House Speaker's Race is Bluffing Game for Now
Did you ever play blind man’s bluff when you were a kid? You stumble around with a blindfold, trying to tag others who use your blindness to hide, rather than ducking under beds or breathing the dust in hall closets.
Running for speaker of the House is like that. None of the candidates will reveal who, if anyone, has pledged to vote for them. That makes it difficult for insiders to work the voters — legislators — and even harder for outsiders who would like to lobby those lawmakers on the race.
The candidates know who many of their friends are ...
Comments (5)
Rick Perrys-Taint
Anybody for Speaker but that religious wacko David Simpson or wacko Gary Nelson.
How can moron Simpson be Speaker when he can barely read a public speech?
Longview deserves that idiot and deserves to be treated harshly in the upcoming legislature for sending that idiot to Austin.
John McIntyre
Franchise Tax Joe Straus has the support of NARAL and Planned Parenthood and the premier website for Lesbians,Gays,Bisexuals,and Transgenders at dallasvoice.com. Senfronia Thomspson and Straus endorse each other on the LGBT website.(google the picture at dallasvoice.com.) Straus admits to accounting gimmicks that would be tax fraud in HOuston at Enron. To get the teacher union/association support Straus promises a 2 Billion return on the cuts last session. Jumbotrons like Carthage chris paddie supports is not educationally needed and a waste of taxpayer money. Social promotion by dumbing down testing will not make America competitive for bringing those overseas jobs back. Character and Honesty and Integrity trumps Straus who was booed in Ft. Worth GOP convention. Grassroots won the day for Ted Cruz and calls are being made to state rep. offices. Pray for John Hammer in that Mexico prison. Merry Christmas and Jesus is Lord! Respectfully;John McIntyre
Joe Deshotel
Don't forget Straus was just a pup when he was elected Speaker. In fact its mostly likely what small group of defecting Republicans chose him in the first place (after realizing that voting for themselves wasn't getting anywhere).
But still, theres no race here...
Most of these members aren't nearly as conservative as their talking points and thats why they need Straus. Furthermore, I believe folks like MQS would still balk at David Simpson, he's conservative but he's got his own drum.
Kenneth Franks
Speaker, Joe Strauss, will continue to be the Speaker of the Texas House, "My prediction." Calling Simpson a moron though is unnecessary. If the area he represents wants someone else, they have another vote in 2014. Red Dirt & Sand, blog.
Jim Baxa
Simpson's religion makes him an honest man. You may disagree with him at times, but you know that he will be fair and do what he thinks is right--not what is good for him.