Patrick to announce for senator on Laura Ingraham show tomorrow
This has been such a bizarre incident. Patrick and Dewhurst went at each other verbally, but in loud voices, in a Senate committee of the whole earlier today. One of the subjects was David Simpson’s anti-grouping bill, about which I wrote earlier. Patrick manipulated a situation in which he was able to accuse of Dewhurst of sinking his and Simpson’s anti-groping bill Tuesday night — and, further, of being “someone who will not stand up to the federal government.” I’m no admirer of Dewhurst’s leadership of the Senate this session, but Patrick, in one moment, reverted to the showboat side of himself that he has kept under wraps this session. This is theatre of the absurd. What is a responsible politician supposed to do when a U.S. Attorney says that a state legislative action is in violation of federal law and warns that the federal government will seek an emergency stay old the legislation? Perhaps Dewhurst could send Brandon Creighton to negotiate. I don’t think sending the federal government a copy of the Tenth Amendment is going to change the U.S. Attorney’s mind. This has to be one of the all-time clownish moments of the Texas Legislature.
Anonymous says:
To borrow a quote from our Governor….”adios mofo”. Patrick is kidding himself if he thinks he can win statewide.
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Needmorecattle company Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 10:17 am
I would love to see Patrick go and when I say go I mean lose. adios
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Anonymous Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 2:55 pm
The all time clownish moment by the all time clown. And now the circus manager is runnng for President? Texas looks like an ignorant backwater.
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Jed Reply:
May 28th, 2011 at 3:25 pm
Texas IS an ignorant backwater.
Anonymous says:
Burka,
Why is Patrick a show boat, but Senfronia Thompson is not? Porn on the House floor, really? Yeah the flyer was tacky, but why bring it up on the House floor? What about Trey Fischer (we all know he just recently adopted the “Martinez” for political reasons) reading names of lobbyists? What about Solomons reading the names of lobbyists and special interests?
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Pat Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 8:48 am
The House is a little bit different, anonymous. Senators are not supposed to speak of such things.
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KB Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 9:14 am
Thompson didn’t bring up porn, Debbie Riddle did.
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Dale C. from Twin Peaks, WA Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 11:18 am
@ Anonymous – 8:03 AM
Rep. Martines Fisher starting using both family names way before he ran for state representative.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/5230445.html
Just google and use a verifiable news source, seriously how hard is that?
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JohnBernardBooks Reply:
May 28th, 2011 at 9:11 am
The Texas Tribune was so ashamed of Senfronia they labeled her a republican….”State Rep. Senfronia Thompson, R-Houston”
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No Le Hace says:
Hope he has to give up his Texas Senate seat.
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Luanne Platter says:
What would the cost of shutting down the planes in Texas just one day be? Really, Danny Boy, sit down and STHU.
Is there any chance he has to resign his senate seat to run? Please, God, please.
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El Chavo del Ocho says:
Politics on the extremes – left or right- are what win todays primaries. That gives Patrick the edge in the GOP race, and it’s why an honorable and decent man like Gen Sanchez will not win his primary.
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A.T. Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 9:12 am
When’s the last time we had either a seriously contested statewide Democratic primary contest or a noticeably leftist statewide Democratic nominee other than a place filler, such as Van Os?
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Phillip Martin says:
Only an anonymous coward would compare Sen. Patrick’s antics to Rep. Thompson’s speech. And she never said there was porn on the floor – that was Rep. Riddle, and she wasn’t talking about the flier.
/swing-and-a-miss
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Holaamigos says:
Paul can you find out if Patrick has to resign or if he can’t seek re-election to the STATE Senate. That’s the real news if that’s the case.
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buggy ding dong Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 2:11 pm
He doesn’t have to resign but he can’t run for both state and US Senate. His seat is up in 2012, so he would have to make the choice.
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paulburka Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 4:12 pm
All state senators must run in their new districts in 2012. Dan Patrick cannot run for both the U.S. Senate and the Texas Senate on the same day. (If Hutchison were to resign early, Governor Perry would have to call a special election for the U.S. Senate and Patrick could remain a member of the Texas Senate until his term expired on Dec. 31, 2012.
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Real Democrat says:
Don’t be so sure, Anonymous. In a primary that will be Tea Party crazy, Patrick could easily muscle out lightweight Ted Cruz and give Michael Williams fits by connecting with the voters who just can’t quite support people of color. If Patrick can raise millions of dollars for the effort, he’ll be a force. The Republicans will nominate a right winger, and that right winger will be the next U.S. Senator from Texas.
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Jed Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 9:27 am
i think this is worth testing.
that’s why i support dan patrick for republican nominee to u.s. senate!
beat the drum, people.
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Anonymous Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 2:57 pm
You missed my order for fries.
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Guadalupe Bass says:
Senator Patrick’s term ends in 2013 – so this very well could mean the end of Dan Patrick’s time in the Texas Senate.
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Anonymous says:
Surely the guy who had his vasectomy live on the radio will prove to be too much for even teapers. Surely.
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Vernon Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 12:23 pm
Wait…what?
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Anonymous Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 2:58 pm
Patrick had the equipment necessary for a vasectomy?
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JohnBernardBooks Reply:
May 28th, 2011 at 8:46 am
Patrick’s radio broadcast of his vasectomy is bush league when compared to Couric’s televised anal scoping.
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Anonymous Reply:
May 30th, 2011 at 11:57 am
Is Couric running, too? Just wondering. Also wondering what health crisis Patrick was trying to avert with his stunt. . .
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Anonymous says:
Ask FORMER Governor Mark White what happens with you jack with public education. The PTA parents are going to be energized, organized and hyped up on coffee. They are going to run over the tea drinkers……or should that be Kool-Aid drinkers?
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JohnBernardBooks Reply:
May 28th, 2011 at 6:11 am
you mean Tea Sippers?
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Anonymous Reply:
June 1st, 2011 at 4:52 pm
Tea baggers.
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Anonymous says:
Maybe Dewhurst will run for governor and we can ship Mr. Goeb off to Washington where this theatrics can play to a bigger state. One that is far away from here.
KEEP HOPE ALIVE
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Real Democrat says:
Mark White? This ain’t the 80s. I don’t think anyone thinks that Texas is about to go Democratic. Well, not anyone who can do math. When Hispanics start voting in numbers comparable to non-Hispanics, it’ll be a different story, but not until then.
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Anonymous Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 8:51 am
Nobody’s talking about Democrats beating Republicans, we’re talking about mainstream conservatives taking the party back from the Birthers, Deathers, Gropers and Sonogramers
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Real Democrat Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 11:50 am
That’s why Mark White is relevant?
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Lake Worth Monster Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 6:00 pm
No. Mark White was brought up as an example of what can happen to a politician when they take on education reform.
“Ask FORMER Governor Mark White what happens with you jack with public education.”
PDiddie says:
“If Patrick runs for the U.S. Senate, he could not run at the same time for his state Senate seat, so it would be win or go home.” — Jason Embry
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/firstreading/entries/2011/05/27/_house_is_in_at_20.html
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Anonymous Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 9:23 am
There is a God in heaven. This is great-flying out of state either way and likely with a nice TSA pat down for good measure.
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Rog says:
I believe all state senators are up for re-election following the census. So Patrict would definitely be out of the State Senate if he runs for U.S. Senator. Patrick vs Dewhurst is cheap entertainment, but let’s hope the state can find a better candidate.
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Sen. Dan Patrick says:
Paul,
This was a serious bill. The program we were trying to stop is NOT federal law, it is simply policy. Many legal experts did not believe our bill was unconstitutional. If so how did the bill pass both the House and Senate committee without any of the many legal experts we have in and around the Capitol stopping it. Where was the opposition from the DOJ or TSA before the 11th hour?
As far as Dewhurst’s involvement he called on me to bring the bill up. I did not know he had told some Senators he was not going to call the bill up. He then went down on the Senate floor and asked Sen Watson to go around and get votes to block while I was speaking. At the same time the letter was distributed. That is unacceptable.
He then said he had nothing to do with killing the bill and it was Sen Watson who killed it. However, Sen Watson has confirmed Dewhurst came to the floor and asked him to block the bill. Other Senators are aware as well even if they are not talking publicly. We also now know, the Lt Governor’s office confirmed to me. that they asked for the letter. I had the votes at 10 am that morning and he asks for a letter that was clearly intended to kill the bill in my view. I asked to call on me that morning and he said a letter was coming and he wanted to wait for it. I told him then why would we wait. They weren’t going to send us a letter praising the bill.
You may think it’s not a big deal, but a lot of Texans think it’s a big deal when the federal government threatens a state over proposed legislation. It is our right to pass legislation.
I didn’t start the fight over the bill. Dewhurst did. He could have simply not called on me. He could have called on me and made a public statement that he opposed the bill. But he should not have called upon me, then worked the floor against it, and then covered up the fact by blaming another Senator.
If you think standing up against the federal government, or having the courage to take on the Lt Gov is a light moment, I would respectfully disagree.
One thing you were right on, I did announce my exploratory committee on Laura’s show this morning. That decision was made prior to, and arranged, before the TSA issue this week. I had 30 votes on that bill and little opposition. I expected to pass the bill easily without interference from the Lt Gov. It was not part of the plan concerning my announcement today.
Dan Patrick
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Jed Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 9:30 am
yo go, Senator Patrick!
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Anonymous Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 2:59 pm
Announcing on right wingnut radio, tells all.
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Texian Politico Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 3:23 pm
Ed Shultz has been suspended for calling Ingraham a slut, so he couldn’t announce on that show. Perhaps he should have done it on Democracy Now?
Pri-ista Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 10:08 am
Sen. Patrick,
Can you also pass legislation to get that intrusive federal army out of Texas?
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anita Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 11:30 am
I find it a display of tremendously poor judgment of Sen. Patrick to force Sen. Watson into this petty episode via his post.
Senator Patrick seems to have missed the lesson about working well with others, and honoring fellow members. You simply don’t broadcast your conversations with other senators — ever.
Note to all: Senator Patrick is not to be trusted. Do not talk to him unless you want to read his version of the personal conversation on the blogs.
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Robert Morrow Reply:
May 28th, 2011 at 4:54 am
Well, Senator Patrick, you should have forced a vote on that bill and made your fellow senators go on the record. It’s called holding folks accountable, something you politicians are loathe to do.
If you want to just buckle down and get on your knees before the federal government, Lt. Gov. Dewhurst, and your fellow senators, then go ahead. I’m not going to vote for you for US Senate.
I want someone who is going to carry the liberty football all the way to the goal line and not run out of bounds on the 40 yard line because some fellow senators are chicken to go on the record.
Thanks for nothing.
Sincerely,
Robert Morrow
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Anonymous Reply:
June 1st, 2011 at 4:53 pm
Patrick is a running joke. Grandstander. Rush wannabe. Why in the hell would any group of Texans elect this fraud?
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JUICE says:
All of these people ranting at the feds who want to join the feds . . .
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Anonymous says:
Run Dan Run…………far far far away.
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FruitDealer says:
I always thought that someone from the Harris county media market would seek higher office and do very well. For a time, I thought that would be Judge Robert Eckels, but Patrick crushed the TLR machine when he beat Joe Nixon. That was impressive — his radio station goes into Montgomery and Fort Bend counties.
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Anonymous says:
Won’t he have to give up his radio show, or offer his opponents equal time per the FEC rules?
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Vernon Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 12:28 pm
Interesting point. Dan Neil had to give up his radio show for that same reason.
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Anonymous says:
Isn’t it against international law to stop transportation from ports from any Government? The Senate caved on a threat of a blockade by the Federal Government! This is an Act of War by the Obama Administration and Texans must stand up and vote out this clown. We are behind you Patrick!
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AreYouKiddingMe says:
Sen. Patrick, we are part of the “United” States of America. That means we are “united” with the other states and some laws affect all of us. We don’t get to pick and choose the one’s we like. Your anti-groping bill went directly against a Federal agency and their requirements. Like them or not, we can’t choose to not follow them, unless we are prepared to start our own Texas Aviation Association and govern our own airlines, airports, etc. I don’t think you want that. A fleet of crop dusters and Cessna’s is not good for International travel. It was a bad bill, and a publicity stunt, Senator, and you know it had no chance of every passing muster. Go do something productive and help fix PUBLIC Education and get off your private school agendas… This is not about YOU!
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Robert Morrow Reply:
May 28th, 2011 at 4:58 am
Who cares about the federal tyrants? I don’t. Get their hands off my britches, more importantly QUITE RADIATING ME!
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anita says:
“Many legal experts did not believe our bill was unconstitutional. If so how did the bill pass both the House and Senate committee without any of the many legal experts we have in and around the Capitol stopping it.”
Senator, you cheapen the Constitution that you claim to love with this logic — and create a laughable new standard, a presumption that a bill is Constitutional unless the legal experts “stop it”. Isn’t that exactly what the U.S. Attorney was doing?
Congratulations on a new level of hyperbole. Clownish indeed.
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WUSRPH says:
Maybe the world really is coming to an end! The thought of Dan Patrick in the U.S. Senate (in Sam Houston’s seat no less) and Rick Perry in the White House makes me kind of hope the Mayan stuff is real…If not the Oct. 21 rapture date. Of course, we can hope that both of them are raptured in October thus ending their earthly campaigns a little early.
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anita says:
Isn’t it ironic that Sam Houston’s biggest regret in life, and the end of his political career, came because he desperately wanted Texas to remain in the Union?
Now we have a demagogue who wants to take his seat based on the rhetoric of secession.
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WUSRPH says:
If he is really going to run, I want to see his birth certificate! Does anyone but me think it would do any good to send him a copy of the Federalist Papers? If he is going to run, he at least should have some idea of what he’s getting into.
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Anonymous says:
Dan Patrick is a carpetbagger. I am against anyone who moves to Texas from the North and decides he is going to tell us how to live. That Yankee needs to go back to Massachusetts.
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Saif al-Adel says:
I love Dan Patrick. I want him to win and to take down all airport security devices so we can fly freely to do god’s will. Praise Allah, praise Dan Patrick!
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Dan Goeb's Conscious says:
It is prety obvious that Dan Patrick cooked up this entire scheme and decided to us the Lt. Governor as a target in order to launch a race for the U.S. Senate. This guys has been a con artist and coniving narcissist his entire life.
There are at least three other Senators who take issue with what Dan Goeb Patrick has posted above but have chosen to move on from this since there are more important matters as the session grows to an end.
The Patrick Exploratory Committee should receive a bill from the Texas Senate for wasting the taxpayers time and money for thjs political publicity stunt given the serious issues that remain unresolved.
Dan Patrick is an embarrassment to Texas and especially to Texas Conservatives. My dog shows more integrity and honor when he licks his balls than anytime Dan Patrick steps onto our State Senate floor.
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Robert Morrow Reply:
May 28th, 2011 at 4:59 am
Probably true on your first point. Notice how he caved and did not force a vote of his fellow senators when the going got tough.
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JohnBernardBooks Reply:
May 28th, 2011 at 6:15 am
“Dan Patrick is an embarrassment to Texas and especially to Texas Conservatives. My dog shows more integrity and honor when he licks his balls than anytime Dan Patrick steps onto our State Senate floor”
Gosh, I love it when intellectuals have discussions.
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Texian Politico says:
This is a bizarre day. Rumors increase that Perry will run for president and a female staffer for Rep. Christian has been arrested and charged with hitting and killing a woman with her car and failing to stop and render aide.
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RHEA CHERRITH Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 2:42 pm
RICK PERRY WILL NEVER GET PRESIDENT, HE HATE WOMEN AND IS PUT OUT HATE LEGLISLATION ON WOMEN 193 BILLS FROM IDIOTS LIKE PERRY, OVER STEPPING SINCE WOMEN OUT NUMBER WOMEN 7-1 AND WE STILL HAVE TNE VOTE. HE HATES THE EELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH DISABLITIES, HE HAD THE ARRESTED INSTED OF ADDRESING THE ISSUES THE OTHER DAY ENDING MEDICAIDE AND OLMSTED IS GENICIDE DEATH TO THE EDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIE AND POOR CHILDREN AND PREGNAT WOMEN, ATTACTING WOMENS HEALTH CARE AND WEFARE AND EDUCATION. PERRY IS A DICTATOR OF HATE FOR TEAPARTY AND DOSE NOT LOVE ANYONE SO HE SOULD NOT BE IN POSITION TO BE REPROSENITIVE TO ANYONE. HE IS NOT A CHRISTAINS HE IIS A KOCH BROTHER KOCKSUCKER.
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Texian Politico Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 3:24 pm
Nice. It looks like someone from Shoal Creek Hospital got access to the internet this afternoon.
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Robert Morrow Reply:
May 28th, 2011 at 5:00 am
Rick Perry will never be president because Anita will never let him run. Email me at Morrow321@aol.com for the gory details.
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JohnBernardBooks Reply:
May 28th, 2011 at 6:16 am
Another intellectual democrat says:
“HE IS NOT A CHRISTAINS HE IIS A KOCH BROTHER KOCKSUCKER.”
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karen Reply:
May 30th, 2011 at 6:48 am
Nope, that comment was posted by a Republican because Perry failed to keep one of his campaign promises after they paid big time into his campaign.
GovDude says:
I declare an immediate emergency to pass legislation forcing candidates to run under the name their mama gave them.
Danny Goeb for U.S. Senate!
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Texian Politico Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 1:23 pm
The Dan Patrick of ESPN fame is actually named Dan Pugh. What is it with Dan Patricks and fake names?
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Bud says:
It’s about time Texas got a people’s candidate.
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Dan Goeb's Private Parts says:
Maybe if I’d been groped more (by cute gropees) I’d have been happy just doing my third rate radio show on one of the lesser listened to stations in the Houston market – instead of fantasizing about the U.S. Senate, which is well beyond my reach.
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longleaf says:
As someone pointed out to me yesterday on here, why did all the Democrats in the House vote for this also? It doesn’t seem to me that this is quite as “over the top” as you say and it seems to me like Dewhurst definitely IS flouting the will of the people here.
Challenging the “feral gubmint” at this point is as Texan as it gets. Don’t ever forget that Rick Perry opened the door for all this.
If what Simpson and Patrick were trying to accomplish is clown-car material, what about all the clowns in state government who have been challenging the EPA over and over again for YEARS, including going into federal court. No letter from a U.S. attorney ever carried any weight with Texas, as far as I can tell, on environmental issues. “We’ll see you in court” is always the reply to the EPA.
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TSA Body Inspector says:
Longleaf’s analysis makes me feel mentally ‘groped,’ just like Dan Patrick’s announcement on Laura Ingraham.
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Dan Goeb's Private Parts says:
Here’s Danny boy getting a vasectomy on his live radio broadcast:
http://www.memorialhermann.org/servicesandprograms/healthhourradioshow/content.aspx?id=2344
Would this be considered a form of groping?
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Please don't grope the terrorist says:
So if someone shows up in the security line at DFW looking like the shoe bomber or Bin Laden and rejects the naked x ray machine, Sen Patrick would like him to be waved on through?
I like the option of groping as I’d rather opt out of the naked x ray machine.
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Anonymous Reply:
May 27th, 2011 at 4:48 pm
Yes, he and Rand Paul, the terrorist’s best friends.
How myopic do you have to be to gripe about having to take your shoes off at the airport? What island do these people live on? They’re smoking too much salvia.
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Anon. says:
Look, you can talk all you want on the merits about how far TSA agents should be allowed to go in searching people (I certainly think some of those agents go too far), but this is about as clear a case of pre-emption as I’ve ever seen.
The 10th Amendment reserves to the states powers not reserved to the federal government. BUT…the Constitution reserves to the federal government the power to regulate interstate commerce. It’s obviously a long standing debate between conservatives and liberals as what constitutes regulating interstate commerce, but seriously, how much more commercial and interstate can you get than ensuring the safety of commercial airplane flights?
Since the feds have the power to regulate airplane safety, and they did regulate airplane safety, and since the supremacy clause means federal law pre-empts state law, the state law would be pre-empted.
(I do agree that the Democrats shouldn’t have voted for this bill, but that’s no shield for saying it’s a dumb bill).
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TSA X-Ray Technician says:
To be crude, Dan Patrick is a dude I’d never want to see nude. That would be very lewd. And I’d lose my fewd.
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JohnBernardBooks says:
Thank you intellectual democrats for an enlightening discussion.
Now that you chosen the republican candidates for Guv, US Senate and President. Any ideas on how to stop the world from laughing at Obama?
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John Johnson Reply:
May 28th, 2011 at 11:28 am
The people “in the know” around the world laugh at him; the majority of the people, here and abroad, who don’t keep up with what’s going on and might read a newspaper or catch the news once a week, love him. That’s our problem.
It’s also our problem with Perry. The masses here in Texas are ignorant and uninformed.
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Jed Reply:
May 28th, 2011 at 3:32 pm
i’m fairly certain few outside the US are “laughing” at obama. got any poll results that say otherwise?
meanwhile, the parts of the world that really don’t like him are, well, not the ones i imagine the two of you want to be associated with.
good luck with that.
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Anonymous says:
The name Dan Patrick might ring a bell in Houston and in Austin where the politico’s live, but in places like Amarillo, and here in the DFW area, that name doesn’t mean squat to the average voter.
I think once they get to know him, they will feel sorry for him like I do. Just one more proud person destined for a fall.
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Ed says:
In 2012, if Perry runs for President and wins, and the LT Guv runs for the US Senate and wins then who gets to be Governor? Not that I think it will happen, I’m just curious how that would work out.
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anita says:
So I open my Houston Chronicle this morning, and Ted Poe and Michael McCaul are sounding the alarm that Saudi students are using visas to get here to do us harm, and it must be stopped.
How do they square this with the rhetoric of Dan Patrick and David Simpson, who seem to believe that we no longer need to be vigilant at airports?
Which one is it, gentlemen?
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longleaf says:
All the Saudis related to bin Laden who were in the U.S. flew back in their own fleet of aircraft right after 9-11. Bush issued them a special exemption from the no-fly lockdown so they could take off back to the desert kingdom without even being questioned as to what they might have known.
That’s why it’s called “security theater.” It is mostly for show and to make sure the American peons know who’s in charge of the police state. Google some George Carlin videos about who owns the country.
http://www.hostedfile.com/videos/5328/who-owns-your-country.html
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JackBernieBrooks says:
Didn’t you hear? Dan Patrick has declared the world safe again, so he’s going on his radio show to have his vasectomy reversed live on the air – so he can repopulate the world with little blue Dan Patricks who just want to love Jesus all day long and praise his (his being Dan Patrick’s) holy name.
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JohnBernardBooks says:
can Couric’s televised anal scoping be reversed?
I can envision all the liberals glued to their tvs.
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