Rep. Pete Gallego Writes Letter for Rep. Noriega

by: Sarah White

Mon Jul 02, 2007 at 01:22 PM CDT

While certain politicians were talking about the “war on terror”, Lt. Col. Noriega was actually fighting it by serving a 14-month tour of duty in Afghanistan.  While certain politicians were failing the test of leadership in response to Hurricane Katrina, Lt. Col. Noriega was brought in to serve as Incident Commander and direct logistics at the George Brown Convention Center, helping thousands of Katrina evacuees.  While certain politicians were talking about the need for immigration reform and border security, Lt. Col. Noriega was actually securing the border as the Commander for the Laredo Border Sector.  Texas needs leadership by example, the type of leadership Rick Noriega has given his state and country.

For more than a decade, Rick has also been on the front lines fighting for a better Texas. He and I have stood side by side to protect and defend our children by providing children’s health insurance. We have worked together to give teachers a necessary and needed pay raise, and put more resources into public education.  We have worked together to protect our environment and clean up our air, especially in places like Houston.

There was a lot of stuff today on Noriega. Burnt Orange Report had a big post, as did Daily Kos.

I'm not that familiar with Mikal Watts (other than what I've read on some of the blogs), but Noriega's pro-choice credentials are impressive.

Cross-posted from my blog.