Comments on: Mitch Rasansky to Run for Dallas County Judge?

By: rw

rw — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:39:25 +0000

Since when has the Republican party stood for any of those things, HappyGOP? The last I heard, all they want to talk about is the gays, the abortions, and the “He wasn’t born in the US, he was born in Hawaii” President.

There’s a LOT of people who would love to vote for that old guard Republican party that actually BELIEVED in lower taxes, lower spending, and less government, instead of getting all up in everyone’s business ’cause weren’t Baptist enough.

By: Happy GOP

Happy GOP — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:47:07 +0000

“Rasansky represents all that is wrong with the old guard of the Republican Party.”

Oh, really? You mean like standing firm for limited government, low taxes, a strong economy, etc.?

I will take the meat-and-potatoes, non-nonsense conservative principles of Mitchell over the soft, feel-good, oh-dear-Lord-please-make-the-Democrats-like-me values of Emmert any day.

I do support a big tent approach. But, not at the expense of my principles.

By: GOPRockStar

GOPRockStar — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:30:48 +0000

Rasansky represents all that is wrong with the old guard of the Republican Party. We can’t just lean on the “heart” of the city of Dallas any more, this is about Dallas County as a whole. It’s time for someone younger, but with the experience it takes to be the future of Dallas County.

Wade Emmert has garnered the support of people across Dallas County and has been running a machine of a campaign for months, Rasansky’s time has passed. Run Wade Run!

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:54:39 +0000

Run Mitchell, run!!

By: JS

JS — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:02:56 +0000

I wouldn’t vote for Rasansky for any countywide position. Emmert, on the other hand, has been running a strong grassroots campaign, is a good guy, and would make a great judge for the entire county. Rasansky needs to stay out of this race so the GOP can focus on beating the Democratic candidate, which obviously will not be Foster.

By: Happy GOP

Happy GOP — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:33:56 +0000

@Sam: I know it is a County Judge race and not a DA race. My point was that we need people on the Commissioners Court who will call out our publicity-loving DA for his poor performance.

Mitchell is the right guy for that. Emmert is just a lightweight.

By: Sam Merten

Sam Merten — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:43:05 +0000

@Happy GOP: Wrong race; get with the program. County judge, not DA.

By: Mission Control

Mission Control — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:57:42 +0000

Just imagine regular meetings, with Mitch Rasansky vs. John Wiley Price. Fun.

By: Happy GOP

Happy GOP — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:53:50 +0000

Yes, please, please run! Emmert doesn’t have the skills necessary to take on DA Watkins! Dallas County needs you Mitchell.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:01:48 +0000

Great–just what we need: a sourpuss iconoclast running the Commissioners Court of Dallas County. Jim Foster is ineffectual, but pleasant. Mitchell Rasansky is ineffectual, but unpleasant. Sure, he says all the right(!) things about fiscal responsibility and accountability, but his record demonstrates an astonishing inability to work with others to accomplish his goals.

Mitchell is a great gadfly–not unlike good ol’ Max Goldblatt. Raises good points, but cannot seem to ever get a majority of his colleagues to support him.

Frankly, in a political body that requires majority votes to accomplish anything, that can be a detriment, but where the ineffectual gadfly is the leader of the group, you have a disaster, a void of leadership. Mitchell, if you want to do good for the city of Dalls, stay retired. We need a leader as County Judge, and you ain’t it.