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JoethePleb

(204 posts) Tue May 28, 2013, 03:36 PM May 2013

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Freshmen, Tea Party Republicans Top Texas Tribune Readers' "Worst" Legislators

Freshmen, Tea Party Republicans Top Texas Tribune Readers' "Worst" Legislators

http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/13583/freshmen-tea-party-republicans-top-texas-tribune-readers-worst-legislators

This post-session the Texas Tribune has published an interactive list allowing its readers to rank their personal "Best and Worst" legislators of the 83rd session. It may come as no surprize to those who have been watching closely that the top of the "Best" list is dominated by outspoken Democrats and moderate Republicans, while the "Worst" list is topped by Freshmen and Tea Party Republicans....

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Freshmen, Tea Party Republicans Top Texas Tribune Readers' "Worst" Legislators (Original Post) JoethePleb May 2013 OP

BurntOrange has Dan Patrick, a probing anti-abortionist, as a "D" when he is an "R." Eleanors38 May 2013 #1

I think in Patrick's case the D stands for Dumbass. hobbit709 May 2013 #3

I'll take that under advisement! Eleanors38 May 2013 #4

Either that, or "Demented." (nt) Paladin May 2013 #6

What a cutie!!! LeftInTX May 2013 #2

This is good news. Thanks for posting it. freshwest May 2013 #5

Eleanors38

(18,318 posts)

1. BurntOrange has Dan Patrick, a probing anti-abortionist, as a "D" when he is an "R."

Reply to JoethePleb (Original post)

Tue May 28, 2013, 03:41 PM

May 2013

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

3. I think in Patrick's case the D stands for Dumbass.

Reply to Eleanors38 (Reply #1)

Tue May 28, 2013, 04:16 PM

May 2013

Eleanors38

(18,318 posts)

4. I'll take that under advisement!

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #3)

Tue May 28, 2013, 04:45 PM

May 2013

Paladin

(28,262 posts)

6. Either that, or "Demented." (nt)

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #3)

Wed May 29, 2013, 11:23 AM

May 2013

LeftInTX

(25,364 posts)

2. What a cutie!!!

Reply to JoethePleb (Original post)

Tue May 28, 2013, 04:06 PM

May 2013

Donna Campbell deserves her spot too!

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

5. This is good news. Thanks for posting it.

Reply to JoethePleb (Original post)

Tue May 28, 2013, 04:58 PM

May 2013

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