August 20, 2006
Third child's charm: Herrero a dad again Rep. Abel Herrero will have to juggle lawmaking with additional daddy responsibilities after his wife, Matilde, gave birth to son Abel Jr. Aug. 8. Little Abel has two older sisters, Annalisa, 6, and Andrea, 1. "Lots of dirty Pampers," Herrero said, discussing having two kids in diapers at the same time. "Andrea is 15 months. I used to follow years, and now with all these babies I am following months." Greenwell garners bipartisan backing It was a mix of Republicans and Democrats at a fundraiser for Republican District Judge Tom Greenwell on Tuesday night at Darrell Barger's and Beth Reese's house. Introducing Greenwell to the crowd, lawyer Michael Terry said he has been a Democrat since his family was kicked out of Ireland for stealing sheep, but he is supporting Greenwell in his re-election campaign. Greenwell has been fair, Terry said, joking that that is important "to Republicans, Democrats and communists like myself." Greenwell said he appreciates and expects the Republicans to support him, but it's extra nice when he gets support from both sides. "I know some of you are very solid Democrats, communists, whatever," Greenwell said, grinning and looking imploringly into the crowd. "I'm not trying to make you a Republican or an Independent, just vote for me." Party HQ moves before man has chance to vote Standing around at Nueces County Republican headquarters Tuesday night waiting for the vote on a Texas House District 33 nominee, businessman Art Granado's cell phone buzzed. It was Corpus Christi Independent School District candidate and former City Councilman John Longoria saying he was at Republican Headquarters and no one was there for the vote. Granado snickered and explained that the headquarters had moved to a new location on Staples. Arctic analogy welcome in S. Texas August heat Before the vote to choose between former County Commissioner Joe McComb and his opponent, Raul Torres, Republican precinct chair Mike Bergsma said that if a Republican is to take District 33 from the Democrats, the party would have to pull together after the vote. "We are going to have to work like sled dogs for whichever one wins," Bergsma said on a day when the temperature soared to nearly 100 degrees. McComb aims to follow 'work smarter' dictum Shortly after Republicans nominated McComb, he told precinct chairs and Republicans gathered that he will outwork and outsmart his Democratic opponent for District 33, Solomon Ortiz Jr. "I don't know if you have ever seen a fat man run for 90 days, but I'm going to be running," he said. Neal gets in dig about jail at forum for candidates Republican county judge candidate Loyd Neal got in a dig about the Nueces County Jail against Larry Olivarez, the Democratic candidate and former Nueces County sheriff, during a forum Thursday. A member of the League of Women Voters asked both candidates how they would balance the county budget if elected. "The first thing we need to do is get the federal prisoners back," Neal said. "That will help the budget." Neal was referring to U.S. marshals pulling their prisoners from the jail in June after inspections found shoddy living conditions, with the result that the county lost the reimbursement that came with housing the prisoners. Olivarez ribs Neal for forgetting questions At the forum, Neal spent some time correcting what he said were errors in Olivarez's answer. Olivarez had touted his experience overseeing the sheriff's department's $18 million budget. "What was the question?" Neal asked the moderator. "I'd like to forget because Larry talked so long. I got lost in that $18 million sheriff's budget." Neal forgot other questions before he could answer them, and Olivarez gave his opponent one final ribbing at the end of the event. "We'll stick around if y'all have questions," Olivarez told the audience. "I'll repeat it to him if he forgets." Supporter pledges to walk blocks, but not many At a fundraiser for City Council District 4 candidate Norm Baker at island businesswoman Linda Walsh's house Thursday night, Baker was enlisting supporters. Carol Rogers raised her hand and said she supports Baker 100 percent and would walk blocks to gather support for him. "Can I walk two blocks? That's all I can handle," she said. Another of Baker's supporters grinned and pointed out jokingly that at that rate, Baker is going to need a whole lot of "street walkers." Political Pulse is compiled and written by Caller-Times politics reporter Jaime Powell. This week's contributors are Powell and Denise Malan. Have a tip? Contact Powell at 886-3716 or powellj@ caller.com
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