Still on the Cape taking care of my 92 year old dad. Will return to the Texas to resume my run for Congress in early April. Received a survey request in the mail from some right to work group that hates unions. People forget the unions created the middle class in this country, with the help of socially minded corporations. Any of those still around? If you work for a company where a union negotiates contract including salary and benefits then I don't think its unreasonable that you should have to join that union. Otherwise you are just piggybacking off their efforts, contributing nothing yourself. Why do some people think this is unreasonable?

So the Air Force plans to move all 8 C130s from the Joint Reserve base in Fort Worth to Great Falls Montana. Governor good hair is protesting the move. I support the governor in his efforts (wow, it's hard for me today that). The Star Telegram also said that the Texas congressional delegation is also protesting the move. How could it be more profitable to move these planes to the middle of nowhere? Kay Granger has not commented, but I would hope that she is working behind the scenes to keep those planes.  I would be, but I would also be keeping my constituents informed. There is not enough information coming out of Congress to the people of this country.

Glad to see that under the new redistricting plan (still a work in progress) that Senator Wendy Davis will retain her district in tact, an obvious recognition by the Republicans that their attempt to redraw districts so only Republicans can get elected is an absurdity.

I just read that the House will vote next week on a  republican bill that would allow ANY employer on their health plans to deny birth control coverage to their employees. In what world is this a good idea? Will Kay Granger support this bill? Bet she does.

Texas Rep Joe Barton wants to move minorities out of his district and move them into Rep Bernice Johnson's district in Dallas. What is that about? Rep Joe might say that would give minorities more of a voice. My question is how would moving them to Dallas give them more of a voice? It seems that it would give minorities more of a voice by moving more blacks and hispanics into his district to make a real race possible. If I'm elected to the House I would work to make more districts evenly matched politically to insure real races in every district rather than protecting career politicians like Joe B and Kay Granger.

Republican obstructionism has already begun. No surprise there. The President announces a new budget that will begin to decrease the deficit, but republicans are already telling us it doomed to failure. It's ironic that the President has a plan to move the country forward, the republicans vote against it, and then blame the President when the country doesn't move forward. President Obama deserves the chance to put his program into place to see if it works. That's why we need to vote out these republicans in November. They want to go back to the same garbage policies that got us into this mess in the first place.

I'm Dave Robinson and I'm running for Congressional District 12 in Texas currently held by Republican Kay Granger. Kay has shown herself to be an enemy of the middle class voting lockstep with the Republicans in the House to do everything she can to prevent the Obama administration from enacting legislation designed to promote and provide middle class jobs.  I'm running against her to give the voters in District 12 a choice between the same old failed policies that got us into this economic mess and the new, positive direction of the Obama administration. Any questions, ask. Right now I'm in Massachusetts helping my 92 year old dad make it from one day to the next. I hope to be back in Texas by the primaries, but cannot say for sure at this point. Family comes first. What I do need is money to keep my campaign going. If you support the Obama administration and abhor the obstructionist policies of the Republicans in Congress. Please visit my website and contribute to my campaign. www.daverobinsonforcongress.org