I do believe that Byron has found the dumbest convention story yet.
MIA at the DNC
The Democrats best known to the most Texans aren’t at the Boston Hilton this week. They aren’t delegates, so they’re on vacation or back at work. They include:
Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Austin
Rep. Chet Edwards, Waco
Rep. Martin Frost, Arlington
Rep. Solomon Ortiz, Corpus Christi
Rep. Max Sandlin, Marshall
Former comptroller and lieutenant governor nominee John Sharp
Governor nominee Tony Sanchez
Former attorney general Jim Mattox
Former land commissioner Garry Mauro
Former agriculture commissioner Jim Hightower (although he came for a day to promote his book.)
Former House Speaker Pete Laney
Former U.S. Sen. Lloyd Bentsen (who is in frail health)
Former state senator and Texas Supreme Court Justice Oscar Mauzy
Former Senate nominee Victor Morales
As Byron notes, Hightower – who supported Nader in 2000 – is only nominally a Democrat these days, while Victor Morales renounced the Democrats in 2002 after losing the Senate primary runoff to Ron Kirk. A commenter whose email address suggests he may be related to Garry Mauro says that the former Land Commish has been there all week. That’s bad enough, but one name really stands out as an egregious error: the late Oscar Mauzy.
OBITUARY:
Justice Oscar Holcombe Mauzy, champion of the people and friend of the underdog, died peacefully after a brave battle against lung cancer on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2000.
Hey, guess what? Ma and Pa Ferguson aren’t there either! The Democrats have, like, totally abandoned their history!
Sheesh.