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Alan says: I am in favor of limiting the governor to two consecutive terms. But blacklisting someone after eight years altogether, regardless of how good or bad they did their job, can needlessly force an effective public official out of public service. Many state governors throughout history have served well over eight years without their constituents regretting it. I would point out that such a system is wholly unworkable in twenty-first century America: we live in the era of the permanent campaign and the 24-hour news cycle. A governor facing re-election every other year would essentially do nothing but fundraise (which is close to what most do anyway even with four-year terms). (November 19th, 2009 at 11:09pm)
Oscar Casares
Features
Christmas in Brownsville
My father, who had grown up on a farm, used to talk about his family’s killing a pig for the tamales, but this was back in the twenties. (December 2005)
Columns | Miscellany
Therapy Room
An exclusive excerpt from writer-at-large Oscar Casares's forthcoming first novel, Amigoland (August 2009)
Indivisible Man
Was January 20 really the dawn of a new and more inclusive age? (February 2009)
Grass Roots
My father was passionate about lawn care. Me? Not so much. (December 2008)
The Waiting Game
I was a server at Pappasito’s for a week. It felt like a lifetime. (October 2007)
Ready For Some Futbol?
Race and racism at the state soccer championship. (November 2006)
Pet Project
My dog, Flaco, sleeps on a bed from Pottery Barn, gets three walks a day, and very nearly had his teeth cleaned for the princely sum of $208. What would my father say? (May 2006)
Tall In the Saddle
My father’s not-so-brief, happy career on horseback. (September 2005)
Se Habla Español
But not without some difficulty—even though I’m a third-generation Mexican American. (June 2005)
In the Year 1974
I still remember the moment I discovered that a world existed outside Brownsville. I’ve been trying to explore it ever since. (March 2005)
