Democrat sneaks back to Houston, calls for end of senators' boycott

Houston Chronicle ^ | 9/2/2003 | R.G. RATCLIFFE

[Steely Tom]

The press will be all over this, just you wait.

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(steely)

[kayak]

fyi

[corkoman]

Never underestimate the sneakiness...

[Dog Gone]

Too bad we didn't catch him while he was here.

On the other hand, he's going back to tell them that it's over, and it would be better politically for them to cave in than for us to win by force.

[goldstategop]

Agreed. All it takes is ONE or TWO Democratic Senators to bolt and the show's over. If your enemy is in the process of destroying himself, the last thing you want is to finish the job for him. The 11 Chicken Little D's are gradually falling apart.

[TexasNative2000]

Van de Putte does get my vote on one count - I would certainly choose Santa Fe over Houston for a long weekend vacation.

[GraniteStateConservative]

I guess the polls that showed the Chicken Ds were stupid to do this were accurate.

[Dog Gone]

I'm wondering whether he got a free pass on his trip in exchange for his agreement to tell the Rats that the party's over. Of course, nobody will ever admit that.

[xJones]

Whitmire, in a statement, said he did not abandon the group.

Abandon? Of course not. Houston is right next door to Albuquerque, he just went out to the local 7-ll. It took him a few days to return.

[VRWC_minion]

I think we did win by force. How much time do they want to spend away from home ?

[Libertina]

but they also believe the fight should be on the Senate floor," the Houston legislator said
Oh, big shockeroo. Sneakin' lyin' democRATS.

[witnesstothefall]

If Whitemire's tale is true, I'll bet good money the press knew, and kept it secret. Five days! Five days during which the media was well aware fissures had formed in the group.

Either they kept it quiet or they didn't want to know.

[Conservababe]

Looks like the little chickens did not get the press and appreciation from their constituents...and are now bored with it all. LOL

[SwinneySwitch]

The AP had it last Wednesday!

Category: Associated Press : Texas Wire

Senator exiled in New Mexico frustrated by a lack of
end game

By LISA FALKENBERG (Associated Press Writer)
The Associated Press

Web Posted : 08/27/2003 8:49 PM

[.cnI redruM]

It's nice to see he's dained the State of Texas worthy of his august presence once more. To what do we owe such an honor? His pole numbers hitting Gray Davis levels? Nah, his sense of personal integrity.

[Blood of Tyrants]

I don't know. How long do they have to be away before the Senate can declare that they are no longer residents of the district to which they were elected and vacate their seats?

[lilylangtree]

Congressional doors should be permanently closed to these cowards who are a disgrace to the people and the great state of TX.

[Allegra]

All right, that does it.

SEAL THE STATE BORDERS!

:-)

[pogo101]

I would certainly choose Santa Fe over Houston

"Yeah, but it's a DRY 120 degrees." :)