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Austin American-Statesman In his Jan. 21 commentary slamming Donald Trump, Joe Grady Tuck begs the GOP to return to the principles of Ronald Reagan. We'd suggest Mr. Tuck crack the books and do a little more studying. Ronald Reagan steadfastly supported what he called the Eleventh Commandment: "Thou shalt not speak ill of another Republican.” Reagan understood the importance of this commandment in unifying the party after Goldwater's defeat. He understood that for the GOP to win and govern, it was Democrats who needed to be defeated at the ballot box. Today both parties seek unity, but for ...

In a deeply politically divided United States, the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday, in which he said that 'democracy has prevailed,' rallied Bastrop County residents and political leaders to pin their hopes for unity on the new administration.  “President Biden is and always has been committed to uniting America,” Bastrop County Democratic Party Chair Steve Chamberlain said. “A percentage of the population will never accept him or his policies. That’s unfortunate. However, the vast majority of our people want to return America to a civil society that can have diffe...