Texas: City Council

Gene Locke is looking for votes anywhere he can, even from the white wing of the right wing party including Paul Bettencourt who quit just a few days after being re-elected to the Harris County Tax Assessor. What could be worse than seeking the endorsement of a quitter? How about...... seeking the endorsement of Steven Hotze?

Locke has also met with and sought the endorsement of Dr. Steven Hotze, a longtime local kingmaker in conservative politics and author of the Straight Slate in 1985, a coterie of eight City Council candidates he recruited who ran on an anti-gay platform.

Of course this may help Locke with the white wing loony right, but who knows what they intend to do.

Oops! I Did it again to your heart. Got lost In this game; oh, baby.
Oops! You Think that I'm sent from above... I'm not that innocent.
--Britney Spears. Oops I did it again.

Candidate for Mayor Peter Brown did it again. As I said yesterday, With unlimited wealth you can expect Brown to continue his air attack and mailers attacking his opponents. And sure enough he did it again. According to Muse:
Brown sent out a mail piece that attacked both Annise Parker and Gene Locke. I heard it was sent to women Republican voters. You can see it right here. The Chron has Mayor White's response.

According to a poll conducted by the Houston Chronicle, City Council Member Ron Green is leading the pack of three for City Controller in front of Pam Holm and MJ Khan. Houston city elections are non partisan and for Holm and Khan that may be a good thing.

Over the last decade the Republican party hasn't been a very good watchdog of our tax dollars leading us into a great recession and the collapse of our auto industries, wall street, the housing market, and the economy in general. Under the keen eye of cuddles, the school yard lap dog, our debt nearly doubled and left the next administration with a record deficit and a fiscal hole that will take years to get out of.

On the last day of filing for City Council races, Council Member Anne Clutterbuck drew an opponent, Randy Locke. What are the odds that two individuals running for Houston City offices are both named Locke?

According to Randy Locke there is no family relationship with Gene Locke running for Mayor. Unlike Gene, Randy doesn't have any money. He doesn't have a website, and there is little if any information about him on the internets. Who is he and why would he challenge Anne who has been very successful as a city council member?

Randy has promised a website in the future. With just over a month before the election, he might want to hurry up. You have to wonder if there are games being played here. Really, what are the odds that two unrelated individuals named Locke are on the ballot together for Houston City elections?

Almost reminds me of another game.