tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post5891041347741502176..comments2024-03-15T03:20:38.106-05:00Comments on Brains and Eggs: Bell will endorse King today *updated*PDiddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05851660342241127485noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-41185359048226531822015-11-18T12:59:26.502-06:002015-11-18T12:59:26.502-06:00A few years ago, after his third consecutive elect...A few years ago, after his third consecutive electoral defeat, Chris Bell told me that he was tired of, and disillusioned with, running for office. Some politicians never get it out of their systems completely, so, kick-around-Nixon-style, they call it quits, but then take it back later.<br /><br />As much as I like Bell as a person, from my few encounters with him (and making phone calls for him in the runoff against Joan Huffman), if he is a progressive, I find him a rather tepid one. Most progressives become progressive because of their passion for one or more issues. Maybe he has some passions, but he has trouble letting them show through.<br /><br />Although I voted for Sylvester Turner, I would have been happy to have Bell as mayor. In fact, there were several candidates I found acceptable. Why can't Houston at least look into adopting some form of Instant Runoff Voting? With ranked preference or approval voting in City Council races, we could avoid these tiresome December encores that produce such appallingly low turnouts.dbcgreentxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16208666292476679068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-91911944604150476292015-11-17T08:10:51.546-06:002015-11-17T08:10:51.546-06:00I posted that Republican Lite link on Twitter. I ...I posted that Republican Lite link on Twitter. I too am disappointed to not have known more about him earlier, and not seen through his "good guy ethics" one-trick pony.Gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075757287807731373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-59656162246907170542015-11-17T06:53:40.172-06:002015-11-17T06:53:40.172-06:00Holy moly!
Is it personal? Could be some bad blo...Holy moly! <br /><br />Is it personal? Could be some bad blood between Bell and Turner?<br /><br />That is really surprising. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323871207793126503noreply@blogger.com