Hurtling Toward 2010, 8/13

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Aug 13 2009, 5:40 pm by Chris Good

The 2010 midterms are just around the corner (sort of). Here's what's happening:

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) will kick off her campaign for governor next Tuesday in Dallas; her opponent, Gov. Rick Perry (R), received the Defender of Jerusalem Award in Israel; a Rasmussen poll shows Pat Toomey leading Sen. Arlen Specter (D) 48-36 in Pennsylvania; while Specter's primary opponent, Joe Sestak, had a pleasant town-hall meeting on health care; Barbara Boxer ran into some health care protesters at an event to promote her newest book; and Harry Reid talked about his upcoming reelection contest with Politics Daily's Jill Lawrence.

Comments (1)

buzzy1400 August 15, 2009 7:11 AM

While TX is a good place for Kay Bailey Hutchinson to run for political office, it is unfortunate to know if she wins the people of Texas will lose. When she attended her first Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, I almost wanted to take her aside and inform her that her attire was totally inappropriate. When I first moved to DC, I realized that taking a Senate position meant living with the dress code. I chalked it up to the cost of being taken seriously. I had to abide by it starting on day one at age twenty.

The "tea dancing dress" she wore that day coupled with her mindless questions made it quite clear she was not destined for the Senate All-Star team. However, even providing fashion tips to an adversary was outside of my comfort zone as a hard-nosed Dem woman. She came to understand that dressing like a proper southern lady would get her roundly ignored by her colleagues. Never the brightest bulb in the GOP pack, her greatest achievement to date was her total fealty to George W. Bush. A mind-numbing effort.
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During her inauspicious tenure in Washington, she has done little to aid her state and nation at home and abroad. America still needs a great deal more from all of its leaders during this time of world instability and financial upheaval. Had she shown an interest in the legislative process other than support for the "decider" my thoughts might differ, but it would be a tough sell.

The forces driving her to seek the gubernatorial position are simple; with the job comes a major reduction in influence and responsibility. It would be unfortunate for the people of Texas if she won, albeit the Governor of that state is far from the most powerful public official. As a women, I detest seeing those from a lesser leagues winning in part because of gender, not because they are most qualified for the job. The pickings are slim during the upcoming election in TX. If she wins, I hope that she got the message on ladies fashion in the political arena-leave the Tea Dancing garb at home-for good. She will go down in history as a sorry footnote.