President Biden's failed – as Commander-in-Chief no less – to plan for a safe and orderly evacuation backed by a credible & overwhelming threat of force against the Taliban, al Qaeda & ISIS . Instead he's allowed the Taliban to call the shots – even when it comes to evacuating of our nation's own "stranded" citizens. He's embarrassed the United States and allowed the terrorists to impose their will on the greatest nation on earth.

Friendly interviews leave journalists scratching their heads – and Democrat leaders privately groaning. But if you want to really know just how bad things are getting for Joe Biden and the Democrats, new polling from NBC News shows their numbers slipping significantly amid the recent bungling of the Afghanistan retreat – particularly among the all-important "Independent Voter."

"Due to the Biden Administration's inaction on the border crisis, our partnership with local leaders is more important than ever to mitigate illegal border crossings and prevent the smuggling of drugs, weapons and people into Texas," said Gov. Abbott, noting that Operation Lone Star has seen over 4,300 arrests by the Texas Department of Public Safety — including 700+ pounds of cocaine, 127 pounds of fentanyl, over 8,700 pounds of cannabis, and over 260 firearms to date.

"We ask that you provide an update on the status of Special Counsel Durham's inquiry, and that the investigation's report be made available to the public," said Senators Ted Cruz, Marsha Blackburn, Mitch McConnell and 41 of their Republican colleagues, asking Attorney General Merrick Garland to provide an update on the status of the inquiry into the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation – and to ensure that the investigation is seen to completion.

Last Thursday, Texas Attorney General Paxton sued the San Antonio Independent School District and its superintendent for mandating that all district employees receive a COVID-19 shot – in violation of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Executive Order banning public entities from requiring individuals to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Thankfully, Paxton stopped them.

For years, when conservatives have made the obvious point that cutting taxes on savings results in more savings, that cutting taxes on investment results in more investment, or that cutting taxes on work results in more work, liberal progressives ridiculed the idea. But now Democrats have suddenly had a religious conversion, and are insisting dynamic scoring be used to evaluate their huge new spending plans.

There is one fundamental principle every nation on this earth knows – America leaves no one behind. It’s been that way for decades. It’s emblazoned on my soul as a former Marine officer. And yet in the last week, President Biden's taken that principle and thrown it in the trash, emboldening our enemies and angering our allies. There are not enough superlatives to express how damaging and awful this situation is.

Joe Biden & Kamala Harris have dismantled our Southern Border with a speed and precision that can only be described as intentional & purposeful – and it’s far past time for all freedom-loving Americans to recognize it as such. Its a deliberate remaking of our immigration system, and its making the United States less safe by the day. It will only get worse... until voters decide what message to convey to them.

"Front-line health care workers across our state are working tirelessly to keep Texans healthy and safe. The substantial increase of infusion centers will reduce hospitalizations, and the added medical personnel will help treat COVID-19 patients already in hospitals. Hospitalizations can also be prevented by Texans getting the COVID-19 vaccine," said Gov. Greg Abbott, announcing that Texas will deploy additional medical personnel and launch more COVID-19 antibody infusion centers. 

Last week, Texas State Sen. Charles Schwertner and 19 other Texas Senators sent a letter to the letter to Public Utility Commission Chair Peter Lake, as well as Commissioners Will McAdams and Lori Cobos regarding House Bill 4492. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick sent a letter in support of the senators’ position

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after multiple Biden-Harris officials today declined to confirm or clarify plans to ensure the evacuation of every American citizen in Afghanistan

With Texas public schools now restarting for the fall semester, interest in homeschooling is already outpacing the all-time records set by the enormous homeschool increase from 2020. 

Historians aren't actually sure that Nero caused or neglected a fire that consumed much of ancient Rome. Historians, however much they'd like to, won't be able to deny that President Joe Biden bears full responsibility for America's humiliating retreat from Afghanistan, and our neglect of the tens of thousands who aided us and now face torture and death from the Taliban.

"Governor Abbott has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The Governor's been testing daily, and Tuesday was the first positive test result," said Gov. Greg Abbott's Communications Director Mark Miner, after the governor tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. "Governor Abbott is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, is in good health, and currently is experiencing no symptoms."

“The Afghanistan withdrawal has become a geo-political catastrophe, Taliban terrorists have taken over the country in a matter of days, and as we scramble to get our own people out of the U.S. Embassy we're leaving the Afghan people and our partners to be tortured, raped and murdered by Taliban fighters," said Cong. Jodey Arrington yesterday, talking about the collapse and chaos surrounding President Joe Biden's failing withdrawal plan.

"President Biden has created an unmitigated and increasingly chaotic disaster of epic proportions by impulsively pulling U.S. troops from Afghanistan," says Texas Cong. Michael McCaul, the Ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee and the former Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee. Here's what he told Jake Tapper on CNN's "State of the Union".

U.S. Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) released a statement on President Biden’s mishandling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan and the plight of Americans and Afghan allies now trapped there

The answer to the question posed by the title above is “No” – at least not alone, and I suspect Larry Elder would agree. But the hack cliché is that every journey of a 1,000 miles begins with a single step, and dumping California's Governor Gavin "Hairstyle" Newsome in favor of someone who's not a complete buffoon is a necessary first step.