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“As the author of the Texas concealed handgun law and a staunch defender of the 2nd Amendment, I’m endorsing Michael McCaul for U.S. Congress. Michael McCaul is A-rated by the National Rifle Association and is endorsed by the Texas Farm Bureau. Michael is a strong supporter of the rights of gun owners. As a prosecutor, Michael believes we don’t need more gun laws, we need to do a better job of enforcing laws we already have. That’s why Michael has been endorsed by President George H. W. Bush, Senators John Cornyn and Phil Gramm and many more Republican leaders. The choice is clear.”

Jerry Patterson, Texas Land Commissioner

New McCaul Endorsements:

Texas State Senator Jon Lindsey
Jon Lindsay served as Harris County Judge for 20 years before being elected to the Texas Senate in 1996. As the chief executive officer for the third largest county in the nation, Jon Lindsay initiated many innovative infrastructure projects during his administration including the construction of the Harris County Toll Road system, park development, flood control projects, jail and juvenile detention facilities, and the establishment of a state/county psychiatric facility. In 1986, the Texas Society of Professional Engineers recognized Judge Lindsay as "Engineer of the Year" for his foresight and leadership of the construction of the Sam Houston and Hardy Toll Roads.
State Representative Dwayne Bohac (Houston, District 138)
Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson served his country as a U.S. Marine for over twenty years and as a state senator for six. As senator from District 11, Patterson’s major legislative successes included passage of the historic concealed handgun law, a constitutional amendment allowing home equity lending, the state coastal management plan and the creation of the Texas State Veterans Home Program. He earned a reputation as a no-nonsense but determined voice for individual freedom and constitutional rights. He also worked diligently to honor his fellow veterans.
United States Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson
In 1993, Kay Bailey Hutchison was elected as the first woman to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate. Seven years later, more than four million Texans re-elected her to a second full term – the largest number of votes ever garnered in the state. In 2000, she was elected Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, becoming one of the top five leaders of Senate Republicans, and the only woman.

Anyone wanting to meet Michael McCaul can email me, I have a list of appearances. Volunteers are also needed. Contact me or McCaul For Congress.

GOPUSA Poll: Votes: 217, McCaul: 84%, Streusand: 14%, Undecided: 1%

esarlls3, I guess Patterson will be dismissed a RINO now?

Seriously, it's kinda perverse that McCaul is being attacked here for recieving the endorsements of the Republican leadership WE elected. Sure, they all have faults, some more than others. And I happily bash some of them on these boards.

But this effort to lump them all into some massive, nefarious, Karl Rove-orchestrated pro-amnesty conspiracy is just getting into the black helicopter range.

Incidentally, I made it for part of the Katy debate Tuesday. Won't bother with a play-by-play since most here have made up their minds, but I did leave with the impression that Streusand had rehearsed his red-meat applause lines. McCaul, though equally unexciting, came across IMO as a little more humble and serious about the job. Regardless, attendance was pretty low.

If people thought turnout was low in March, just wait to see how far we dip in the runoff. I think at least part of the explanation for the low-turnout and low-interest in general is the excessively negative, ad hominem tone to the campaign - largely, again IMO, launched by Johnny Dee-vine and Streusand. Sorry if all the very macho people here consider that "whining," but that's the reason Harris County is sitting out the election.