John Whitmire spent most of 2022 attacking County Judge Hidalgo and the Democratic Judges on the bench. Now he wants to start working together.
Does the Editorial Board of the Houston Chronicle have an ability to write good sentence, but an inability to use logic? They seem to believe the bullshit that they write.
The Chronicle does allude to the following fact;
It’s also possible Whitmire’s “Kumbaya” moment was an implicit acknowledgment that the scale of Houston’s issues is too great for him to tackle by himself, particularly with a potential budget deficit looming.
Then they write something that makes me wonder;
One of his top priorities is partnering with the Department of Public Safety to patrol our streets, primarily to assist with traffic enforcement, but also to serve warrants.
I don’t believe HPD serves warrants unless they refer to warrants to arrest people. It would be interesting if that is what they wrote about.
More from the Chronicle;
He shouted out incoming City Council members and even the new city controller — a financial watchdog position that often becomes oppositional to the mayor — as governing comrades who would “come together and make a real difference.” He (jokingly?) needled Metro to collaborate with him on repairing roads “that their buses tear up.” He suggested that our blue-leaning city reach “across the aisle,” for help from the GOP-controlled state government in Austin, where he worked as a lawmaker for five decades. Most notably, he called for a genuine partnership with the Harris County government.
It is all Bullsh*t, as Whitmire is smart enough to realize that he won’t make a dent in Houston’s problems. He has made it worse by promising to do more with less money. He is setting them (Other government agencies) up as fall guys when he fails to deliver on his promises.
He is going to need more money; I don’t think he will ask for the removal of the cap; he has sold himself to the Republicans.
He could look at Metro funding; they don’t need two cents of the sales tax. One cent could come back to the cities.