A FIB is an untruth. It is truthful to say McCaul worked for Clinton and Reno. Just like I work for Time Warner. That doesn't mean I agree with everything Time Warner does or stands for, in fact I'm frequently repulsed by what they stand for (Time, CNN, Sex In The City, gay benefits, etc.). Someone *could* resign over something like that. Gary Aldrich did. Mike McCaul didn't, just like I haven't quit my job. I don't fault him for this but neither do I fault a businessman for contributing to some folks he disagrees with because he feels he needs political protection. Ask Bill Gates the punishment one can suffer for not greasing powerful political palms.
Ask yourself who the liberals want to win this race. Who does the Statesman endorse? Who does the Houston Chronicle endorse? Even the Austin Chronicle gave McCaul a backhanded (the most moderate of the right wing nuts) endorsement. Do you think any of them have an interest in furthering the conservative agenda? So why do they want McCaul elected, even as a lesser of two evils? If Streusand were a stealth Democrat, wouldn't the liberal papers do their best to slam McCaul rather than praise him?
Could it be because they know McCaul can at least be counted on to be beholden to his handlers? He doesn't have the money to run this campaign. Some folks are going to own him big time if he wins. And they'll expect him to vote as they tell him to vote. That's how politics work.
Streusand can get elected without the GOP's help. That's a dangerous thing to the powers that be. It could make him a pariah like Ron Paul but it could also turn him into the type of congressman that is independant enough to have some sway on close issues. If his vote cannot be taken for granted, it may mean he can barter some good stuff back to his district.
Ask yourself who gets wooed, wined and dined at party conventions - the guy the party can count to go along with the herd, or the undecided who need to be convinced before joining the pack? It's the latter. Let's let the GOP work for our vote rather than just taking us for granted.
BTW, I'm not attacking McCaul. I don't have a quarrel with people who vote for him. I'm not calling people "slimeball" and "liar". I'm just tired of getting less than we should from the party who claims to be conservative and I want somebody who will hold their feet to the fire instead of just being a rubber stamp. The Bush/Rove/Perry/Cornyn candidate is not going to rock the boat.
Maybe Streusand won't be the boat-rocker either but I know he'll be better positioned to be that guy, if elected, than a brokered McCaul would be. He'll owe too many chits to be his own man.
Weren't you steamed when Perry endorsed Green instead of the incumbent Justice Smith? So why should their endorsements impress me when I know they care more about putting their proxies into office than keeping in solid conservatives?