[Dog Gone]

Actually, many of the platform planks are kooky. We engaged in a lengthy discussion of the Texas Party Platform earlier this year at this forum, and nobody here agreed with all of it.

[deport]

If I remember correctly President Bush then Governor didn't attend the party convention in 1998 when he was running for reelection.

[TheAngryClam]

Oh I know, I've read through it.

Ralph does hit on a good point if you change his rant about "corporatists" to "liberals," as we see all too often in the California GOP, with people like Brooks Firestone, Gerry Parksy, Duf Sundheim, Richard Riordan, and, most likely, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

Actually, many of the platform planks are kooky. We engaged in a lengthy discussion of the Texas Party Platform earlier this year at this forum, and nobody here agreed with all of it.

Nobody, ANYWHERE agrees with it all. Over a ten year period it changes position on several matters, then changes back. We need to cut it's length be about 75% and get to the core of what we believe.

[Bigun]

We engaged in a lengthy discussion of the Texas Party Platform earlier this year at this forum, and nobody here agreed with all of it.

And nobody ever will if we continue to write it in the manner we currently do which I favor BTW.

Does it have flaws? Yes it does as will any such document written from the bottom up, by those who actually participate in the process, as this one is. Frankly, I can think of no better method of doing it but remain open to any and all ideas.

If I were to again run fo office there would certianly be parts that I would heartily endorse and parts I wouldn't talk about much but, overall, it is a FINE piece of work IMHO