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‘Houston Chronicle’ Regrets Endorsing Ted Cruz, Longs For Days Of Kay Bailey Hutchison

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UPDATED: Thursday, October 17, 2013 16:05
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Thursday, October 17, 2013 3:41 PM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...


In 2012, the Houston Chronicle endorsed Ted Cruz for the U.S. Senate. Now it appears that they regret that decision. The Chronicle originally supported Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst, but when Cruz beat Dewhurst in the primaries, they shifted their endorsement. Now the editors wish they could go back to the good old days of retired Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison.
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Why we miss Kay Bailey Hutchison

Does anyone else miss Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison?

We're not sure how much difference one person could make in the toxic, chaotic, hyperpartisan atmosphere in Washington, but if we could choose just one it would be Hutchison, whose years of service in the Senate were marked by two things sorely lacking in her successor, Ted Cruz.

For one thing, Hutchison had an unswerving commitment to the highest and best interests of Texas at all times. This revealed itself in a thousand different ways. Hereabouts, we miss her advocacy for NASA, the Port of Houston and the energy industry. And we know she worked just as hard for Dallas, San Antonio and a hundred smaller Texas cities and towns.

One reason we particularly believe that Hutchison would make a difference in these hectic days is that if she had kept her seat, Cruz would not be in the Senate.

When we endorsed Ted Cruz in last November's general election, we did so with many reservations and at least one specific recommendation - that he follow Hutchison's example in his conduct as a senator.

Obviously, he has not done so. Cruz has been part of the problem in specific situations where Hutchison would have been part of the solution. http://www.chron.com/opinion/editorials/article/Why-we-miss-Kay-Bailey
-Hutchison-4898405.php?cmpid=opedhprr


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Thursday, October 17, 2013 3:53 PM

STORYMARK


Ted must be prod. The first guy ever to be un-endorsed by his home town paper.




"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

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Thursday, October 17, 2013 4:05 PM

FREMDFIRMA


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Originally posted by Storymark:
Ted must be prod. The first guy ever to be un-endorsed by his home town paper.


Actually... no.
BOTH rightwing rags they call newspapers around here (strikebreaking scabhiring fucks that they are) couldn't stomach DeVos and un-endorsed him even WHILE he was running - they did endorse the previous Dick, who also got steamrollered by Jenny and were cheerleading his "victory" right up till it never happened, resulting in the usual round of denials they ever did that.

But DeVos, man, he was so repulsive a candidate even THEY couldn't hold their noses long enough, and being as they couldn't admit Jenny did as good a job as could be expected in the face of nonstop sabotage, wound up not making an endorsement at all, and pretending they never did in the first place.

-F

ETA: Notice how MANY Republicans are named Dick ?
Just sayin...

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