The Underdog

Tom Pauken, the former chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission, knows he has an uphill climb to defeat Greg Abbott in the Republican primary for governor next March. But he’s not interested in what he calls “the divine right of succession.”
Thu September 12, 2013 4:30 pm

is plenty of competition in the airline industry. If this is such a bad merger, why did he and Eric Holder not intervene when United and Continental merged? But to do what he did with American, which was wait until the last minute and then try to blow it up, is not evidence of someone who has a pro-business philosophy or even an understanding of how the business sector works.

It’s another reason why I think this election is a battle for the soul of the Republican party. It seems like we have a divine right of succession, and now it’s Greg Abbott’s turn in to be governor. “How dare the peasants challenge his right to move up the ladder?” But that’s exactly why I’m in this race.  Texas won’t continue to lead the way if we have this insider-driven, top-down approach, and I think Greg represents that. 

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