Welcome to the 2014 mid terms, which begin in earnest today with the Texas primary. Insurgent Tea Party members were hoping for a few upsets - particularly against Senator John Cornyn and long time Rep. Peter Sessions. But Politico is reporting that local pols don't expect Cornyn or Sessions to have much trouble: Tea party activists aren’t fans of Cornyn – they’ve hammered him for supporting the Troubled Asset Relief Program and the debt ceiling increase. And, as the former chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, he took plenty of heat for recruiting candidates conservatives perceived as too moderate. But the tea party crowd has distanced itself from Stockman. In a recent letter, one coalition of tea party leaders told Stockman: “As your campaign rolled into 2014, Texans have witnessed what might be the laziest statewide campaign to date. … We are looking for a bold, courageous leader with integrity — a leader who...(Read Full Post)