Politics
January 21, 2009 - Where were you when America changed?
Yesterday was an incredible day in American history. Yesterday an African-American took the oath of office and ushered in a new day in America. Yesterday the largest crowd in DC history gathered on the Mall to witness the act. Yesterday America started a new era of hope. Where were you at when it happened? While I had an all day session at work that was important, I experienced the day through my friends on Facebook. At 11 a.m. CST we turned ... Read more »
January 23, 2009 - The mayoral race heats up
Yesterday the San Antonio Police Officers Association endorsed mayoral candidate Julian Castro as their candidate for the 2009 mayoral race. The endorsement is one of the most coveted one's in any city race and especially so in San Antonio. Who wouldn't want to be the the police officer's choice as a candidate and be viewed as the public safety choice in a race? Of course that endorsement set off the claims from the other candidates, some petty, ... Read more »
January 24, 2009 - Cisneros says no, well maybe not
In an interview with KERA in Dallas former San Antonio mayor Henry Cisneros told interviewer Shelley Kofler that he is not considering running for governor or any other race in 2010 or beyond. However, when pressed on that answer Cisneros hedged and didn't rule the option out. As he stated "Well, I could say no. But, um, obviously one has to think about it. I think the answer is no. But who knows." I guess that means no but then again, Cisneros is ... Read more »
January 26, 2009 - Cibrian is in the race - officially
Dianne Cibrian officially entered the race for mayor of San Antonio Sunday in an announcement ceremony at the Tower of the Americas. While it has been no secret of her entry the announcement on Sunday served as a means to showcase her support base. In an article in the Express-News some of the supporters mentioned included longtime Democratic and civic activist Bill Sinkin, BJ "Red" McCombs, developer Marty Wender, and DPT Labs head John Feik. That ... Read more »
January 27, 2009 - Can the Democrats win the race for governor?
There has been a lot of speculation about who will run in 2010 for governor of Texas. Governor Perry is definitely running for re-election, aiming to continue his streak of longest serving governor of the state. Kay Bailey Hutchison has launched an exploratory committee and has loaned the committee $1 million to fund the exploration. She was in Austin on Saturday and announced a list of supporters for her candidacy that included some old and new GOP ... Read more »
January 28, 2009 - San Antonio mayor delivers final State of the City address
In an address before about 900 people at the Marriott Rivercenter Mayor Phil Hardberger delivered his final State of the City address titled "Closing the Circle." In it he highlighted some of the achievements accomplished over his four year term of office but more importantly addressed several initiatives and ventures to help sustain and grow the city of San Antonio. Of significance was the announcement of "Mission Verde", a plan for providing a sustainable ... Read more »
January 31, 2009 - What are the issues?
Trish DeBerry-Mejia has a new campaign ad airing on TV in San Antonio focusing on work/life balance. In it she speaks of her commitment to focusing on family issues within the workplace such as childcare. "Creating a family-friendly culture that enables employees to fulfill themselves career-wise, while also being the best mother or father they know how to be has always been a priority with my company,” said DeBerry-Mejia. She is also hosting a ... Read more »
February 1, 2009 - San Antonio politics and parties
It's an odd numbered year and that can only mean one thing in San Antonio - city council elections. The season is just getting started and, as always, San Antonians get to enjoy having our parties crashed by the candidates. For anyone who has lived in San Antonio you know the festival and party march that eventually culiminates with the Texas Folklife Festival. Every one of these gatherings serves as a great venue for candidates to show their faces, ... Read more »
February 2, 2009 - San Antonio mayoral race and Web 2.0
Tomorrow Texas Public Radio will run a story about how the candidates running for mayor of San Antonio are using the Internet and social media. It should be an interesting story in an election following one of the most successful campaigns to leverage these tools, the Obama campaign. Lessons to be learned from that campaign are that if a candidate can successfully use the tools offered they can stand to benefit from getting the message out and raising ... Read more »
February 3, 2009 - Palin in Texas? You betcha
The Dallas Morning News reported yesterday that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has endorsed Rick Perry in his bid for re-election as governor of the state of Texas calling him the "true conservative." The endorsement came in a letter sent to 10,500 members of the Texas Federation of Republican Women who, according to the article, have been crucial in the past to the support of US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. Hutchison is planning a challenge to Gov. ... Read more »
February 4, 2009 - Corte will not lead GOP caucus
In a posting today in Postcards, the lege blog of the Austin American-Statesman, State Rep. Frank Corte (R-San Antonio) confirmed he will not be seeking re-election as chairman of the House GOP caucus. He said that the fact that Speaker Joe Straus (R-San Antonio) was elected did not factor into his decision. Some are speculating that he may have decided not to run for chairman to avoid having to criticize a fellow representative from Bexar County ... Read more »
February 5, 2009 - Tom Craddick's arrogance
In an AP story in the Austin American-Statesman former Speaker Tom Craddick had the files from his computers wiped clean during his last day in office as speaker. The Legislature Council felt this was an acceptable practice and took no actions to preserve any records. However this act is heating up the blogosphere and may be investigated by the new Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg who took over for former DA and watchdog Ronnie ... Read more »
February 6, 2009 - What should be in the stimulus?
A colleague of mine at work sent me a link to a Time article that provided an in depth look at the stimulus plan being proposed. I had mentioned to him several times it’s time for some Keynesian economics to kick into gear. It is very apparent the American public and business are not going to jump start the economy any time in the next 3-5 years. Keynes promoted that at times like this it’s critical to have government take the lead and provide ... Read more »
February 7, 2009 - The value of name recognition
The Burnt Orange Report and Off the Kuff posted about a recent poll conducted by Annise Parker's mayoral campaign that listed her in the lead in the Houston mayoral race. In comments about the poll the subject of name recognition came up several times. An analysis memo provided by Rindy Miller Media claimed that the name recognition alone garnered Parker a one to two million dollar advantage over her challengers. While that may seem a little overstated ... Read more »
February 8, 2009 - Castro opens campaign headquarters
Yesterday a small crowd gathered at the former Stop 'N Go located at 3003 Broadway across from Lions Field for the grand opening of Julian Castro's campaign headquarters. I've never been good at crowd estimates but I would guess around 200 people attended the opening. While the offices have been open for the past week or so yesterday's event signaled the true beginning of the grassroots effort to elect Castro mayor in May. At the end of the event ... Read more »
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