Yesterday evening, a fire bomb was set off at the doorway of Democratic State Senator Wendy Davis’ Fort Worth office.  Republicans fear Senator Davis so badly for her legislative effectiveness that she was their #1 target for redistricting.   She will be in hard battle to keep her seat.

Senator Davis

I am relieved to report that no one was hurt, but that was only by the grace of God.  A suspect has been arrested.

As usual, Senator Davis has remained calm.

She said that no motive was apparent and that it would be premature to speculate whether her positions on any issue could have been a catalyst for the attack.

“Texas is facing some tremendous challenges right now,” Davis said. “It’s unfortunate when things like this happen in the public arena, and it reminds us of how important it is for us to remain very civil in our discourse.”

And if you ever begin to think that the rightwing in Texas isn’t vicious, cruel, and totally insane, you need to go read the comments after this article in the Fort Worth Star Telegram.

I have people in my local Democratic group who are afraid to volunteer at the Democratic headquarters.  Four years ago, we had people come in and yell at us, a window broken out, and our sign defaced more times than I can count.

Enough.