.

Last week, Texas Monthly’s Paul Burka called Gilberto Hinojosa, candidate for State Democratic Party Chair, “a political hack from South Texas.”

Being called a political hack by Paul Burka is like being called ugly by a toad frog.

Next thing you know, Burka will be calling people lazy and overly wordy.  But, smooth move, calling a Georgetown educated lawyer “a hack.” I see Burka won an award for writing in 1985.  Yep, that pretty much makes him the expert on hacks.

I swear that Burka’s nipples get hard every time George Dubya Bush walks in the room.  Burka is over-grazed, thick with underbrush,  and turning crinkly around the edges.

A hack?  Somebody, please, send Burka a mirror.

.

In case you haven’t been keeping up with the latest developments in the Steeple People’s quest for world domination, it now appears that they think that whole social justice thing Sweet Jesus talked about was a slip of the tongue.  Remember the Family Research Council, which has diddle squat to do with either families or research but is pretty powerful on the council thingy part?  Well …..

Harkinson digs into some of the organization’s recent bizarre anti-union rhetoric that melds a love for God and a hatred of attempts to reduce economic inequality. Quoting recent FRC lecturer Mark Caleb Smith, he writes, “‘Government-imposed social justice is unjust,’ Smith concluded, adding that Christians who support that notion are heretical and un-American.”

And the family Research Council ain’t all.  The Christian Coalition gets in on the action —

Harkinson cites a Christian Coalition manual that states, “Christians have a responsibility to submit to the authority of their employers, since they are designated as part of God’s plan for the exercise of authority on the earth by man.”

So, if Sweet Jesus comes back and he’s a union carpenter, they’re gonna fire him.

Thanks to MB for the heads-up!

.

Phew!

I just heard from three semi-reliable sources that General Ricardo Sanchez is the big dogs’ pick to run for the senate seat.

WASHINGTON — Democrats appear to have recruited retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez to run for the U.S. Senate in Texas, setting the stage for a potentially competitive race in 2012 for the seat of retiring Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison.

Former Texas Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes confirmed that Washington Sen. Patty Murray, the head of the Democratic Senate campaign committee, was referring to Sanchez Thursday when she said that Democrats were very close to announcing a candidate in Texas.

Sanchez, reached by phone at his San Antonio home, said, “I can neither confirm nor deny.”

While Sanchez, the former top military commander in Iraq who was forced out by the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, wouldn’t speak about the Senate race, he did discuss his career and political philosophy.

“I would describe myself as during my military career as supporting the president and the Constitution,” Sanchez said. “After the military, I decided that socially, I’m a progressive, a fiscal conservative and a strong supporter, obviously, of national defense.”

Sanchez, a Rio Grande City, Texas, native, said that he was shaped by his upbringing.

“It’s my views and my history, having grown up in south Texas, depending on social programs and assistance, that America has a responsibility to its people,” he said.

.

If I told you, you would not believe me.

(Momma, do not click this link.  It has the P word in it.)

.

There’s some great news for Texas, maybe.  The national Democrats, who have used Texas for an ATM machine for the past three decades and left us to fend for ourselves in trying to raise money to beat back Republicans here, have new plans.

In the latest twist in the U.S. Senate race in Texas, Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state, chairwoman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, made the surprising announcement Thursday that Texas will be one of the party’s “six in 12” — six target states with GOP seats up in 2012.

There’s at least one holdup with those plans: No well-known Democrat has publicly shown interest in making the race in Texas, where Republicans hold every statewide office.

Asked by the Star-Telegram why she is optimistic about Texas, Murray answered with “a two-word response: changing demographics.” Asked about a candidate, Murray said: “Yes, we’re talking to someone. I expect to see something very soon.”

“And that’s where the bad news may come into play,” Juanita suspects.  “The reason we finally can win in Texas is because of changing demographics.  But, I’m quivering in my boots that the highly paid and exceptionally dopey political consultants in Texas will help Washington decide that the Texas Democratic candidate should be one of the re-hashed old washed-up old white boys who ran faster than double geared lightening to the center and got their butts beat like a rented mule.”

“I swear on Momma’s Jammas that if they trot out a Nick Lampson, a Martin Frost,  a Chet Edwards, or any one of those guys who need to retire, this little hairdresser is gonna throw a walleyed snot nosed hissy fit.”

“I am up to here with with namby-pamby white guys who run as Democrats while openly apologizing for being Democrats.  And Honey, I’ve got big hair so up to here on me is cloud dusting,” she continues.

“We need someone who is ready to fight because the Republicans are not going to give us this seat, we will have to take it.  And, for Pete’s sake, quit hiring messaging consultants who have been hanging around begging for a paycheck since before Texas had barbed wire.”

“Patty, thank you for noticing Texas.  We appreciate that part.  Now give us a candidate who wants to win, dammit.”

.

Republican Congressvarmint Ted Poe used to be a judge in Houston.  He was a jerk then and getting elected to congress hasn’t helped any.

Nothing is more embarrassing to an ole boy in Texas than being taken down and hog tied by a yankee fella.

Watch Ted Poe turn red.

Thanks to Gramian for the heads-up.