Taco Politics
This was a nice surprise. I am talking about taco politics. See this from the Trib:
It was an ordinary taco Tuesday in downtown Austin — until the former president showed up.
Patrons at Taco Joint near the University of Texas at Austin were greeted Tuesday by the surprise entrance of Barack Obama along with James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominees for U.S. Senate and governor, respectively.
The trio went from booth to booth for around 30 minutes of retail politicking, discussing issues ranging from data centers to voting and taking group photos with a mostly younger crowd that yelped with excitement when the former president appeared. Obama asked one group if they knew Hinojosa and Talarico, referring to them as the state’s “next governor and senator” as the two Austin Democrats stood nearby.
Here is the entire read: Barack Obama campaigns with James Talarico, Gina Hinojosa.
It got me to thinking. Where could we do an H-Town taco politics event where President Obama and local Democratic Party elected officials could drop in and meet voters. Torchy’s Tacos in the Heights, Laredo Taqueria on Washington, and Doña Maria on Navigation come to mind. Doña Maria isn’t a taco joint, but it is an eatery frequented by politicos.
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is doing his best and pulling out all the stops to snag a last-minute endorsement from Donald Trump. See this from the Chron:
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn on Tuesday proposed designating Highway 287 as Interstate 47 in honor of President Donald Trump.
Cornyn, who is in a tight primary battle against Attorney General Ken Paxton, explained the move in a social media post as an attempt to honor “the most effective and influential president of our lifetime.” Both he and Paxton have been vying for Trump’s endorsement in the leadup to their May 26 runoff.
Highway 287 runs 1,800 miles from Port Arthur in southeast Texas through Waxahachie, Fort Worth, Wichita Falls and Amarillo before ending in Montana near the Canadian border.
Trump has repeatedly dangled his endorsement throughout the race, and said on Sunday that he would make a decision “maybe relatively soon.” Early voting in the contest begins next Tuesday.
Here is the entire Chron read: John Cornyn files bill to rename Highway 287 in honor of Donald Trump.
I am guessing Cornyn forgot this line, err commandment:
I am the Lord your God; you shall have no other gods before me.
Cornyn has been in office way too long. He has morphed into a huge political prostitute. Disgusting.
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Speaking of commandments, I saw this way too funny headline of an online story a couple of days ago:
Ken Paxton investigating Houston districts for Ten Commandments compliance
Too funny.
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When we walked into Daikin Park yesterday evening, my best friend said, “at least we won’t have wait long in line for dollar dogs tonight.” He was talking about the crowd at the game. Yep. That’s what happens when the Astros are not winning. Folks stay away. It was another ugly loss.
The featured photo is this Saturday’s giveaway. A cowboy baseball hat, I guess.