I think I’ve become a tad too obsessive about my not-a-blog because when I leave for one day, people start emailing me asking if I am okay.

It’s hard for me to post to the blog when I’m on the road because I have to use my phone to do it and holy cow that sucker has tiny little keys.  So, like me on Facebook and I’ll try to let you know what is happenin’.  I don’t know if they have a place where you can not like me on Facebook, but if they do I am certain that the line is much longer there.

I was in Austin today for a meeting of the campaign committee of the State Democratic Executive Committee.  Some damfool – and I have a suspicion of who it is – leaked the plan of Battleground Texas that’s coming next month.  You know it wasn’t me who leaked it because it was leaked to Politico and you guys know how I feel about Politicolonoscopy.

The leak is here.   Next month it will be rolled out in all its glory. Not on Politico.

The good news is that this influx of money into Texas, unlike the last time this happened ten years ago, will not be consultant driven.  It will not end up in the pockets of same-ole, same-ole consultants who pocketed millions of dollars with diddle squat to show for it.  This influx will be used for a ground game.

Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa

In the past, Texas Democrats have not been able to turn out their base because they never knew where the base was.  And even when they accidentally stumbled across it, they had no idea how to get it to vote.

Now we have a new chairman, a new staff, and real, live, actual plans from the newly empowered State Democratic Executive Committee to make those plans happen.  This Party is no longer run by 5 guys in Austin.  This Party is run by the people elected to run it.

A big ole thank you to Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa for trusting in the elected Executive Committee and empowering Texas Democrats to be a part of turning Texas blue.

That’s where I’ve been for two days and I’d just like to add that Texas Republicans can kiss my big blue butt.