GOP Leader Won't Seek Re-Election [TX Speaker Straus]

The Wall Street Journal ^ | 10/26/17 | Dan Frosch

[JeepersFreepers]

In a move sending shock waves through Texas politics, House Speaker Joe Straus . . . said he wouldn’t seek re-election.

Mr. Straus was seen as a moderate bulwark against the Tea Party and hard-line wings of the Texas GOP, and his surprise decision Wednesday came after a bitter legislative session during which he was often at odds with a more socially conservative legislative bloc.

Mr. Straus helped defeat a push by social conservatives—including the governor and lieutenant governor—to restrict public-bathroom options for transgender people. It was only one of a range of issues on which he clashed with Republican leaders in the state.

[Eleutheria5]

Enh, they’re all a bunch of flakes.

[redgolum]

Every notice that once Weinstien and others started getting taken out because of their sexual assaults, a lot of politicians jumped also?

[TheConservativeTejano]

Sounds like another undocumented democrat claiming to be a Republican.

Partner, u r correct.

It sure does sound like they are saying he is a Pubblie but he is in the Rat party.

There is something wrong in the state of Denmark.

[thingumbob]

D@mn right about that! Add me as a +1.

Finally another RAT in RINO clothes gone. This is a YUGE get for Texas.

[thingumbob]

....hmmmm. That's an interesting point.

Good catch.

[Jane Long]

Texas ping!

[Texas Fossil]

Texas Ping!

[Windflier]

Every notice that once Weinstien and others started getting taken out because of their sexual assaults, a lot of politicians jumped also?

I'm sure those types are birds of a feather, but I think different forces are pushing the RINOs to exit.

[1scrappymom]

He is one of the lowest pieces of scum in Texas.

I hate his guts and I’m overjoyed he’s gone.

[Rusty0604]

Thanks!

[boxlunch]

Boom! Happy happy happy!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Wouldn’t the Wendy Davis fiasco have been in 2015? I thought the txlege convened only in odd years.

[JeepersFreepers]

Thanks for catching the error. Actually the Davis fiasco was in 2013. She was defeated in the governor race in 2014 by Greg Abbott, 59-38%.

[Impy]

Good!

[eartick]

Ain’t this just GRAND!!!!!!!

[eartick]

next up the leftist gope cornyn.

Oh how the Cornyman has to go. Put another Senator in to compliment the Honorable Senator Ted Cruz and Texas will be looking pretty good to stand up and let them give the #TEXIT speech in front of Communist in DC.

[Texas Fossil]

Yes, GRAND!! Indeed.

We Free At Last!

[Grampa Dave]

The term Undocumented Democrats is such a great term today.

It describes the rats like McAinal pretending to be republicans so well.

I didn’t develop it, but I stole er borrowed it quickly after seeing it.

Take care my FRiend.

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

One can hope this is a sign of the Bush-Clinton machine beginning to collapse.

[uncommonsense]

Yes indeed! I was actually having a really bad week - and that was before some @$$-() broke into my garage and stole all my new tools that I need now to fix some front-end components... This news put a little giddy up back into my step!