By Vince Leibowitz on Aug 30, 2007 in 80th Legislature, A Cool 40 oz. Of Lite Guv | 0 Comments
It seems as though his salary of $117,516 per year isn’t enough for Texas Secretary of State Phil Wilson–in spite of the fact that he just took home a cool $80,000 bonus from the state’s TexasOne foundation.
Capitol Annex has learned that the Governor’s Office is trying to get House Speaker Tom Craddick and Lt. Governor [...]
Popularity: 33% [?]
By Vince Leibowitz on Jul 10, 2007 in 2010 Texas Elections, A Cool 40 oz. Of Lite Guv | 0 Comments
I’m quite amused at all of the possible options Lt. Governor David Dewhurst feels he faces in a possible gubernatorial run in 2010:
Dewhurst told a meeting of the Austin American-Statesman editorial board that he had not yet made up his mind about a run in three years. He had, however, developed a list of things [...]
Popularity: 10% [?]
By Vince Leibowitz on Mar 26, 2007 in 80th Legislature, A Cool 40 oz. Of Lite Guv | 0 Comments
Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst is using Google Ads to hawk Jessica’s law to Texas voters.
The ad, which you should see if you enter “jessica law texas” in Google’s search engine, reads:
Pass Jessica’s Law in TX
Protect our Kids: 25 Yrs Minimum Sign our Petition Today!
The ad takes readers to a portion of Dewhurst’s campaign website where [...]
Popularity: 6% [?]
By Vince Leibowitz on Jan 31, 2007 in 80th Legislature, A Cool 40 oz. Of Lite Guv | 0 Comments
Uh oh! Lt. Governor David Dewhurst’s idea that child predators should be executed isn’t necessarily favored by John Walsh, the longtime advocate for exploited children and host of “America’s Most Wanted:”
“My argument is that if they show that predilection, that progression toward violence, let’s keep them in prison forever,” Walsh said at a news conference [...]
Popularity: 7% [?]
By Vince Leibowitz on Jan 29, 2007 in A Cool 40 oz. Of Lite Guv | 0 Comments
The SAExN’s Clay Robinson tells us that Lt. Governor David Dewhurst is having to tilt more rightward, and become more flamboyantly conservative:
Around the state Capitol, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is generally considered a more “moderate” Republican than the other two members of the top leadership trio — Gov. Rick Perry and Speaker Tom Craddick.
But — [...]
Popularity: 6% [?]
By Vince Leibowitz on Apr 27, 2006 in A Cool 40 oz. Of Lite Guv | 0 Comments
I found this graphic on Dewhurst’s campaign site, and could not resist doing my own parody, which is found at left.
The same ideas in the “plan” were espoused in the TV ad I mentioned in an earlier post.
The ad actually started out like a typical negative ad, with the blustery announcer voice and the headlines [...]
Popularity: 8% [?]
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