Is David Dewhurst Goofy — or Goofy Like a Fox?
It’s funny that you can win four statewide elections and still have people think you’re a goofball, in over your head. But maybe Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s fumbles leading to the Texas Senate’s budget vote give the lie to that. Maybe he’s goofy like a fox.
Passing a budget with no Democratic support and with Republicans chafing at the leash might have caused some momentary discomfort in the Senate, but it doesn’t appear to have hurt Dewhurst’s standing with conservative voters. For a guy on the verge of running for higher office, that ...
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Carolyn Moon via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Wait until those conservative voters start having to move Grandma and Crazy Uncle Walter back in with them.
Michael JJ Messer via Texas Tribune on Facebook
This latest decrease in responsible spending and taxation is brought to you by the Koch brothers and their Tea Party.
(Mmmm... This 'prosperity' tastes like despair!)
Bodhisattva
The most charitable interpretation of your analysis is that Dewhurst is a competent electoral politician who knows how to pander to a base he needs if he wants to advance. I dared to hope for a minute that the analysis would touch upon what he was showing leadership in addressing the State's needs. It is when you measure Dewhurst against almost any standard of leadership that the word "goofy" comes to mind.
Wayne Mask
I don't agree with referring to our Lt. Governor as 'goofy.'