texas filibuster

[GenuineRisk]

Clearly the Texas Democratic Party has a new rising star:

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/2...-for-governor/

And they need them in Texas.

On the other hand, there's her colleague, one of the sponsors of the bill just (temporarily) defeated, who had this to say in response to an attempt to amend the bill to exclude rape victims:

"In the emergency room they have what’s called rape kits, where a woman can get cleaned out," said state Rep. Jodie Laubenberg (R), sponsor of the controversial SB 5, according to The Associated Press.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_3493220.html

The stupid. It burns.