this guy. He is part of big government. See the line about his job as "railroad" commissioner that controls the energy sector. Hmmmm, sounds like a boondoggle.

Charles Martel| 1.29.11 @ 11:35PM

Never even been to Texas, have you? You think Williams expanded his own purview from choo-choos to oil as some sort of personal power-grab?

The Railroad Commission was long ago granted authority over pipelines. The name stuck because... well, the name just stuck. They're about to change that, though, for the benefit of the easily confused, so you're in luck.

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Adidas | 8.11.11 @ 4:35AM

is good

العاب | 4.11.12 @ 3:23PM

Woah, woah woah, Adele. I'm on your side. jharp proved my point by not realizing it was he I was referring to about stupid people not knowing how dumb they are.

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