TXMO and AFP-TX clearly don’t see eye-to-eye

Texas Monthly just released their list of best and worst legislators. Whoop-tee-do. What warped glasses were they looking through?

The TXMO list is subjective, but this is an insight into the magazine’s “inside the beltway” mentality. It does not represent the taxpayers’ perspective.

Some of their Best are actually the Worst, some of their Worst are actually the Best, some Honorable Mentions are in Left Field, Some Dishonorable Mentions are most honorable legislators and some of the so-called “furniture” are actually movers and shakers.

Let’s get real. Sure, Texas Monthly has a right to their own perspective. No one should be mislead that their views represent the views of most Texans.
We will be issuing our own Legislative Report Card to Texas Taxpayers, which will not subjectively

Liberal Texas Monthly’s Best: Sen. John Carona (R-Dallas), Sen. Robert Duncan (R-Lubbock), Craig Eiland (D-Galveston), Rob Eissler (R-The Woodlands), Brian McCall (R-Plano), John Otto (R-Dayton), Jim Pitts (R-Waxahachie), Senfronia Thompson (D-Houston), Sen. Kirk Watson (D-Austin), John Zerwas (R-Richmond)

Liberal Texas Monthly’s Best: Worst: Wayne Christian (R-Center), Yvonne Davis (D-Dallas), Jim Dunnam (D-Waco), Allen Fletcher (R-Tomball), Kino Flores (D-Palmview), Sen. Troy Fraser (R-Horseshoe Bay), Sen. Mario Gallegos Jr. (D-Houston), Richard Peña Raymond (D-Laredo), Debbie Riddle (R-Tomball), Sen. Tommy Williams (R-The Woodlands)

Liberal Texas Monthly’s Best: Honorable mention: Sen. Kip Averitt (R-Waco), Dan Branch (R-Dallas), Sen. Robert Deuell (R-Greenville), Ruth Jones McClendon (D-San Antonio), Mark Strama (D-Austin), Mike Villarreal (D-San Antonio)

Liberal Texas Monthly’s Best: Dishonorable mention: Betty Brown (R-Terrell), Norma Chávez (D-El Paso), Carl Isett (R-Lubbock), David Leibowitz (D-San Antonio), Tommy Merritt (R-Longview)

Liberal Texas Monthly’s Best: Furniture: Charles “Doc” Anderson (R-Waco), Fred Brown (R-College Station), Al Edwards (D-Houston), Joe Farias (D-San Antonio), Sen. Chris Harris (R-Arlington), Tim Kleinschmidt (R-Lexington), Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. (D-Brownsville), Solomon Ortiz Jr. (D-Corpus Christi), Inocente “Chente” Quintanilla (D-El Paso), Ralph Sheffield (R-Temple)

Rookie of the Year: Sen. Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth)

Stay tuned: Americans for Prosperity-Texas, the taxpayer and free-market advocates, will be releasing their report card soon. It will be based on actual votes, bills carried and leadership on behalf of taxpayers. The AFP-Texas rating won't be subjective. Sorry, TXMO readers, we will try to set the record straight!