A face even Leininger is hard pressed to love

The blogosphere is abuzz with news about the Speaker race in the Texas House. The latest:

• Robert Talton is the first Republican chair (Urban Affairs Committee) to publicly pledge support for incumbent Tom Craddick’s opponent Brian McCall.

• Craddick is hemorrhaging pledges.

• Jim Pitts (R-Waxahachie) says he’ll also throw his hat in the ring.

• Also, Quorum Report has a decent rundown of the arcane structural maneuverings required for the actual vote.

So weird. With all this talk of pledges, nominations and seconds, it’s like marauding hordes of Patricians and Plebeians invading the Sadie Hawkins Dance.

This article appears in December 22 • 2006.

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