Burnt Orange Report

Stick Snubs Rotary

By Byron LaMasters

Oops:

Rep. Jack Stick, R-Austin, had been scheduled for weeks to show up for a joint appearance with Democratic challenger Mark Strama on Wednesday.

But even though he’d reconfirmed as early as that morning, Stick bowed out and instead sent an aide to say he wouldn’t be there after all.

Would-be debate moderator Ross Ramsey, editor of the political newsletter Texas Weekly, told officials at the Northeast Austin Rotary Club that it wouldn’t be exactly fair to have Strama debate a Stick underling. So the officials agreed to simply have Strama talk for a while about voter turnout.

I guess he's taking after Tom DeLay. Show Mark Strama some love.

Hat tip to Sarah.