3 posts tagged “elpaso”

This ad may have been paid for by the Pat Haggerty campaign, but thanks to You Tube anyone can view it anytime. Unfortunately for Pat, I will not be voting Republican in the Texas primaries to be held March 4.

Instead, I'll be standing in the other line. What I must write about now is what I think my in-laws would say if they could see Mrs. Haggery standing up for her son, Pat. Not only being a momma lion, she is also helping her son get reelected to the to Texas 78th District, which is a good thing. I remember my mother-in-law Lucille say Mrs. H ruled her roost and that she was a pistol. But then again, so was my mother-in-law.

Steely eyed moms rule the roost. Women who survived so much--the great depression, marriage for over 50 years, raising kids on a noncoms salary, and the separation and worry that come with war. They are fast disappearing. Some will say they are the greatest generation, which is what sons are supposed to think their parents are from. I was not surprised to see her with her nicely coifed silver hair sitting next to Pat in front of a roaring fire. She's just doing what must be done to see through the end of each day. That's why I was glad to see the Haggerty ad. She's doing what she thinks is necessary because she believes her son to be a good and true man.

Some will say if you use your mom then your campaign then you are in trouble. Some will say Mrs. H should have included Bob Craddick's title (Texas Speaker of the House.) But that's nit picky stuff. The fact is that the ad works. It's short, clever, and to the point. Pat didn't have to say much, he let him mom lay into his opponent. She quickly calls attention to Tom Craddick and the big money trying to buy Texas State Representative District 78 seat. And he lets her have the best line ever, "I have a carton of milk that has been in the district longer than (his opponent.)"

And, thanks mom, is all he need say.

There he is, just awake from that sort of dream--that kind of endless dreamland sleep

where everywhere west of Lubbock is jes doin' fine an' kinda floatin', like on a cloud."

Well, we are sorry to tell Mister Craddick, but we have a whole lotta people moving here with short hair and camo clothes. What will they find?

First off, we have congestion, overcrowded schools, few parks, and even less water. Oh, I forgot. We are supposed to have enough water now. I don't know how that happened, but once the BRACC said it would move scads of soldiers here we suddenly have enough. This must have occurred after they dug up all the grass at

the Ft. Bliss National Cemetery and threw rocks everywhere. Now, where was I. Oh, yes... not to mention that said new troops probably have little or no concept of the culture here on the border.

Ya here that? Yeah, that's Spanish and you know what else? It's OK that the language of Cervantes is spoken everywhere in this town.

Even to order Chicos Tacos.

And because the El Paso Times does not provide much in the way of edited stories that remain in the same location for breaking news, I'll just post the bit of what they posted today now and know the full story will be published Friday morning.

Anyhow, go back to sleep, Mr. Craddick. We've got it all under control.

Craddick 'stunned' by implications of Bliss growth (6:22 p.m.)  (don't count on this link working past midnight, but an updated version will later on Friday.) Well, what do you know? The link remained in place.

By Brandi Grissom / El Paso Times

Article Launched: 02/08/2007 06:07:21 PM MST

AUSTIN -- One of the state's top leaders said until this week he had no idea Fort Bliss in

El Paso would triple in size over the next five years, creating massive infrastructure needs in preparation for the population boom.

"I was stunned at the growth and how many people are going to be moved to Fort Bliss," House Speaker Tom Craddick said today, adding that he wants more information to determine how the state can help the city.

The U.S. Base Realignment and Closure Commission decided in 2005 that the Fort Bliss Army base would receive more new soldiers than any other base in the country. Craddick said he did't realize the scope of that decision until a meeting Wednesday with local officials, business leaders and an Army representative.

"I think it's a real positive," Craddick said. "I just had no idea that kind of growth was going to go on in El Paso."

Col. Robert Burns, garrison commander at Fort Bliss, was one of several local officials in the meeting with Craddick.

Burns said he explained how the base and the city would change dramatically with the arrival of up to 23,000 new troops and their families, totaling nearly 50,000 new residents [....]

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