By Ashley Bean Thornton I am not personally acquainted with any drag queens, as far as I know.  (If you know differently, please fill me in!) I have never been to a drag show.  I’ve never even watched RuPaul’s Drag Race. I totally do not get the appeal of being a drag queen.  I despise…

By Ashley Bean Thornton I follow my Texas State Rep, Doc Anderson, on Facebook. Most of the posts on his page are non-controversial:  mentions of community events, patriotic pictures, a bit of history here and there, funny animal pics, the occasional Bible verse. Every now and then he posts a political meme poking fun at…

By Ashley Bean Thornton I read a book yesterday called The Breakaways. I did not like it.  I think the main reason I did not like it is that it is about a bunch of junior high girls, and I generally don’t like the whole “junior high” dynamic.  The kids in it are bratty and…

Tim Scott campaign website: Tim Scott for President (votetimscott.com) By Ashley Bean Thornton I have been summarizing the opening campaign speeches from the presidential candidates to see if I can sift out what they actually plan to do.  In this post I summarize Tim Scott’s announcement speech.   Love it or hate it — I…

Ron DeSantis campaign website: Ron DeSantis for President | Ron DeSantis for President By Ashley Bean Thornton I have been summarizing the opening campaign speeches from the presidential candidates to see if I can sift out what they actually plan to do.  In this post I summarize Ron Desantis’ announcement speech.   Love it or…

Joe Biden Campaign website: Joe Biden for President: Official Campaign Website By Ashley Bean Thornton I have been summarizing the opening campaign speeches from the presidential candidates.  President Biden did not really make a speech to launch his campaign.  Instead, he released a campaign ad that doesn’t give very many specifics about his platform.  So…

Nikki Haley campaign website: Home – Nikki Haley for President By Ashley Bean Thornton I’m a little late doing this, but I watched Nikki Haley’s speech announcing her run for president.  I tried to sift out the issues and her proposals.  Love it or hate it — I have tried to stick pretty close to…

By Ashley Bean Thornton (Note: The pronoun “she” is used throughout this post for ease of readability.) Here is the link to the text of Senate Bill 8 (SB 8) as passed by the Texas Senate on May 15, 2023: 88(R) SB 8 – Engrossed version (texas.gov).  The bill is currently pending in the House…

by Ashley Bean Thornton I visited the Texas Capitol the other day.  I’ve been before as a tourist and as part of a group visiting for “Waco Day,” but this was the first time I went with my own agenda.  I am deeply opposed to SB 1515 which would require the Ten Commandments to be…

By Ashley Bean Thornton Senate Bill 1515 has passed in the Texas Senate and is now being considered by the Public Education Committee of the Texas House of Representatives.  This bill seeks to modify the Texas Education code to say, “A public elementary or secondary school shall display in a conspicuous place in each classroom…