Rep. August Pfluger

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

BROUGHT TO YOU BY GOP DERELICTION

While we all wait to see if the power behind the throne is really a 35-year-old woman with questionable motives and access to posting the most objectionable things under the banner of the presidency, do we think there might be a few things we can still agree on as Americans? Can we agree it’s reall

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

THIS BEHAVIOR IS PERVERSE. ON BOTH SIDES. WHERE’S MELANIA?

Is it any wonder the Secret Service is concerned? Trump’s biographer Michael Wolff obtained two letters written by Natalie Harp to Donald Trump while writing his book All or Nothing about Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign. Because this situation goes beyond the pale in terms of rational behavior,

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

ANOTHER BASIC ASSUMPTION DESTROYED…FOOD SAFETY. BEST GET A GARDEN GOING

Will anyone on the GOP side of the aisle ever acknowledge that Donald Trump is the worst dealmaker on the planet? At least when it comes to the care and feeding of the country he’s supposed to work for? The latest and greatest deal is even giving Texas indigestion. He’s decided that to help the A

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

EMPLOYEE QUALITY ACTUALLY MATTERS. TIME FOR A DC JOB REVIEW.

Not much is more infuriating than to hear politicians use we the people as a foundational excuse to do inexcusable things to we the people. These are all things that have been done or will be done in our names… Cut social safety nets to the bone. Price health insurance out of reach to a large por

From a verified voter in Killeen, TX

I urge you to oppose any further oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and support permanent protection for its Coastal Plain. ANWR belongs to all Americans. It should not be handed over to private interests for drilling. Its Coastal Plain sustains caribou, polar bears, migrato

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

IT’S JUST ANOTHER TRAP. IT’S FUN. BUT DOES IT MAKE OUR LIVES BETTER?

Finally something to distract us from war, fiscal suicide, dwindling democracy, generalized discontent of our masses, and the summer heat. Something we can all sink our canines into in mutual titillation…SEX. The president and his young blonde assistant. What’s not to speculate about? And why is t

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

WE THE PEOPLE NEED TO CLEAN OUR HOUSE

Yawn. We the people are bored. Donald Trump is an old rambling deluded out-of-touch grandpa who needs a nap surrounded by the most pedantic, unclever, one-note cast of characters ever to be seen on primetime. But we’ll just keep reading the same ol’ lies,bad snark, inappropriate behavior, lack of l

From a verified voter in Killeen, TX

I am glad CBP paused construction inside Big Bend National Park, but a temporary pause is not enough. The contracts should be canceled, the environmental waivers rescinded, and the plans permanently abandoned—not merely renamed or moved. We need border security, but there are noninvasive ways to pr

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

THE SUMMER VACATION FROM HELL. ARE WE THERE YET?

What a long hot summer. And all the hot air coming from DC doesn’t help anyone’s mood. God help us to survive until November. It’s going to be a bumpy ride. Here are some of the current flies buzzing around our heads… Sailors stuck at sea on the equivalent of Poop Cruise and prez says so what. I

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

REPEAT ALL YOU WANT. LIES ARE LIES AND ALWAYS WILL BE

To quote an online observer… “Windmills don’t cause cancer. Democrats are not communists. Climate change is not a hoax. Immigrants are not vermin. The reflecting pool was not vandalized. We are not winning the war in Iran. The economy is not booming. Vaccines do not cause autism. Ca

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

WE THE PEOPLE ARE TRULY & COMPLETELY SICK OF IT ALL

Who among us is not exhausted from hearing our president say the same false things over and over? Pick a topic, any topic. Iran war. About to be over any day now. With a great deal. The US is in control of everything. And Iran is begging us to stop. Not true. Never true. What is true is that by

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

WHAT ARE HOME STATE TEXANS IN DC DOING ABOUT THE BIG BEND DESTRUCTION?

Protecting nature from greed is an ongoing struggle. Right now the state of Texas, or rather the people of the state of Texas, are in a battle to save the national treasure called Big Bend. Anyone who has ever visited this park will never forget it. Overriding public sentiment the Trump adminis

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

WHERE ARE OUR TEXAS REPS IN DC WHILE BULLDOZERS ROAM BIG BEND?

Texas. This is what the GOP of Donald Trump has done to us. This is where state and federal leadership fealty to party over state has brought us. Bulldozers in Big Bend. No matter how much we protest. No matter how many of us don’t want this. No matter that pristine nature, sacred in a modern worl

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

WHAT NEXT? TERMINATORS?

In case you missed this… On August 10, ICE published a notice that it would spend up to $20M on shock gloves that deliver a painful charge of electricity to subdue individuals. Wired reported that the glove is supposed to subdue someone in three seconds or less and the manufacturer warns that the

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

DIFFERENT DAY DIFFERENT RANT SAME INCOMPETENT CHAOS

They’re heading for the bunker folks. Circling the wagons around the most unpopular president in history. Finally a brag that is true. Trump’s tribe is collapsing to a close personal few. And reporting is showing the character of the Trump administration in times of pressure. Reporting that re

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

DC IS MESSING WITH TEXAS. GET THE BULLDOZERS OUT OF BIG BEND

Question. What do my Texas elected officials think about bulldozers in Big Bend National Park? Where is the Texas swagger that has always said ‘Don’t Mess with Texas’? Where are the Texas politicians that always bellowed about private property rights when the federal government is imminent-domaini

From a verified voter in Killeen, TX

As your constituent, I ask you to demand an immediate halt to border-barrier construction, land clearing, road building, blasting, staging, and permanent lighting throughout the Big Bend region—not merely inside Big Bend National Park. The assurance that a 30-foot wall will not be built inside the

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

THE GOP HAS TURNED FEALTY INTO A POLITICAL DEATH PACT. BUT WHY?

We the people were just given the definition of dereliction of duty by leadership to their constituents and country. At 4:00 a.m. Saturday morning, just before they left for a 5-week recess, Senate Republicans confirmed Acting AG Todd Blanche to the position of Attorney General of the United States

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

WHY ARE MISOGYNISTS & THEIR GOP ENABLERS ALLOWED TO LEAD AMERICA?

Todd Blanche is confirmed as AG. We knew it would happen. No surprise there. The right thing to do falls by the wayside, again, in favor of fealty to political party. Next example to watch for that truism…Max Miller. Credibly accused of spousal abuse, his GOP colleagues in Congress are being relu

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

GOP SENATORS SHOULD OWN TODD BLANCHE. REMEMBER THAT

Best line of the day…”If you’re going to vote to undermine the rule of law, at least spare us the big speech ahead of time.” We’re looking at you Senator Cassidy. With your 6 minute 30 second speech justifying your upcoming vote to give the president’s personal attorney (does anyone still believe h

From a verified voter in Killeen, TX

I demand immediate congressional action to stop all border-wall and border-related construction in Big Bend National Park and throughout the entire greater Big Bend region, including Big Bend Ranch State Park, the Rio Grande corridor, surrounding ranches, and affected communities in Brewster, Presid

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

MONEY IS LIKE KEVLAR. IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH, YOU’RE BULLETPROOF

Uh oh. Mr. Trump might be sorry that he’s brought such focus to his financials with his DOJ’s IRS get-out-of-paying-taxes agreement. Looks like the media might be circling. Russia. Money. Laundering. All that. ‘Follow the money’ isn’t sexy but it sure is illuminating. Banks misbehaving. Not repor

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

THIS IS WHAT THEY REALLY THINK ABOUT EPSTEIN VICTIMS. NOT MUCH

In case anyone needs verification of just how slimy politics is… A number of survivors of Jeffrey Epstein released a statement Tuesday condemning two Republican senators who they say refused to meet with them before caving to Donald Trump’s attorney general pick. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis annou

From a verified voter in Killeen, TX

As contractors continue pouring into Big Bend and communities across South and West Texas, billions of American tax dollars are being spent to destroy American land. This has gone beyond a policy disagreement. It has gone beyond a crisis. It is becoming an irreversible tragedy. Congress has the cons

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

GOP SENATORS ARE GOING TO HIRE A CROOKED COP

It’s very confusing to live in a world where things are promised that never come true. Where language is used to confuse and obfuscate rather than mean anything. Where our elected officials constantly and consistently use the most disingenuous methods known to man to cover their asses. And truly b

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

BLANCHE IS WRONG FOR AG. THE GOP KNOWS IT. AND DOES NOT CARE

Well, wasn’t that much ado about nothing? Todd Blanche has mollified two Republican senators into giving him their votes to move forward his AG nomination. Quel surprise. Blanche wrote a letter to them saying the 1/6 slush fund was dead. Which is what they’ve been saying, but the senators wanted

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

SO TRUE. REFLECTING POOL = TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ANALOGY

In case you missed the Friday night news dump… The DOJ is dismissing criminal charges against the Olympian indicted for vandalizing the Reflecting Pool. Important bit…The filing says that “damage to the Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor, Atlantic

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

REAL MEN DON’T KILL CHILDREN. AND CALL IT NECESSARY

How’s that manly chest-thumping going? Let’s review. The president is “exasperated” that the Iran war is dragging on. And that his advisors can’t agree what to do next. Reportedly, he erupted last week during a meeting with his national security team, shouting expletives at the officials in the ro

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

THE GOP DISCONNECT FROM WE THE PEOPLE IS REAL

Every day brings America the escalating reality of Republicans’ failure and inability to govern. The Senate did manage to adopt a toothless resolution yesterday. It provided that there should be no pardon, commutation, or any other form of clemency for Ghislaine Maxwell. Spoiler. The resolution

From a verified voter in Mason, TX

THE GOP NEEDS TO STOP GETTING A PASS ON HYPOCRISY

Seriously. The GOP behavior that continues to be accepted as normal these days is giving we the people whiplash. Today we read about Dr. Fauci being pilloried for taking the 5th during a senate hearing today. It’s obvious that one of the senator’s only intent was to trap Fauci in the long-time ques