Sam Gibbons: “I am told in Texas they have a saying that means ``All talk but no action.'' In classic Texan, they say, ``Big hat, no…”

“I am told in Texas they have a saying that means ``All talk but no action.'' In classic Texan, they say, ``Big hat, no cattle.'' To me that means there is not much behind the rhetoric. Mr. Speaker, I am from the great State of Nevada, but I am pretty sure that the people of Texas are talking about the Democrats when they talk about taxes. Sure, they are all for them, they say, but when it comes to giving the middle-class families some real tax relief, all of a sudden the middle-class tax cuts get magically transformed into tax cuts for the wealthy. Middle-class taxpayers in my district are starting to scratch their heads when they hear that some people in Washington think they should not get tax relief because suddenly they are the rich. I think I understand what so many of them start questioning, whether some of the people who claim to be for middle-class tax cuts are really sincere. Big hat, no cattle. I think Texans are onto something here.”