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Hutchison says she will resign in October or Novemeber (special election in May 2010)
Texas Politics ^ | July 29, 2009 | by R.G. Ratcliffe

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:

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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."

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.chron.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 111th; hutchison; resign; senate; tx2010
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To: screenombre

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.


21 posted on 07/29/2009 11:44:35 AM PDT by Stat-boy
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To: Wardenclyffe

LOL Can’t hold a candle to Sarah.


22 posted on 07/29/2009 11:46:14 AM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: Technogeeb

“Jerry Patterson would make an outstanding governor.”

Agreed. We can only dream.


23 posted on 07/29/2009 11:51:58 AM PDT by Stat-boy
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To: MaestroLC

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!


24 posted on 07/29/2009 11:52:52 AM PDT by tflabo (Truth or Tyranny)
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To: Stat-boy

Honkin’ dittos, there, partner.


25 posted on 07/29/2009 11:54:56 AM PDT by willgolfforfood
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To: mulligan
A flop in Washington and an even bigger flop in Texas.

After gutting the border fence bill, Kay will have a strong voting turnout from the illegal aliens.

26 posted on 07/29/2009 11:55:16 AM PDT by RJL
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To: Sarah Barracuda; Bob J
I wonder if the media will declare KBH a quitter and that she has no future in politics

Shoot, who cares about the media, I want to here what Bob J has to say and the other freepers here so intent to label Sarah a quitter and her political future dead in the water.
27 posted on 07/29/2009 11:58:33 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: Stat-boy; freekitty; screenombre
“1) the business margins tax; (2) TTC fiasco; (3) forced HPV (partial) vaccine, etc.”

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.

29 posted on 07/29/2009 12:02:28 PM PDT by wolfcreek (KMTEXASA!)
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To: tet68

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.


31 posted on 07/29/2009 12:08:11 PM PDT by No Truce With Kings (The opinions expressed are mine! Mine! MINE! All Mine!)
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To: wolfcreek
"He may of done some soul-searching"

Nah, he's just running for re-election.

32 posted on 07/29/2009 12:08:44 PM PDT by Proud_texan (Scare people enough and they'll do anything.)
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To: MaestroLC; Allegra; big'ol_freeper; Lil'freeper; TrueKnightGalahad; blackie; Larry Lucido; ...
Gadzooks, Rick! Photobucket Appoint Sarah to replace Kay!

I may be from Alaska... Photobucket but I think like a Texan!

I like your thinking, Bender... Photobucket A real blow for freedom!

Make sense to me... Photobucket pilgrim!

If Perry doesn't appoint Michelle "Mad as Hell" Obama... Photobucket the next Senator from Texas, I'm pulling this trigger!

Need I say anything... Photobucket Anything more?

33 posted on 07/29/2009 12:20:07 PM PDT by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: screenombre

You think Hutchison is liberal, but Kinky isn’t?

Really? I mean REALLY???


34 posted on 07/29/2009 12:22:29 PM PDT by Ro_Thunder ("Other than ending SLAVERY, FASCISM, NAZISM and COMMUNISM, war has never solved anything")
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To: MaestroLC
Morning email from a friend--

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.

35 posted on 07/29/2009 12:24:21 PM PDT by lonestar (Obama is turning Bush's "mess" into a catastrophe.)
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To: SoConPubbie

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


36 posted on 07/29/2009 12:24:39 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Stat-boy

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?


37 posted on 07/29/2009 12:25:44 PM PDT by section9 (Major Motoko Kusanagi says, "Jesus is Coming. Everybody look busy...")
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To: MaestroLC

KBH has forgotten too much of what she learned in Texas and remembers too much of what she has learned in D.C.!


38 posted on 07/29/2009 12:30:04 PM PDT by lonestar (Obama is turning Bush's "mess" into a catastrophe.)
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To: Proud_texan
That would be my second guess. Makes me wonder though. Why wouldn't he want to seek a higher office after 10+ years as Governor?
39 posted on 07/29/2009 12:35:10 PM PDT by wolfcreek (KMTEXASA!)
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To: section9

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.


40 posted on 07/29/2009 12:40:44 PM PDT by Stat-boy
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