Posted on 08/09/2006 6:54:56 AM PDT by weegee
And at the same time they are claiming that the voter approval for rail on Westpark REALLY approved rail on Richmond.
Why didn't ANYONE run against this chump? I blame the local GOP for not venturing a candidate.
At least THIS change would require voter approval. But what of that other cap that voters approved?
Houston PING
This mayor's a schmuck. Lost all respect for him after he allowed Ted Koppel to manhandle him during Katrina. Now his darling daughter is parsing the meaning of "is" to try and beat her DUI rap. But hey we need traffic cameras and automatic towing for the rest of the rabble to meet the mayor's goal of eliminating all risk in driving.
Didn't Orlando Sanchez run?
Pat Gray found it interesting that Mrs. White was able to tell from a video that young Elena wasn't drunk, and the arresting officers who actually saw her and took her in were wrong.
can i get in on that Houston ping list? thanks!
He somehow got credit for effectively handling Katrina and Rita. We are still paying for Katrina here in higher crime, and the Rita "evacuation" was a disaster.
I guess following Lee "Outta Town" Brown into office would make anybody look good.
Not in 2005. I ended up having to vote for Ralph Urlich (of the Flush City Hall campaign).
Republicans decided to sit it out and let term limits take their toll.
We keep getting stuck with Bob Lanier's handpicked successors, and they've been members of the Clinton Administration.
Look at the Houston Comical's Houston articles today. They are all kinds of shootings (prostitution, car jacking, serial killer...). I know 5 people who've been carjacked in 3 years (only 1 post Katrina) and a friend got shot in a drive by downtown last month. Violent crime is rising and the police are going after traffic fines.
http://www.chron.com/news/houston/
I've heard a rumor that he'll run for Senate when he's done.
This city's never escaped the grip of the old paving road money/suburban land holder's money. It's been that way since Whitmire left. Whitmire was a joke but at leat independent in her outlook. Everyone since has been in the back pocket of old money. Lanier/Lanier with a crosseyed mask Brown/Lanier with a goofy grin mask White.
Look at how the state Republicans are reacting to statewide tax relief. Look at how they handled Tom Delay.
Do they even look at the platform?
IMHO, this is so apparent that spending caps will never mean anything if the city government is allowed to move everything out of the general fund.
Politicians and high ranking government officials get the worst cases of hyperventilation and hemorrhoids if even the thought of fiscal responsibility appears on the horizon.
Do some research on the unrelenting continued push by politicians to circumnavigate the state of Colorado's constitutional requirement that government growth and spending cannot for any reason (basically) out pace the actual growth of the state's economy with inflation tied in too.
Hate to break it to White, but he's got illusions of grandeur if he thinks Texas will be electing a democRAT as a U.S. Senator.
I have seen no evidence that they do. There is obviously a major disconnect between the "party faithful" and the stooges we've elected.
Thanks Xena...I was about to post that...
I wasn't going to rub yer nose in it "weegee"...It took me a second to recall who did runs for it for the Republican ticket...
BTW, y'all need to remember Orlando's running for the treasurer's office in November...
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