Burnt Orange Report - Democrats Vindicated By Legislative Session

Burnt Orange Report - Democrats Vindicated By Legislative Session: "Most of the stories about the end of the legislative session have rightfully focused on the GOP's inability to accomplish any of their main goals this session. But a much more important topic has been ignored-- the success of Democrats in stopping much of the worst legislation and their unprecedented unity.

In 2003 a handful of Democrats stood by Craddick's side the entire session. Not only did they support tort reform, health care cuts and robbing education and social services for cash, they even stood behind him as he gerrymandered Democrats out of Congress. The session was a bleak one as Republicans failed at next to nothing and steamrolled our party with the help of a handful of turncoats.

But something changed after that session. New leadership entered the Texas Democratic Party and these leaders promised that things would never be this way again."

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