It appears that Donald Trump is backing off his idea to register every Muslim in America.

Under assault from Democrats and Republicans alike, Donald J. Trump on Friday drew back from his call for a mandatory registry of Muslims in the United States, trying to quell one of the ugliest controversies yet in a presidential campaign like few others.

Now if he’ll just back off on all his other hateful ideas,

I do favor registering every ridiculous politician.  They’ll have to wear a big R on their chest.  Oh wait, they already are.

Ya know, Austin is the mecca of Texas liberalism, mainly because … Willie Nelson.

Mayor Steve Adler of Austin is in the unique position of having Governor Greg Abbott live in his city.  That mans he gets a chance to set a great example for the Governor.

When the world thinks of Austin, they think of coming here to have a great time. But they have learned that they will find help here, too, when they need it. When Katrina forced thousands to evacuate New Orleans, we welcomed them with open arms. When children fleeing gang violence in Central America massed on our southern border, many Austin groups rushed to help.

This is what great cities do. This is who we are. And when it comes to resettling Syrian refugees to Austin, this is what I think we should say: welcome.

We are, after all, the friendship state. It would be nice to live up to that.

Thanks to Elizabeth for the heads up.

“There’s room for everyone in America,” says Willie.

Give yourself a treat and listen to the true voice of Texas.

Thanks to Bubba for the reminder.

You’ve heard me talk about our Texas Agriculture Commissioner many times.  He’s put all his buddies on state payroll as hires for jobs they are unqualified for and dumbed down an otherwise exceptionally ignorant office.

He posted a Facebook picture espousing that we “Nuke the Muslim World!”

He tried to make guns and ammo tax free during the back-to-school weekend.

Announced that Mexicans were invading Texas.

What it boils down to is that Miller is scared crapless of anything that ain’t white.  You know, like that hat he probably stole.

Today he has a new Facebook post.  Click the little one to see the big one.

He compares the victimized people of Syria to rattlesnakes.

There’s little children in that picture. The other picture is the Republican National Convention.

Miller claims to be an elder in The Cowboy Church, which is an offshoot of the Southern Baptist Convention.  ‘Nuff said.

I wanna say two things.

Number One: If you gave my 90 pound grandma a rake and hoe, she’d take care of the rattlesnakes in about 15 minutes.  And she’d make you a belt.  So I guess I’m wondering why this big sissy boy is so damn terrified of families with children.  Admittedly, he might should be afraid of the grandmas because they might have a hoe and not be able to tell him apart from a knot of snakes.

Number two: Sid, screw you, the horse you rode in on, and your deep fryer.

Thanks to Shirley for the heads up.

Okay, if you’re ever in North Carolina and some guy tells you that he has homemade whiskey or a homemade firing range, leave.

Officials said three people were shooting at a homemade shooting range when one of them reached for his gun. The trigger, they said, caught something and the victim was shot in the chest.

The injured person was flown to a Charlotte hospital with serious injuries. His name was not released.

My trigger caught something is the polite way of saying, “I shot you.”

Y’all, Ben Carson isn’t real sure about them yankee fellas and has tried to move them to Canada.

His campaign tweeted a United States map with the states refusing Syrian refugees colored in red.  Ben said he “stands with” with Governors who are refusing refugees.

Then he re-arranged the states.

Yeah, he changed the map of the United States.

Does he know something we don’t know?  Or does he just know nothing at all?

If you live in Maine, you might want to make sure you still do.