Posted on 07/29/2009 11:23:39 AM PDT by MaestroLC
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison sent out this transcript of her interview with WBAP talk show host Mark Davis.
Hutchison said she will give up her Senate seat in October or November. That would set off the special election for May 2010, unless Gov. Rick Perry declared an emergency and set it for an earlier date.
The transcript:
(snip)
Mark Davis: "So you'll be coming out at some point. When do you think its decision time for you? When would you like, when might we know?"
Kay Bailey Hutchison: "Well I'm going to announce in August. Formal announcement: I am in. Then the actual leaving of the Senate will be sometime - October, November - that, in that time frame."
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Novemeber isn’t that before Decemeber?
I get my beebers mixed up.
A flop in Washington and an even bigger flop in Texas.
But wait... doesn’t that make her a quitter? /sarc
Quitter. /s
Why is she doing that?
I sort of agree with you. Problem is, who do we have that we can get behind to be the governor of TX? I don’t see anyone on the horizon who excites me.
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/sen.-hutchison-prepared-to-resign-this-year-2009-07-29.html
Who do you think Perry will appoint to take her place?
Alright, quit reading minds...you are freaking me out...
To: MaestroLC
But wait... doesn’t that make her a quitter? /sarc
July 29, 2009 11:28:11 AM by nomoremods
July 29, 2009 11:28:29 AM by Al B.
From what I understand, Dewhurst is a solid conservative.
“So you’ll be coming out at some point.”
?? LOL!
Jerry Patterson would make an outstanding governor.
Why telegraph this so early? Why give the dems such advance warning?
Ditto about Hutchison. She is in a very weak position right now to win as Texas governor. She voted for TARP, and that will be held strongly against her.
QUITTER !
Because she’s a copycat?
I wonder if the media will declare KBH a quitter and that she has no future in politics
Perry is “Presidential Timber.” You’re kidding, right? Seriously….really. Have you been involved in Texas politics over the past few years?
Perry has very few genuine conservative convictions [other than gun rights, I give him a solid A+ for that]. If it were not for an active and attentive conservative block in the Texas Republican Party, Perry would be a moderate Democrat.
Perry’s recent, non-intellectual, right-wing sounding comments sound boorish and embarrassing to me, but I guess it will get him more Texas Bubba votes. For those of us who remember beyond a politician’s recent grandstanding, we have trouble swallowing:
(1) the business margins tax; (2) TTC fiasco; (3) forced HPV (partial) vaccine, etc.
That being said, I prefer Perry over KBH; but I can’t say I am too happy with either.
LOL Can’t hold a candle to Sarah.
“Jerry Patterson would make an outstanding governor.”
Agreed. We can only dream.
Too bad about KBH. She started out well in the Senate but got wobbly from rubbing elbows too much in the sewage halls of DC.
I still like Kay but she won’t get my vote for Gov. here in Tx. Unfortunately for her Rick Perry has ran back to solid conservatism faster than she has!
Honkin’ dittos, there, partner.
After gutting the border fence bill, Kay will have a strong voting turnout from the illegal aliens.
You're right about those things but, at least when the people of Texas said, “No Way”, he listened.
As much as I have disliked him in the past, (never voted for him) I appreciate his telling the FEDs to FO.
He may of done some soul-searching after his experiences with US politics and the Bilderbergs group.
The good news is that Texas can now get a conservative senator again, something we really have not had since Phil Graham stepped down.
Better yet, when she loses the Republican primary for governor, KBH will be out of politics, period.
Nah, he's just running for re-election.
Appoint Sarah to replace Kay! I may be from Alaska... 
but I think like a Texan!
I like your thinking, Bender... 
A real blow for freedom!
Make sense to me... 
pilgrim!
If Perry doesn't appoint Michelle "Mad as Hell" Obama... 
the next Senator from Texas, I'm pulling this trigger!
Need I say anything... 
Anything more?
You think Hutchison is liberal, but Kinky isn’t?
Really? I mean REALLY???
On another note, I understand Kay Bailey Hutchinson will vote against Sotomayor. Interesting, I beleive it is all about challenging Perry. Cornyn is voting against her also; I believe it is because his Dallas office was protested a few weeks ago. I truly believe they would both be voting for her if the pressure were not on them. I am disappointed by their failure to adhere to Republican principles. Again, I do not hear them yelling 'FIRE'; instead, it appears they are doing just enough to appease their constituents.
The anti-any party ranks are swelling. Organizations like GOOOH (Get Out Of Our House), a group to replace all 435 congressmen, are busy meeting and growing and planning. I have a strong sense that they will supporting a third party candidate - I hope not, but our Republican party is not exactly winning converts or building trust.
Check it out..Sarah Palin, without even trying, just got rid of a RINO. KBH knew she had no chance against Rick Perry because once Sarah endorsed him, his poll numbers skyrocketed. I can’t wait for Sarah to start campaigning for Conservative candidates, you are all gonna see RINOS flying all over the place
What the heck happened to Mike Williams?
He was flavor of the Month in Texas conservative circles some time back.
What, has he been kicked to the curb? Found in bed with a dead girl or a live boy?
What’s the deal?
KBH has forgotten too much of what she learned in Texas and remembers too much of what she has learned in D.C.!
http://www.williamsfortexas.com/
Williams is still running for Senate. He is very active at the local level, attending numerous events across the state.
He does not have the vast financial resources as other candidates who are more connected with Texas money. My hope is that he can force the race into a runoff when he will receive equal attention, money or not, and where the more active and conservative primary voters will determine the outcome [because the less active voters do not bother to vote again].
Side note: it’s generally true that in the Republican primary, the more conservative candidate wins, regardless of funding. For a good example, see Olson v Shelly Sekula Gibbs.
Who do you think Perry will appoint to take her place?
No one..............
http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/docs/EL/content/htm/el.012.00.000204.00.htm#204.004.00
Sec. 204.005. VACANCY FILLED AT SPECIAL ELECTION. If a vacancy occurs during an odd-numbered year or after the 62nd day before general primary election day in an even-numbered year, the remainder of the unexpired term shall be filled by a special election in the same manner as provided by Chapter 203 for the legislature, except that:
(1) the minimum number of signatures that must appear on a petition accompanying a candidate’s application for a place on the ballot is 5,000; and
(2) Section 203.013 does not apply.
July 24, 2009
by Chris McClure, Panhandle's Perspective
Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Michael Williams is in Amarillo today. I had the opportunity to visit with him briefly when he stopped at the Entrepreneur Alliance offices.
It was a fitting setting for the U.S. Senate Candidate whose message is music to the ears of Texas businessmen. He is one of the few principled and consistent conservative political figures in the country. His message is pro-business and pro-USA.
Put down the crack pipe and step away from the computer.
You are aware that Kinky is running as a Democrat, right?
Peter Principle?
Seriously I suspect that he has VP aspirations or at least that would be how I'd play it. I would hope that his conversion is a real one but he does have this nasty habit of veering left after an election and we're probably due for a rightward tilt this next cycle.
You’d think that sitting on the frakking RAILROAD COMMISSION would have stoked a few of the oil and gas boys to put some dimes and nickels in Mike Williams’ side pocket.
Ah, the Texas GOP: so close to Mexico. So far from God.
Best,
Chris
I hope he continues to listen.
I hope he continues to listen.
He listens long enough to get elected and then reverts back to his old roots the democrat.
You’ve said enough...
Maybe he is too honest.
This thread just remined me to listen to Comm. Williams’ 2008 Texas GOP Convention speech. Recent politics has gotten me down, I could use a lift!
http://www.williamsfortexas.com/multimedia
What about the highway from Mexico to Canada, the land grabs associated with that, and the mandatory vaccine for teenaged girls?
I really don’t know Perry’s history, but it seems like he was in hot water with conservatives for those things...
Ed
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