Wednesday’s Theme: Extinction of PUMAs
August 27th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
I’m clueless about how the outside world feels about Hillary Clinton’s speech last night, but in Denver, people are running out of superlatives to describe her performance. (I’ve been bracing myself for some buzz-killer to nit-pick, in the style of the television commentator who could find something critical to say about the most stunning Olympic diving performances.) So far, in the Mile High City, Hillary’s been awarded a Perfect 10. This morning, Michele Obama brought the theme of unity to the Black Caucus, with kind words for Hillary’s speech. No PUMAs (as in party unity, my ass) in sight.
Though nobody expects Obama to win Texas, Democrats here are hoping his presence on the ballot will excite voter participation that elects down-ballot races. To that end, Texas lawmakers gathered at a fundraiser for Congressman Charlie Gonzalez’s leadership PAC. Gonzalez says he hopes to raise and contribute $100,000 to help fellow Democrats, particularly in their effort to take back the Texas House. Gonzalez inadvertently gave state Sen. Rodney Ellis (D-Houston) a promotion when he introduced him as “Congressman Ellis,” but the longtime state senator assured us the slip was not a prediction of his future plans. “If I wanted to do that, I would have had to use better family planning,” he quipped, noting that he’ll be 67 when his youngest child graduates from high school.
August 27th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
I’ve been bracing myself for some buzz-killer to nit-pick, in the style of the television commentator who could find something critical to say about the most stunning Olympic diving performances.
Your Texas Monthly colleague Paul Burka was happy to oblige on the buzzkill front.