Burnt Orange Report

TX-1, TX-32 Updates

By Byron LaMasters

Southpaw has the latest.

First, how Louie Gohmert is attacking Max Sandlin using Dan Rather. It'll be interesting to see if any polls come out in the race this week. Watch it here (WMV file). Even Republicans have admitted that Gohmert is trailing Sandlin by a few points in their internals, and recent Democratic polling says the same. Hence, the negative attack ad. First it's attacking Sandlin using Rather and Kerry. Next week it'll probably be the 3 G's - God, gays and guns (I'm sure the RNC could help), even though the NRA has endorsed Sandlin.

Moving on to Dallas... Pete Sessions just doesn't seem to be interested in accountability. Southpaw reports:

On Sunday, October 3, at 2 pm, the Dallas Area Interfaith is holding an "Accountability Session" with Martin Frost, Pete Sessions, and ther civic leaders, such DISD superintendent Groppel and Police Chief David Kunkle. It is not a debate, but an opportunity for citizens to speak and communicate heir concerns about very specific problems and issues: Education, health care, safe schools, and safe neighborhoods.

But Pete Sessions is not interested in that. When I asked one of the people helping organize it why he would not attend, she said that he said that the debates were enough. I guess accountability is clearly something Sessions wants no part of. Here is an organization of people from different religions and faiths who want to come together for solutions to common problems. There's little to say about Sessions's aversion to listening to people, except help Martin Frost. He's not afraid to listen to his consituents.

And, if you are interested, here are the details about the Accountability Session:

Midway Hills Christian Church
11001 Midway Road
Dallas, TX
2 pm on Sunday Oct. 3

Need I say more?