Texas Senate Democrat Flies Back Home

[okieinpain]

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20030903_244.html

"A state Senate Democrat has left his 10 colleagues in their self-imposed exile in New Mexico and returned to Texas, a move that could give Republicans the quorum they need to again push a congressional redistricting plan.

Sen. John Whitmire, a Houston Democrat, said he isn't abandoning the redistricting fight that has occupied two special legislative sessions. But he said he'll wage the battle in Texas and try to fix political rifts."

"In New Mexico, Whitmire's fellow Democrats expressed deep disappointment. "He fled in the middle of the night. Call it what you want it to be, he did a good Houdini act," said Sen. Mario Gallegos, a Houston Democrat."

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. Hey Texans...was he paid off?

[Imalittleteapot]

2. Join me in letting Whitmire know what you think

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[bluestateguy]

3. Time to recruit a primary challenger

OR get the 51 House Democrats to jump ship for the 3rd Special Session.

[Avalux]

4. He fled in the middle of the night??

What a coward. He might as well jump over to the dark side and become a repug.

[unblock]

5. oh well. paint about 6 more congressional districts red.

and check the f*cker's bank accounts.

[Yupster]

6. He's been saying that he kept asking

what the exit strategy was? No one had an answer.

I had the same question. How could the stand-off be ended without either party backing down? I asked that question here a few times too and never got a nibble.

[BurtWorm]

7. Desperate times call for desperate measures

When the GOP makes clea it's rewriting the rules, then the rules are out the window.

Boogie caved. The jerk.