Last night, like hundreds of thousands of other people, I watched from a thousand miles away as Wendy Davis spoke and spoke and spoke. She was amazing, and I’m sorry to say, I couldn’t help but contrast it with the cowardice you’ve shown all session. From your declaration that this session won’t have social issues, to your refusal to have a vote on pro-choice legislation you say you support, to your attempts to pry the safe leave from women who work in Seattle and are stalked or raped.
I’m afraid you don’t stack up very well. It turns out that state legislators can garner a lot of attention and support, but not when they’re for the powerful. That’s what people expect in these cynical times. They can garner attention when they help make people’s lives better.
I guess what I’m saying is, you were a sniveling asshole before. Now, you’re a sniveling asshole in the light of what a decent state legislator looks like, and that’s much worse.
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Carl Ballard
Each and every voter in his district who thought s/he was voting for a Democrat should sue him for fraud. Because a FRAUD is what he is.
Wendy who?
What Carl says.
Wendy Davis is a model for what Democrats should have been doing for the past 20 years. Fight even if you can’t always win. It shows that you believe in something other than expediency. It shows the Republicans that you will not role over and give up.
I find it incredible that Obama (and so many other Dems) went to law school and seemingly don’t understand the most basic rules of negotiation. You don’t start negotiating at your final position. You don’t signal your willingness to reach a deal, any deal, no matter how bad.
If Wendy Davis loses her seat in Texas, let’s ask her to move to Washington.