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Part 5 - Getting more expensive to put lipstick on a pig

June 26, 2009

Warren Buffett, when talking about the Waxman-Markey cap and trade bill, says simply, “It’s a tax”.

Entities as varied as the National Black Chamber of Commerce, The Brookings Institution and the Heritage Foundation agree cap and trade will reduce national GDP, eliminate jobs and lighten family wallets.
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Part 4 - All cap and trade programs are not created equal.

June 25, 2009

Proponents of Waxman-Markey argue that the CO2 cap and trade bill is similar to the cap and trade program enacted by the Clean Air Act of 1990 (CAA), which reduced the sulfur emissions that cause acid rain.

Not quite. 
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Part 3 - "Cap and Trade" 101

June 24, 2009

Recently, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee began debating the Waxman-Markey cap and trade bill.  The tentacles of the massive 900+ page legislation will reach into every aspect of American life and significantly impact our national economic and energy security.
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Part 2 - The Endangerment Finding

June 23, 2009

Earlier today, Texas submitted comments to EPA’s April 17th “endangerment finding” that six greenhouse gases, including C02, cause or contribute to global warming.  EPA’s finding was the first official action taken by the federal government to regulate carbon dioxide and could lead to regulations for almost anything that emits carbon dioxide – power plants, refineries, cars, hospitals, schools, restaurants, churches and farms.
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Part 1 - Cap and Trade Blog Series

June 22, 2009

Democrats in Congress, joined with the Obama administration, are proceeding along parallel tracks to impose CO2 regulations so sweeping as to become the most expensive and expansive environmental reach of government into the lives of American families, businesses and consumers in history.
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3,000 Twitter Followers: How We Got Here and Where We’re Going

June 10, 2009

By Chris Leonard – Developer, WilliamsForTexas.com
Last week, a man named Jason Spooner from Fort Worth became Michael Williams’ 3,000th follower on the social networking site Twitter. 3,000 isn’t an earth-shattering number, but it is an interesting milestone for this campaign.
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Step up...Sign on...Share This!

June 1, 2009

The Michael Williams for U.S. Senate Committee is quickly putting together an unrivaled network of statewide volunteers.  Have you stepped up and signed on yet?

When you join the Williams statewide network, you are joining thousands of Texans who have put their name down to volunteer their time to help Michael Williams win election to the United States Senate. 

Sign on today.  It only takes a minute. 
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Another conservative blog endorses Michael Williams

May 25, 2009

The conservative blogosphere is beginning to follow in the footsteps of the Texas conservative grass roots: they're supporting Michael Williams for United States Senate.
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#1 Ranked Blog Endorses Michael Williams

May 20, 2009

The Ellis County Observer has endorsed Commissioner Michael Williams.
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We can grow...without compromising.

May 19, 2009

Is growing our Republican Party WITHOUT compromising our conservative principles important to you?
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Hurting, Not Dead, GOP Is Working Up Alternative Ideas

May 15, 2009

With as few as 20 percent of voters identifying themselves as Republicans in major polls, the GOP is in a bad way, for sure. But is it dead? No way.
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Sheriffs Endorse Michael Williams for U.S. Senate

April 20, 2009

Sheriffs from across the State of Texas have endorsed Texas Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams in his run for the United States Senate.  More than one in five Republican sheriffs, from west Texas to east Texas, signed on to join the "Sheriffs for Michael Williams" coalition.

This is an especially meaningful group of endorsements for Commissioner Williams because of where he began his career: the Midland County District Attorney's office working with law enforcement officers.  As Chief Prosecutor, he developed a law and order reputation for aggressive prosecution of criminal cases.
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Michael Williams Announces Statewide Political Leadership

April 13, 2009

The Michael Williams for U.S. Senate Committee is proud to announce our initial list of statewide political leadership.  This list of supporters includes nearly 1,600 political leaders who have signed their name on the line endorsing Michael Williams in his campaign for United States Senate.
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Michael Williams leads Democrats in U.S. Senate poll

March 16, 2009

Commissioner Michael Williams leads both potential Democratic opponents in the latest U.S. Senate poll conducted by the University of Texas Government Department.  This is consistent with the early momentum we are seeing for Commissioner Williams.  And it reinforces what we already knew: Michael is popular among voters and Michael can beat the Democrats and keep this seat in Republican hands.
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“There’s a whole lot of ‘No’ that needs to be said to President Obama.”

March 13, 2009

http://www.TexasRepublicNews.com

In 1999, then-governor George W. Bush surprised some by picking a relatively unknown African-American Republican to fill a job on the Texas Railroad Commission, the highly-powerful body that regulates oil, gas and energy issues for the State of Texas.

Michael Williams has since grown to be one of the more visible Republicans in the Lone Star State, and is now setting his sights on the U.S. Senate, should Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison step down to run for governor.
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Michael Williams signs taxpayer protection pledge

March 9, 2009

This past weekend, Michael Williams stood before the State Republican Executive Committee and signed his name on the bottom line, pledging to protect taxpayers when he represents Texas in the United States Senate.


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Why I’m Running

February 25, 2009

With much encouragement from my fellow Texans, with the support of my wife Donna, and with firm resolve to make the America of tomorrow more prosperous and free than the nation we know today, I am announcing my candidacy for the United States Senate.
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