New Mainstream in Texas

The election for Texas Governor is still some time away, but one Democrat who looks like he is running is Chris Bell. He is one of the US House Democrats that was re-districted out of office. Check out some of what he is saying.

"It is not enough to be right about them being wrong. We have to start defining a future not just for the Texas Democratic Party but for Texas as a whole. We can no longer charge into battle and assume that our armies are right behind us. We need to give Democrats something to fight for. "

"There is a disaffected majority of Texans in the state who are waiting, just waiting for us to find the basic moral courage to talk about the world the way it is and not the way it polls. They are waiting for us to stop pandering to the issue of the day and to start offering visionary solutions to create a tomorrow that they can get excited about."

The full text of the speech is available on Chris Bell's website, so take a minute to read what he has to say about the future of the Democratic Party and the future of Texas.

New Job!

Well, I have found a new job. I am the head of the technology department for a $1 billion bank headquartered in McAllen. The job so far is great. I had competing offers from Dell and this bank. It was hard to turn down the job at Dell - and returning to Austin - but the offer from the bank was too good to pass up let alone the amount of challenge and opportunity the job itself has. To everyone that was supportive of me during this time, I thank you and for those bitter souls who wished me ill, thanks for the opportunity to make a lot more money!