Today, join me for a few political observations.
Ridicule is appropriate for anyone using any form of “meltdown” to describe anything Democrat Wendy Davis did during the Friday night gubernatorial debate. The pejorative word flew when she tried to make a point after Republican Greg Abbott responded to a question from her.
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