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Texas Class 4A All-District Softball

Texas Class 4A All-District Softball 2011

DISTRICT 1-4A
Co-MVP: Brittany Thorson, Burges, junior and Jade Ambrose, Chapin, senior; Offensive MVP: Alicia Solorzano, Burges, junior; Defensive MVP: Andrea Esparza, Jefferson, freshman and Jessica Ramos, Andress, junior; Newcomer of the Year: Brittany Davis, Austin, junior and Brianna Gonzalez, Chapin, freshman.
First Team
Kayna Mendoza, Burges, junior; Adriana Jaramillo, Burges, sophomore; Kathryn Rivera, Burges, senior; Alexndra Gonzalez, Burges, senior; Brittany Palacio, Burges, sophomore; Jennifer Swiger, Burges, senior; Lydia Urbina, Chapin, senior; Briana Eoff, Chapin, junior; Deborah Lozoya, Chapin, junior; Kaitlin Fifield, Chapin, sophomore; Brittany Martinez, Chapin, sophomore; Emily Diaz, Andress, junior; Emily Ochoa, Andress, junior; Erika Chavira, Jefferson, senior; Hope Carrillo, Jefferson, senior; Yazmin Portillo, Jefferson, senior; Samantha Chavez, Austin, senior; Brittany Villescas, Austin, senior; Abegail Mora, Irvin, junior; Vanessa Martinez, Irvin, senior; Stephanie Rojas, Bowie, senior; Rebecca Solis, El Paso, senior.
Second Team
Zuri Izworski, Chapin, senior; Clari Hernandez, Chapin, junior; Brecca Armendariz, Andress, sophomore; Briana Valdez, Andress, junior; Valerie Luna, Jefferson, freshman; Julie Herrera, Jefferson, senior; Maegen Flores, Austin, senior; Taylor Hradek, Austin, senior; Corina Garcia, Irvin, junior; Desiree Garica, Irvin, junior; Michelle Aguilar, Bowie, sophomore; Emily Pacheco, Bowie, senior; Bianca Nunez, El Paso.

DISTRICT 2-4A
MVP: Natalie Ortiz, Parkland, pitcher; Co-offensive MVP: Marissa Sleek, Del Valle, shortstop and Lauren Wade, Parkland, catcher; Co-defensive MVP: Pam Garcia, Riverside, first base and Samanta Barajas, Parkland, third base.
First Team
Lynette Nicolau, Canutillo, pitcher; Brianna Maldonado, Canutillo, catcher; Juanita Quintana, Parkland, first base; Taylor Gillette, Canutillo, second base; Emecole Arzola, Canutillo, third base; Daniel Acevedo, Canutillo, shortstop; Amanda Trevizo, Riverside, outfield; Camille Vasquez, Parkland, outfield; Ashley Garcia, Del Valle, outfield; Viannette Felix, Parkland, utility; Briana Pallares, Ysleta, utility; Ashley Escobar, Riverside, utility.

Robert Guttman: Texas Two-Step: Is America Ready for President ...

First there was Texan Lyndon Baines Johnson back in the 1960s who became a larger than life accidental president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Then there was George Herbert Walker Bush who made the Lone Star State his residence while building a successful oil business. And, of course, George W. Bush, was a proud Texan who left Austin to run for the White House leaving the door open for his then Lieutenant Governor Rick Perry to take over as governor.

Now, after being in that office for the past decade Governor Perry is approaching the starting gate in the not too distant future to throw his Stetson hat into the ring. Is it too soon after the presidency of George W. Bush for another Texan to try for the White House and win popular support to capture the Oval Office in the 2012 election.

George W. Bush ran in 2000 as a compassionate conservative. After just finishing Governor Perry's book Fed Up! Our Fight To Save America From Washington I would definitely say he is conservative but would not add the term compassionate in the title to describe him.

It is an excellent title for his book as he really does seem genuinely fed up with many things, first and foremost the federal government in Washington, D.C.

After criticizing in detail the federal government and arguing that his goal is to save the people and the states from Washington and most definitely the Supreme Court one wonders why in the world the governor would want to move to the nation's capital if it is so terrible.

He argues for states rights throughout his book and really dislikes the New Deal saying ..."the whole thing was a fraud and simply does not stand up to history."

It seems a bit late in time to blame the New Deal for our problems today but he feels the New Deal has set "the stage for a massive federal government" and that progressive politicians have romanticized FDR and his programs in order to justify more federal government spending even though he feels they were bad for the nation.

Even worse than the New Deal is the Sixteenth Amendment. "This leads me to the great milestone on the road to serfdom: the passage of the Sixteenth Amendment. It gave Congress the authority to levy an income tax on American citizens and absolved the federal government from a previous requirement that any such taxes be returned to states proportionally to their collection. This was the birth of wealth redistribution in the United States.