tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454215976081715358.post4650679938306415764..comments2008-06-09T21:21:49.195-05:00timthschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05896035882619304204noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454215976081715358.post-23441978104096479672008-06-09T21:21:00.000-05:002008-06-09T21:21:00.000-05:00thanks for keeping us informed, Tim. I'm a delegate to State Convention, and saw some things at our Senatorial District convention that made me uncomfortable; the GOP leadership seems nervous when the grassroots get active, but they're going against our very own "big tent" philosophy.Kevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454215976081715358.post-11958890777058514742008-06-09T20:55:00.000-05:002008-06-09T20:55:00.000-05:00I consider myself "involved" in politics...voting in every election, keeping up on issues and politicians...but I had NO idea this sort of mess was going on in the great state of Texas. Please, please, PLEASE keep us updated on this. I haven't heard about it anywhere else. I vote Republican - but when people ask me what my politics are I now say, "Frustrated." Do I want to associate with people like this?Carolynwww.ourcalling.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454215976081715358.post-80399500826728294132008-06-09T18:16:00.000-05:002008-06-09T18:16:00.000-05:00Is this really surprising to anyone?<BR/><BR/>This is the same attitude of arrogance and lawlessness that "our" party and its leadership has displayed when pushing through toll roads with secret contracts, HPV vaccine requirements, and the shenanigans around the Speakership of the House.<BR/><BR/>Power corrupts. I don't know that Paul Perry will change things significantly while the rest of the major Republican office holders stay unrepentantly ensconced. This smells like they're earning a Democratic takeover of the state government, just as has occurred at the national level.Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16220684397165174489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454215976081715358.post-55494088795048280162008-06-09T17:53:00.000-05:002008-06-09T17:53:00.000-05:00I look forward to reading your blog regularly. You are always the voice of reason.<BR/><BR/>AliceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454215976081715358.post-81255154208931772632008-06-09T17:44:00.000-05:002008-06-09T17:44:00.000-05:00Well, that TRO was dismissed for want of jurisdiction, but that didn't stop the party spokesman from suggesting that the lawsuit was frivolous instead of merely in the wrong jurisdiction.<BR/><BR/>When did this become the party of just a few people? With all the abuse that the Christian Right took when it first got involved, it is really disappointing to see many of those same people dismiss anyone that is 'not of their tribe' when it comes to joining the party. <BR/><BR/>I know it is not all of us, but you'd think that our leadership would recognize we need more voters on our side in order to win, but everything I see suggests that they'd rather lose than allow the Paulites to actually join us.<BR/><BR/>Pretty aggravating.<BR/><BR/>WarrenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454215976081715358.post-34039000121439352672008-06-09T17:25:00.000-05:002008-06-09T17:25:00.000-05:00Thank you for keeping us informed!Smockity Frockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15922037293905396736noreply@blogger.com