Bob Perry Consultant, House Republicans Reject Compromise

by: Phillip Martin

Sun May 24, 2009 at 01:41 AM CDT

From Legeland:

So why -exactly- was Anthony Holm, spokesman for GOP sugardaddy Bob Perry, in the TX GOP House Caucus meeting? Who's running this show?

That's a good question -- did Bob Perry tell Republicans to reject the compromise

After about a half-hour meeting of the House Republican Caucus, chairman Larry Taylor of Friendswood said Republicans rejected a proposal from Democrats to move the voter ID bill and the Texas Department of Insurance sunset bill to Tuesday’s calendar.

“There’s a commitment to follow the rules on behalf of our caucus,” Taylor said after their meeting. “We’re just saying, ‘Let’s just follow the rules that we set at the beginning of the session.”

Rep. Taylor is either (a) an absolute idiot, or (b) terrible at spinning lies. The rules of the House allow you to take up House bills out of order -- which was the proposal by Rep. Dunnam. For Republicans to fulfill the promise isn't breaking any rules -- it's simply using the rules that are there.

Meanwhile, right-wing House Republicans are publicly berating other moderate Republicans for, oh, trying to be sensible.

The Republican Chair of Education is also explaining binge drinking.

Update: From QR, back in April:

While not active in any recent GOP incumbent primary challenges to our knowledge, some are grumbling that Holm also serves as the spokesman for controversial homebuilder Bob Perry.

 

While he does give to both sides, Bob Perry is the largest single contributor to Republican candidates up and down the ballot.

But the grumbling stems from Perry’s role in creating and supporting the Texas Residential Construction Commission.  In its recommendations this year, the Sunset Commission Staff was so critical of the agency that it actually recommended its elimination.  Perry’s people are credited with the original rule writing for the Commission.