I’m sorry I haven’t been making more post lately, but I’m going to try and redeem myself by doing a TBF. Next week you should see more post too. Anyways, this week we are highlighting David Bellow’s blog, Texas Conservative News. His most recent post analyzes Gov. Perry’s controversial “War on Religion” TV ad. So how will it play with voters? You can find out by reading below…

New Perry TV Ad: I’ll End Obama’s War on Religion (Video)

Texas Governor Rick Perry has a new ad that will be hitting the airwaves in Iowa. The ad is titled “Strong.” This ad goes on the attack against President Obama. It is one of the most aggressive ads of the Presidential Primary Election.

Rick Perry has a very clear message in ad: “I’ll End Obama’s War on Religion and I’ll Fight against Liberal Attacks on our Religious Heritage”

You can finish reading the rest of his post by clicking here.

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I recently had the privileged to spend a couple of hours with Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett this week. He is up for his second term for the Texas Supreme Court and has done exactly what strict constructionist judges are supposed to do. And that is to enact justice, uphold the constitution and protect our liberties. But why believe me when you can believe conservative columnist George Will. That is one of the reasons why I’m excited to highlight the blog post Texas Judge Provides Judicial Road Map to Overrule Obamacare from The Right Side of Austin for this week’s Texas Blog Friday.

Texas Judge Provides Judicial Roadmap to Overrule Obamacare

Texas is blessed to have legal scholars like Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett. Justice Willett was lauded by conservative columnist George F. Will for providing the judicial roadmap for overrulling Obamacare and for being an “engaged” Judge.

An “engaged” Judge like Willett is much different than an “activist” Judge like so many Judges on the left that have let laws like Obamacare stand. What is the difference between an engaged Judge like Willett and an activist Judge?  I will let George Will take it from here…

You can read Jon McClellan’s full post by clicking here.

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I’m excited to highlight Michele Samuelson’s blog, Blue Dot Blues, for this week’s Texas Blog Friday. I’ve known Michele for a little less than a decade and can tell you she is a great representative for conservatives. Her blog post covers the hot topic of school funding and how school districts are handling their current budget woes.

Making a point to help schoolkids in Houston

If we listen to the keening cries of educrats and liberals everywhere, we would be convinced that kids in Texas are going to school shoeless, likely to contract polio because they didn’t get their shots, and will have to write their lessons with blood because they don’t have pencils.  The news coming out of Houston from last weekend is certainly being spun that way – but the truth is much different.

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This week we are excited to highlight David Jennings’ blog, Big Jolly Politics. He had the opportunity to visit with freshman state Rep. Raul Torres and talk about a variety of subjects like his election, first legislative session, and his mission to cut waste. What makes Rep. Torres next election interesting is that he was redistricted into another freshman representatives district. Enjoy!

Texas State Rep. Raul Torres – A Mission to Cut Waste

I had the opportunity to sit down with freshman State Rep. Raul Torres (R-33) yesterday as he passed through Houston and talk about a variety of subjects. It was my first meeting with Rep. Torres and I came away impressed with his energy and positive message for Texas Republicans – both of those traits are lacking in the Harris County Republican Party. In my opinion, of course.

On his election

Rep. Torres first ran for the District 33 seat in 2008, losing to the incumbent, Rep. Solomon Ortiz Jr., 59-36 (a Libertarian rec’d 5%) with a total of 41,635 people voting. In 2010, he defeated Rep. Ortiz Jr., 52.5 – 47.5, with a total turnout of 23,805.

I asked Rep. Torres what he attributed the 17 point swing to and he noted two things. First the obvious, the Obama voters weren’t motivated and didn’t turn out. Second and in his mind just as important was the experience he gained in 2008, which resulted in his choosing a better campaign consultant, leading to a better, more organized campaign. The third factor, and the one I’m most interested in, was his willingness to venture into the Democratic strongholds of Nueces County – again, something that Harris County Republicans need to learn.

You can read David’s full post by clicking here.

The Right Side of Austin has joined us in our Texas Blog Friday effort and you can read their #TxBF post here.

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This week’s for Texas Blog Friday we are highlighting Lawrence Person’s BattleSwarm Blog. This week he wrote a post worth highlighting called “Pat Buchanan 1, David Brooks 0” which covers why Republicans need to stand strong and not raise the debt limit. We are less than a month away from America “defaulting” on its debt unless real cuts and prioritization of funds are made so we are in for a big battle.

I am also happy to see that Texas Blog Friday is starting to catch on as we look to promote other conservative blogs in Texas(or anywhere else for that matter). Jonathon McClellan made his first TBF post this week and I hope if you are a blogger that you build on this tradition.

Pat Buchanan 1, David Brooks 0

Since leaving the Reagan Administration, Patrick Buchanan has been, at best, an erratic conservative, on any number of issues (Israel, Iraq, Free Trade, etc.), flogging a philosophy (“paleoconservatism”) that failed to catch on with any but a tiny fringe, and carried out political adventures ill-advised at best and amazingly stupid a good portion of the time. (I mean, why would you even want to take over the Reform Party? That’s like stealing a half-chewed bone from a blind dog; even if you succeed, you’ve disgraced yourself for a worthless prize.)

You can read the full post about the battle over the debt limit by clicking here.

After a two week hiatus Texas Blog Friday is finally back! If you are new, each Friday we highlight and promote a noteworthy post from a Texas blogger. We decided to start doing this not only as a goodwill gesture, but to help unify conservative blogs around Texas. This week we are highlighting Sharon Roberts’ blog, Texasfor56, and her two part post, Fascinating Presidential Candidates Speak at Minnesota Conference. I had the pleasure of meeting Sharon at the national RightOnline Conference this past weekend and can tell you she is doing great work with her blog.

Fascinating Presidential Candidates Speak at Minnesota Conference -Part 1

Three of the strongest Presidential contenders spoke at the Rightonline conference in Minnesota sponsored by Americans for Prosperity. The crowd was not disappointed.  Clearly the candidates have moved from the novice stage of campaigning to serious speeches.   The speakers were Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, Former Governor Tim Pawlenty, and Former CEO Herman Cain.  The crowd was not disappointed by the quality offering of information by each candidate.   The differences between the three are becoming more pronounced as they provide detail on their economic growth plans and ideas to get the economic engine pumping again.

In this first article, the focus is on Congresswoman Bachmann.  

Here are a few highlights of the speech:

• 1.7 Trillion dollars is the estimated burden on Americans due to government regulations primarily from the EPA;
• The President promised African Americans and Hispanics hope and change. Instead, they are the hardest hit groups by unemployment. The numbers of people without jobs are 40% for the African Americans and 27% for the Hispanics;
• Obama policies have resulted in the loss of 2.5M jobs;

You can read the full post and part 2 by clicking here.