Here are some things I wonder about:
1) Why did the evacuations for the fires go so much more smoothly than for Katrina? More people were forced to evacuate this time.
2) Why did the government respond more effectively this time? Was it learning from the mistakes of the past, or was it more effective leadership in [...]

As the concepts of selfishness go, I posit that suicide is the ultimate act of self love and narcissism. There is no act which portrays greater selfishness than suicide. (Ed. Note: I will say that suicide to prevent disclosing state secrets would be outside of the scope of this argument).
Say, for example, that each of [...]

Funny, I don’t normally equate “Due to Expire” with some action that will happen in THREE years…

From President Bush [Link] – [Via] (emphasis added):
Q But I want to tell you — and I hope this doesn’t bother you at all — that in the Islamic world they think that President Bush is an enemy of Islam –
THE PRESIDENT: Sure.
Q — that he wants to destroy their religion, what they believe in. [...]

You have to love Texas: [Source]
In an unusual direct appeal, the EU said Governor Rick Perry should introduce a moratorium on the death penalty and stop the impending 400th execution since Texas resumed capital punishment in 1982.
Our great state’s response:
“The reason our forefathers fought a war 230 years ago was to throw off the yoke [...]