Happy Thanksgiving!

It's Thanksgiving week, and I'm taking a brief blogging sabbatical. I hope you have a great week spending time with family and counting your blessings. In the mean time, be sure and check out the links I've posted for other political blogs and sites, both Oklahoma-based and national. I've linked plenty of conservative...

Republican Jarrin Jackson to run against Mullin

JARRIN JACKSON ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN FOR CONGRESS OK­2 (November 23, 2015, Oologah, OK­) Today, Jarrin Jackson announced his campaign for the Republican nomination to Congress, Oklahoma District 2. The Rogers County resident will challenge two­-term incumbent Markwayne Mullin. Jackson said, “I'm a combat veteran who...

Music Monday: Simple Gifts

This week's Music Monday is a section from Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring based on the old Shaker song Simple Gifts. Enjoy! ...

SoonerPoll: Trump leads in OK, but Cruz and Rubio surge

SoonerPoll, in conjunction with News 9/News on 6, today released a new Oklahoma presidential primary survey showing significant changes from their last report in September. SoonerPoll/News9/News on 6 Oklahoma Presidential Tracking Poll (PDF link) 389 likely voters registered Republican, conducted Nov. 12th-15th. MoE...

Bobby Jindal drops out of Presidential race

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has ended his presidential campaign. Jindal, arguably the most conservative governor in the country for the past eight years, never really got a chance to break through into the top tier, rarely polling nationally above 1-2%. His main "strength" was in Iowa, where he polled as high as...

Republican John Tyler Hammons announces for SD9

Former Muskogee mayor John Tyler Hammons has thrown his hat in the ring for the GOP nomination in Senate District 9. He joins fellow Republican candidate Dewayne Pemberton, and Democratic candidate Jack Reavis. Reavis has twice run unsuccessfully for House District 14, while Pemberton is making his first run for office. Hammons...

Music Monday: Preacher Tell Me Like It Is

For this week's Music Monday, we've got the Southern Gospel trio 'Greater Vision' singing their song Preacher Tell Me Like It Is. Enjoy! ...

McLain wins SD34 GOP primary

David McLain appears to have pulled out a squeaker in the winner-take-all GOP primary for Senate District 34. With 34 of 35 precincts reporting, McLain received 881 votes (42.11%), John Feary got 823 (39.34%), Mark Williams received 333 (15.92%), and Chuck Daugherty got 55 (2.63%). The general election will be January...

Music Monday: Armed Forces Salute

This week's Music Monday (a little late) is an Armed Forces Salute arrangement that I enjoyed playing with the Tulsa Bible Church Orchestra for several years, typically on Memorial Day, but it fits for Veterans Day as well. Enjoy! ...

Coburn on Cavuto: candidates need to address national debt

Former U.S. Senator Tom Coburn was interviewed yesterday by Fox News host Neil Cavuto, and called for the GOP presidential candidates to address the national debt crisis, and briefly touched on his thoughts on some of the candidates. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.co...

Followng Coburn, Lankford to Release a Gov't Waste Report

Senator Lankford to Release a Government Waste Report This Fall WASHINGTON, DC— Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today announced he will release a federal government waste and solutions report later this fall. Specifically, the report will highlight examples of wasteful or duplicative spending, along with burdensome regulations, but will also offer a policy solution to each of the problems. Lankford’s...

Tuesday's GOP Debate: 8 in primetime, 4 in undercard

The FOX Business Network/Wall Street Journal GOP Debate on Tuesday will be featuring eight candidates in the primetime debate, and four in the undercard debate (aka "the kid's table"). This is the first debate this cycle with candidates being bumped off the main stage (Huckabee and Christie). From FBN: The four polls used...

Music Monday: Amazing Grace

This week's Music Monday is the namesake song from the 2006 movie Amazing Grace. This arrangement comes in the closing scene of the movie -- it's by far my favorite rendition of the timeless hymn. Enjoy! Amazing grace! How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found; Was blind, but now I see. ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my...

Republican Rick West announces for HD3

Rick West Announces Candidacy for Oklahoma House District 3 Heavener, OK, ­Nov. 1, 2015–  Rancher and long-time Le Flore County resident Rick West has announced his candidacy for the Oklahoma House District 3 seat.  West, a Republican, is running for the legislative seat that is being vacated by current State...