It Ain't Bean Bag

I like Robert Puente (D-San Antonio). My memory fails to recall he wasn't working for the people of south San Antonio. Burnt Orange Report, on 6/21/07 - who refers to Robert as a "Craddick Democrat," suggests he might be in political trouble over some funny business:

"The relationship between Puente and Marc A. Rodriguez became clear when the two reportedly entered a real estate venture together in Hays County, south of Austin.

Legislation to create a special utility district to include the venture came before the House Natural Resources Committee, which Puente chairs.

The San Antonio Democrat recused himself from the vote, but the issue raised eyebrows.

Now, reports that Puente bought a house on the city's South Side a year ago and sold it to Rodriguez in October at a profit have muddied the waters even more.

As a lobbyist, Rodriguez frequently asks Puente to carry bills on behalf of his clients. In addition, Puente, a lawyer, provided legal services to Rodriguez in a family matter in 2005, receiving a fee of between $5,000 and $10,000."

This state is swimming in graft. I'm not going to lose sleep over this. He has always been there for his people, bending over backwards in the area of constiuency services. As for BOR's cheap-shot remark, just check out Robert's voting record at http://www.vote-smart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=5567.

As always the blogger elite go nuts over Chocolate Soldiers (i.e. Van De Putte, Coleman) but dump on strong, solid blue collar Dems with courage.

There is no way any challenge can touch him based on smears and wispers.