My first reaction to the Wingnut who sent me this item was: ******FIRST REACTION: OH HELL NO!1 I know we're desperate, but if it's only name recognition we're going for why not Satan. Or George BUSH. Or Jeb BUSH (since niceties like residence don't matter). Or Barbara BUSH. Or Pickles-the-car-killer W. BUSH. Or Pee BUSH.
It's Ben BARNES and Senator Patty MURRAY doing the recruiting. Pathetic that BARNES was thought to be a star of the Dems in his wunderkind years and that fools like me were fooled into thinking he WAS a wonderful Dem. How out of touch with his youth and Austin is he that he doesn't realize Abu Grahib will be an automatic HELL-NO from all the young Libs in Austin who jump for ANY reason to go for 3rd Party NADERs or Greens or who-they-think is cool IDIOT (Kinky FRIEDMAN).
I guess BARNES doesn't want to work too hard looking at young unknowns who might be office holders out there somewhere. Boy, (Wingnut), you surely know how to yank my chain with these things you dig up, whether you do it inadvertently or from fiendish KKKarl ROVE strategy to drive a Dem crazy. ******END OF FIRST REACTION ****
That said, (ME cooling off) the General says he's a Progressive, that he KNEW NOTHING about what was goingon at Abu Grahib and was cleared by investigators, that it's a sign of life for Dems to APPEAR to give a damn about winning.
However, Hispanics in Texas didn't rise up for BUSH crony Tony SANCHEZ who spent $30M of his own money. And I still say the young Liberals in Austin will go 3rd party they way they always think is kewl and so smart of them.
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http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/04/15/3004469/retired-general-being-recruited.htmlRetired general being recruited to run for U.S. Senate seat in Texas as Democrat
By Maria Recio
mrecio@mcclatchydc.com
.... "I would describe myself as during my military career as supporting the president and the Constitution," Sanchez said. "After the military, I decided that socially, I'm a progressive, a fiscal conservative and a strong supporter, obviously, of national defense." ....
(Ben) Barnes, one of the state's last high-profile Democrats, said, "I talked to him. It sounded to me like he's close to being a candidate. .... He's got a very compelling story," Barnes said. "He's the one guy who could unite the Hispanic vote. He'll get the conservative Hispanic businessman."
Several congressional Hispanic Democrats, including Reps. Henry Cuellar of Laredo and Charlie Gonzalez of San Antonio, told the Star-Telegram that they welcome Sanchez's likely entry into the race. ....
After (Patty) Murray's surprise announcement that Texas was one of six states in 2012 targeted by Democrats, National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesman Brian Walsh said, "Republicans can only hope that national Democrats are going to waste their money in the state of Texas. We look forward to their mystery candidate."
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