Three Aides Of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Indicted; Will This Doom Her Reelection Prospects In November?

[august948]

20 hours ago, mattyt36 said:

Whoa boy! 😂

I certainly wouldn’t be surprised if they ran into each other at a “neighborhood bar” as Mr Berry was found to do.

Now, now...maybe he just stopped there to use the restroom.

[mattyt36]

3 hours ago, august948 said:

Now, now...maybe he just stopped there to use the restroom.

You're not helping his case, Augie . . . I think that's actually worse! 🤣

[august948]

5 hours ago, mattyt36 said:

You're not helping his case, Augie . . . I think that's actually worse! 🤣

If he's casing the men's room, it's not my place to interfere.

[Blue Dogs]

On 6/14/2022 at 1:49 PM, mattyt36 said:

I wonder what Michael Berry's position is.  🤔

He was a former Houston City Councilman At-Large.

[mattyt36]

26 minutes ago, Blue Dogs said:

He was a former Houston City Councilman At-Large.

Well aware

Also a conservative talk radio host

I know my Republican friends don’t like media bias

[Blue Dogs]

On 6/21/2022 at 3:03 PM, mattyt36 said:

Well aware

Also a conservative talk radio host

I know my Republican friends don’t like media bias

His wife also served as TX Secretary of State (2013-15).

[Blue Dogs]

Look what I've found from the Houston Chronicle:

 

 

[Ross]

46 minutes ago, Blue Dogs said:

Look what I've found from the Houston Chronicle:

 

 

Jordan's court hears Class A and B misdemeanors. He can hardly be responsible for the public safety crisis. That might, possibly, fall on the District Court judges that hear felony cases. Misdemeanor bail was completely messed up, with many defendants  who couldn't make bail spending more time in jail than if they had pleaded guilty on day 1.

[Blue Dogs]

On 7/5/2022 at 3:59 PM, Ross said:

Jordan's court hears Class A and B misdemeanors. He can hardly be responsible for the public safety crisis. That might, possibly, fall on the District Court judges that hear felony cases. Misdemeanor bail was completely messed up, with many defendants  who couldn't make bail spending more time in jail than if they had pleaded guilty on day 1.

Mealer & Co., are going to be aggressively attacking Hidalgo on this.

[mattyt36]

3 hours ago, Blue Dogs said:

Mealer & Co., are going to be aggressively attacking Hidalgo on this.

Attacking her on what, exactly? Please connect the dots.

[august948]

2 hours ago, mattyt36 said:

Attacking her on what, exactly? Please connect the dots.

I believe Mealer was trying to connect the dots in the post with the comment about Jordon and his "buddies" and the picture that included Hidalgo.

[X.R.]

On 7/5/2022 at 3:59 PM, Ross said:

Jordan's court hears Class A and B misdemeanors. He can hardly be responsible for the public safety crisis. That might, possibly, fall on the District Court judges that hear felony cases. Misdemeanor bail was completely messed up, with many defendants  who couldn't make bail spending more time in jail than if they had pleaded guilty on day 1.

This. Misdemeanor courts are not the part of the bail system that people publicly lament. Even if a felony gets plead to a misdemeanor, thats still in a court that has original jurisdiction over felony cases. As @Rosssays, many misdemeanor courts actually hold people longer than their eventual jail sentence may require. Its weird to talk about bail and not also talk about Ogg, since her office is the one that is presenting the court with what they think is reasonable bail for these individuals. Yeah, judges make the final decision, but its her office that dictates the guidelines her ADAs follow. So if they are always going for the max or above what they know the judge likes to give [and they know these judges since they operate in their court every day], and the judge basically utilizes a baseball arbitration type mindset where they go along with the closest suggestion to what they believe is fair which will be defense counsel's suggestion since the ADA comes in so high, then its partially on Ogg too. Bail is a complicated subject with many factors. I do hate how its often reduced to four word sentences stating "it is X's fault."

[mattyt36]

10 hours ago, august948 said:

I believe Mealer was trying to connect the dots in the post with the comment about Jordon and his "buddies" and the picture that included Hidalgo.

Of course.

But I'm interested to hear from @Blue Dogs as to what he understands the issue to be and his appraisal of the substance.

Sounds like it's just "Democrats like crime."  Not saying it won't be effective with many, but it's pretty hollow if you ask me.

Hidalgo's best hope (and it's not a stretch) is that the Roe repeal will motivate people to more or less vote "straight ticket" again as in 2018.  (Yes, I know it has to be done manually now.)

[august948]

2 hours ago, mattyt36 said:

Of course.

But I'm interested to hear from @Blue Dogs as to what he understands the issue to be and his appraisal of the substance.

Sounds like it's just "Democrats like crime."  Not saying it won't be effective with many, but it's pretty hollow if you ask me.

Hidalgo's best hope (and it's not a stretch) is that the Roe repeal will motivate people to more or less vote "straight ticket" again as in 2018.  (Yes, I know it has to be done manually now.)

That's the wild card for the upcoming elections.  To what degree are people actually motivated by the Roe decision to come out and vote for Democratic candidates?  Partizans will turn out anyway, but what about the swing voters?

[mattyt36]

8 hours ago, august948 said:

That's the wild card for the upcoming elections.  To what degree are people actually motivated by the Roe decision to come out and vote for Democratic candidates?  Partizans will turn out anyway, but what about the swing voters?

Agree 💯 

[Blue Dogs]

Texas Monthly on the feud between Hidalgo & Ogg:

https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/lina-hidalgo-kim-ogg-tensions/

PS: Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker (D) hasn't endorsed Hidalgo & didn't vote for her back in 2018.

 

Mealer blasting the WOKE ideology institutionalized by Hidalgo & Co.,:

 

[Blue Dogs]

Fox 26 KRIV-TV Houston political reporter Greg Groogan on the UH Hobby Center Poll of the 2022 Harris County Judge election:

The poll has Mealer having an advantage among Latinos.

[mattyt36]

At the end of the day, Mealer is a stooge, running on behalf of the Republican Party of Texas solely to put Harris County at the mercy of the State.  That's what it's all about. 

[Ross]

I haven't noticed Hidalgo being overly woke. Mealer and Ogg are morons.

Harris County bail policy has been bad for decades. Especially for the poor. 

[august948]

12 hours ago, mattyt36 said:

At the end of the day, Mealer is a stooge, running on behalf of the Republican Party of Texas solely to put Harris County at the mercy of the State.  That's what it's all about. 

Didn't Abbott already prove the county is at the mercy of the state?

[mattyt36]

9 hours ago, august948 said:

Didn't Abbott already prove the county is at the mercy of the state?

Abbott has just proven the State GOP agenda.  Other leadership would yield different outcomes.

Edited July 15, 2022 by mattyt36

[august948]

20 minutes ago, mattyt36 said:

Abbott has just proven the State GOP agenda.  Other leadership would yield different outcomes.

Other leadership at the county level?  As in someone other than Hidalgo would have been able to better resist pressure from the state?

[mattyt36]

46 minutes ago, august948 said:

Other leadership at the county level?  As in someone other than Hidalgo would have been able to better resist pressure from the state?

No, other leadership at the State level that wouldn't have as one of its primary goals to strangle Harris County by taking control of elections and other traditionally local powers.

[editor]

On 7/14/2022 at 10:15 PM, Ross said:

I haven't noticed Hidalgo being overly woke. Mealer and Ogg are morons.

Harris County bail policy has been bad for decades. Especially for the poor. 

We can do better on HAIF than to resort to name calling.

[august948]

On 7/15/2022 at 10:40 AM, mattyt36 said:

No, other leadership at the State level that wouldn't have as one of its primary goals to strangle Harris County by taking control of elections and other traditionally local powers.

I guess that would be analogous to federal vs state power struggles, then.

[Ross]

2 hours ago, editor said:

We can do better on HAIF than to resort to name calling.

You don't like calling politicians morons? I suppose I can reword that to "Ogg and Mealer were apparently victims of a brain theft ring, as neither of them has shown any indication of being able to think critically or act in the best interests of Harris County"

 

[august948]

4 hours ago, Ross said:

You don't like calling politicians morons? I suppose I can reword that to "Ogg and Mealer were apparently victims of a brain theft ring, as neither of them has shown any indication of being able to think critically or act in the best interests of Harris County"

 

See?  Crime has been rising in Harris county during Hidalgo's term.  😛

[editor]

11 hours ago, Ross said:

You don't like calling politicians morons? I suppose I can reword that to "Ogg and Mealer were apparently victims of a brain theft ring, as neither of them has shown any indication of being able to think critically or act in the best interests of Harris County"

 

That's at least clever and interesting. 

[mattyt36]

21 hours ago, august948 said:

I guess that would be analogous to federal vs state power struggles, then.

Yes, they’re nothing if not inconsistent. What’s the word for that again?

[mattyt36]

19 hours ago, Ross said:

You don't like calling politicians morons? I suppose I can reword that to "Ogg and Mealer were apparently victims of a brain theft ring, as neither of them has shown any indication of being able to think critically or act in the best interests of Harris County"

 

This obsession of one with arguing rhetorical styles is so damned tiresome, especially considering the sardonic, condescending, and paternalistic tone of said person’s posts. (This is yet *another* example.) 

We can’t call a politician we disagree with a “moron”? I can’t think of anything more universally human than that. Directly calling another member a “moron,” sure, no need for that. Calling a politician, a public figure, a “moron” is the same as calling a highway expansion project “moronic" for all intents and purposes.  After all, the concept didn't birth itself.

I submit we “can do better” than forever being lectured on “doing better.” How utterly presumptuous. Somehow he has rationalized it in his head. (Either that or maybe he has already cast his lot?) Give me a break.

Edited July 17, 2022 by mattyt36