we are working hard on getting the web site up and running. Girl is working so hard to get it all ready.
The big news has been that the bill that would have set up legal poker in Texas has gone down in flames. The Governor, Rick Perry, had promised a veto so it was not worth the time of the bill's sponsor to bring to vote to have it vetoed and would die anyway.
Rick Perry is expecting a strong challenge from Kay Bailey Hutchinson in the next election and he is pandering to the extreme right to shore up that support. He is also heavily supported financially by gaming interests in Oklahoma who would take a huge hit to their economy.
Kay will be more likely to let Texans vote to allow poker and other gambling in the great state of Texas. She seems to be more supportive of letting the people decide instead of the type of "nanny state" that many conservatives want to keep in place.
The truth of the matter is that Texas sends millions to Oklahoma in fees, rake, and other gambling that the casinos produce land as a result, since much of the funds that go to the State Education System. Texas is giving those funds away everyday.
The anticipation of the stimulus money that is coming from the federal government to offset the deficits is given as the reason that the Governor and his cronies do not feel compelled to allow the vote. This is very strange since Perry has indicated he is not in favor of accepting this stimulus money and also that he is even not sure Texas should remain as part of the USA.
What a phony guy.....he would like the image as a moral/Christian human being instead of the hard drinking, womanizer that has been rumored for years....wouldn't we love to know the truth????
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