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From DallasNews.com |
I usually don't
endorse in the general election for a couple of reasons. 1) No one cares. In fact maybe an endorsement from BAH is like getting an endorsement from Sarah Palin. The trailer trash kiss of death. and 2) I am a Democrat and believe our worst Democrat is a huge improvement over the best Teabagger, except for one.
In the race for Agriculture Commissioner I would recommend no one. It's hard to recommend Sid Miller, after all he is a tea bagger, probably a racist, and would spend more time calling for the impeachment of the President than calling for a long term solution to our water supplies for our agriculture community. Miller is a filthy disgrace of a human being, a quality that is required for all candidates of the Tea Party. Skip him.
The Democratic candidate, Jim Hogan is much better from a human being perspective but is not a viable candidate for any elected office. He is the unfortuante product of the Democratic process. If elected he probably wouldn't show up for work. Do the party a favor and skip him too.
The Democrats had a great candidate, Hugh Fitzsimons, but lost in the primary due to a 3 way split including Kinky Friedman. Some people thought Kinky had a place in the party. They gave him ink and bytes. They thought it was cute to take pictures with him. They invited him to their Democratic club meetings. And in the end they got exactly what they deserve, Sid Miller as Agriculture Commissioner.
Kinky is a joke. He will always be a joke, yet no one is laughing now, except for the Teabaggers who will have adequate representation at the Commissioners office. Chalk this up as yet another lessons learned for the voting members of the Democratic Party of Texas.
Besides the race for Agriculture Commissioner the Democrats have an excellent, well qualified, group of candidates to challenge every Teabagger on the Tea Party ticket. Instead of voting to stop the Mexicans with Ebola, gay marriage which will destroy your fourth marriage, voter ID laws to catch that 1 in 6 million voters while denying 100,000 the right to vote, vote for improving the conditions of our great State of Texas. Vote for something positive. Vote for forward thinking. Vote to make our State better.
Vote Democrat, except for Jim Hogan.