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Hutchison Backs Gay Man for U.S. Attorney


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Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison has caused a stir in Texas with her recommendation that the Obama administration name a gay judge and prosecutor as U.S. attorney in San Antonio. The pick, one of two also endorsed by her colleague Sen. John Cornyn, could complicate Hutchison’s relationship with social conservatives as she challenges Gov. Rick Perry for the GOP gubernatorial nomination next year.

Hutchison and Cornyn named Robert Pitman, a highly regarded judge, as one of their two picks for the top prosecutor’s job in the Western District of Texas. Pitman is an out gay man, a fact that irks conservative Republicans, according to The Dallas Morning News. 

“Tim Lambert, president of the Texas Home School Coalition, a former member of the Republican National Committee — and, like nearly all prominent social conservatives in Texas who have picked sides, a Perry supporter — the recommendation ‘very unusual and disturbing,’" the News reported.

However, the other pick for the position, San Antonio defense attorney Michael McCrum, appears to be more likely to get the job because he also enjoys the support of the Texas Democratic congressional delegation.

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Reader Comments
  • Name: Jim Kane
    Date posted: 11/3/2009 2:01:10 PM
    Hometown: San Antonio

    Comment:

    Ciro gets a clean bill of political health. Check ontheissues.org.

  • Name: Edgar
    Date posted: 11/3/2009 12:39:26 PM
    Hometown: San Antonio

    Comment:

    The only good politician around here, in my opinion, is Ciro Rodriguez. He has been able to do a good job taking care of our vets and military personnel and is very good at staying in touch with his constituency. Wonder where he stands on LGBT issues...guess its time to email him some questions.

  • Name: Jim Kane
    Date posted: 11/3/2009 11:07:48 AM
    Hometown: San Antonio

    Comment:

    Oh, it just got worse! Michael McCrum is a white collar defense attorney who defends white collar criminals who commit crimes such as pouring urine in government office equipment and lawyers who try to extort their wives lovers. And the two Texas republicans don't endorse him? The Monsters are turning on their own!

  • Name: Jim Kane
    Date posted: 11/3/2009 10:40:32 AM
    Hometown: San Antonio

    Comment:

    Huh? Is this a joke? Did I wake up in Bizarro World? A sign of the Apocalypse? Has she gone so far to the right that she came back around to the left? Or worse, she may actually be human after all? I'm going back to bed.



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