If Republicans — the guys running this place, not the everyday Republican at home reading my Substack — really "supported the troops," these things would already be done.

Texas has veterans benefits that actually benefit veterans.

Arkansas. South Carolina. North Carolina. Georgia.

Southern, deep-red states. They found the time to pass these bills. So why the hell hasn't Missouri, with a 20-year supermajority?

That's why I'm running as a Democrat in a red state. They've had 20 years to pull their heads out and get real things done — and they haven't.