Just what we need, perhaps — another court decision calculated to invite the Democrats to trench warfare with the Republicans.

On the other hand, the U. S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 stamp of approval this week on Indiana’s voter ID law is a rare kind of decision these days: one notable for sanity of outcome and clarity of diction.

Gov. Rick Perry appointed two new members of the Texas Transportation Commission April 30, his former chief of staff, Deirdre Delisi of Austin and William Meadows of Fort Worth, a member of the North Texas Tollway Authority Board.

Hillary Clinton’s ten point victory over Barack Obama in Pennsylvania, a swing state, makes clear what has become increasingly evident in the hotly contested race of the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008 --  Hillary Clinton would be a stronger candidate for the Democrats against the Republican nominee John McCain in the general election than Barack Obama. (That is why it is a little baffling why Republican organizations are running negative ads against Obama when some conservative talk show hosts encourage Republicans to cross over and vote for Hillary in the Democratic primaries).

Speaker Tom Craddick’s decision to appoint Rep. John Otto and Rep. Ken Paxton as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Select Committee on Property Tax Relief and Appraisal Reform respectively was an important victory for homeowners and other property owners concerned about out-of-control property taxes in Texas.