Dewhurst on hot seat in Houston debate

[TexasTowelie]

During his first public encounter with three Republican challengers, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst on Monday spent an uncomfortable hour in Houston defending his 10-year record against assertions he allowed Democrats and “mob rule” to thwart the passage of conservative legislation.

In a debate sponsored by Houston's Ronald Reagan Republican Women's Club, Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, said missteps by Dewhurst permitted Fort Worth Democrat Wendy Davis to nearly derail abortion regulations with a filibuster in June that could have been prevented.

“Wendy Davis should never have had the floor that day,” Patrick said. “There are many ways we could have stopped that from happening.”

Though Davis blocked passage of the bill only temporarily, Patrick blamed the theatrics surrounding the legislation on “a lack of planning, a lack of leadership, a lack of vision.” He said he decided to challenge Dewhurst after a shouting crowd in the gallery temporarily halted Senate work in late June.

More at http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Dewhurst-on-hot-seat-in-Houston-debate-4819795.php .

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1. Patrick almost makes Dewhurst look intelligent and honest.

[johncoby2]

2. Note to Dewhurst:

When you lay with teabaggers, you might wake up with a bad taste in your mouth.

Your days as LT Gov are numbered. You, sir, have been teabagged.

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3. Let them

eat there own kind