A blog to recommend, news on HD 48, and a crazy old Austinite running for Congress

So check out The Texas Whip, which has been keeping close track of the special election for HD 48 in west Travis County.

They note that an ethics complaint has been filed against Bentzin. If I had to guess it won't be the last.

Way to go Andy Brown for doing the right thing:

Brown gives Howard campaign money
By Jason Embry Monday, January 23, 2006, 10:38 AM

Andy Brown, who had been planning to run in the Democratic primary for the House District 48 seat in the House, took a formal step today to throw his support behind fellow Democrat Donna Howard for the
seat.

Brown said he would give Howard $10,000 from his campaign account to help her in an upcoming runoff election against Republican Ben Bentzin. Howard and Bentzin are vying to see who will finish the year left on the term of former Rep. Todd Baxter, a Republican who resigned in November. Brown could not compete to finish Baxter’s term because he has not lived in the western Travis County district for a year.

Brown said he’s “not planning on running in the primary,” regardless of whether Howard wins the runoff and captures the seat.

Also give Texas Whip credit for alerting us this crazy old guy running for Congress in Austin.

Smith has very little love loss for Delay stating

"I think (DeLay's) the biggest fraud that left Texas in years, and I think the district attorney Ronnie Earle's going to put him in jail before he's through," Smith said. "I think jail's too good for him. I think they ought to castrate the son of a . . . "

[...]

"Look, I've been president of the Board of Realtors; is that a good recommendation? And I've been a Kiwanian for many years, so I'm not as radical as you might think."