Ok, I have been refraining from discussing the “circular firing squad” that David Jennings has been reporting about since the election (though I have left a few Facebook comments about it), because I really meant what I said about all of us taking some time to rest and reflect before we charge into the issue [...]
Harris County Republican Party: civil war brewing?
November 17, 2012 By
The circular firing squad is sending in reinforcements and increasing the attacks within the Harris County Republican Party. Paul Bettencourt and his team at KSEV Radio must have received enough positive feedback from their attacks on Harris County Judge Ed Emmett that it encouraged them to double down. Sen. Dan Patrick even tied him to [...]
Harris County Republican Party: Circle the wagons and fire on the count of 3!
November 10, 2012 By
Too bad that they are choosing to point their guns inward instead of outward. In arguably the most bizarre political attack of a bizarre, very long election season in Harris County, Sen. Dan Patrick and former Tax Assessor Collector Paul Bettencourt are using the raw emotions of a few losing candidates and their supporters to [...]
Harris County Republican Party Chair Forum 3-1-2012
March 4, 2012 By
One of the three forums hosted by BARW, CLAR, and SJRW this past Thursday was the race for Party Chair between incumbent Jared Woodfill and challenger Paul Simpson. Only problem is that you can’t have a forum if one guy doesn’t show up. Mr. Woodfill had other obligations and couldn’t make it, leaving Paul with [...]
Not your daddy’s Harris County Republican Party
November 4, 2011 By
Like I’ve said before, I love getting press releases and such from political campaigns because so many of them are outright hilarious. I received one this morning from the folks that opposed the Prop 1 “rain tax” (The Problem with Prop 1) and it is funny as heck. Designed as a mailer, this is the [...]
