This is a very important seat. For one thing, it is, or was, a safe seat, so the last thing you need is for the wrong person to get elected and re-elected.
For another, the Dems used a crooked prosecutor and a crooked press to force DeLay out of office. So it's especially important not to let them get away with stealing the seat.
Does anyone know if Sekula-Gibbs is the right person for the job? Surely the Republican party in Texas should be paying close attention to this election.
Shelley Sekula-Gibbs is a pro-life doctor and Houston City Councilwoman. Sounds good to me, though she's not perfect. Her liability is that her name is not easy to spell.
The Republicans were in a difficult position when selecting a replacement. Due to legal issues, it wasn't practical to choose someone who was already on the ballot running for another office. Almost all state and county offices are up for election in November. Therefore, the talent pool was quite shallow.
Sekula-Gibbs is a soon-to-be term limited city councilman from Houston. She was not up for re-election in November. And while I agree with Clintonfatigued that she's not the perfect candidate, I honestly believe that Sekula-Gibbs was the only reasonable choice the GOP had. (Yes, that means I think that David Wallace would have been an unreasonable choice.)