January 9, 2014

Was Christie asked about cutting the funding of the Rutgers professor due to redistricting

A Rutgers professor was the deciding vote on the New Jersey redistricting issue and voted against Christie and the GOP plan. Shortly thereafter, Christie line item vetoed the fund for this professor. I have listened to some of the press conference and I did not hear this mentioned.

January 4, 2014

David Dewhurst (Tx Lt. Gov.) still owes campaign creditors from 2012 race

I personally think that David Dewhurst will lose the GOP primary for Lt. Governor to an idiot named Dan Patrick. Dewhurst has some baggage including the fact that conservatives think he was too easy on Wendy Davis in the filibuster. In addition, Dewhurst still owes over $1 million to campaign creditors from his 2012 race of US Senate against Ted Cruz http://blog.chron.com/texaspolitics/2014/01/dewhurst-gets-home-of-consultant-accused-of-theft/?cmpid=hpts

Meanwhile, the Dewhurst campaign committees apparently still owes approximately $1 million to various consultants and vendors who worked on his 2012 campaign. According to an August story in the Texas Tribune, Dewhurst owed well-known political consultant Dave Carney $36,388, pollster Mike Baselice $50,452 and Jim Bognet $112,885.

Dan Patrick is a tea party idiot but he may well beat Dewhurst in the GOP primary in March. I think that Sen. Leticia Van de Putte can beat Dan Patrick in a general election. Lt. Governor in Texas is actually more powerful than Governor. Wendy Davis can beat Greg Abbott but Leticia Van de Putte will have an easier time defeating Dan Patrick.

January 1, 2014

Judge blocks right wing jerk who pretended to be African American from taking office

Dave Wilson is a right wing nut case who won a seat on the Harris County Community College board by pretending to be an African American. The Harris County Attorney sued Wilson on the grounds that he did not live in the district. Wilson used a commercial warehouse as his home address for this race. Wilson's wife is registered to vote at their home which is outside the district. A judge blocked Wilson from being sworn in today. http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Judge-stops-college-trustee-from-taking-office-in-5105569.php?t=2fb9672f7d. The fact that Wilson is a true jerk may play a role in this litigation.