Inauguration, DA picking -- busy day ahead.

It should be a busy day ahead for the city and county politicos.  First on the agenda, the inauguration at the soon-to-be-official Discovery Green Park.  The Mayor, Controller, and a slew of new City Council members will be sworn in.  Then, it's off to the first City Council meeting.  The hot topic of the day will be to vote in MJ Khan as Mayor Pro Tem.  There is still some private grumblings and complaints from City Council members about the Mayor's choice, and there is some threats of No or Present votes.  Whether that's just all a bunch of talk or council members will actually have the guts to voice their opinions?  That remains to be seen.

On the County front, the Harris Co. Republican Party has its hands full.  The first order of business is to finish interviewing all the DA wannabes... and then figure out which one to anoint.  This while current DA Chuck Rosenthal sticks to his plans of running for re-election.

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text of an email I sent to the HCGOP leadership this morning:

Gentlemen (and Lady),

It has come to my attention that Judge Lykos is being discussed as an alternative to Rosenthal as HCGOP candidate for HCDA, as is Mr. Leitner and three other candidates that I do not know the names of. While I am not at all impressed with Mr Leitner, Judge Lykos would be an excellent choice. I would strongly encourage the executive committee to encourage both/all to file for the position. This will give the party Rank and File a chance to chose for ourselves who the best to serve as our next District Attorney. At a bare minimum, DA Rosenthal has misused county property and engaged in nepotism in hiring his former (current? That still remains to be seen.) lover as his executive assistant and has given her perks to which the office she holds is not entitled to. Of all people, our own District Attorney cannot hold himself as being above the law. He must be made an example of or the county and the HCGOP's reputation will be in the sewer. Given the Democratic opponent's linkage to the crime lab scandal as well as the former Brown administration, he cannot be allowed to run without a viable GOP opponent. Rosenthal is no longer viable. We MUST have another qualified candidate. If some or all of them file to run, then we have three months to sort out who the party should get behind, that is not a LOT of time but it is certainly better than doing nothing. Today as you all are well aware is the filing deadline. We cannot let today pass without another candidate being on the ballot.

DO NOT DISCOURAGE ANYONE from filing. It is within every man's ability to do nothing, to do SOMETHING requires courage. I beg you all to have some courage.