“I’m afraid he will stick his foot in his mouth often enough that we might come to have mixed feelings”
Not when the alternative is Dewhurst. I would have preferred Jerry Patterson, but Patrick has shown courage in the past and will be a vast improvement. Now, who will rid us of that troublesome Speaker, Straus?
“Now, who will rid us of that troublesome Speaker, Straus?”
I think his reign is over as his key House member supporters lost their primary election to other conservatives. I did read this somewhere, maybe in the Austin newspaper.