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Saturday December 6, 2004 is the Houston run-offs. Right now the talk is turnout will be low. Certainly, political spending in the run-off is down significantly from the November first round.

The first round of Houston city elections is over – where do we stand? Obviously we still have choices for the forthcoming run-off but what exactly are they?

Remember last spring TCR wrote around a year out is the time to look at the polls to see if we would have a competitive Presidential race.

Better late than never – after ignoring advice from friends and key conservatives for months Michael Berry, that first term at large councilman, got the message and withdrew from the Mayors race and switched to a At-Large City Council Position 5.

The current U.S. Senate has a bare Republican majority of 51-49 and an early look at 2004 finds the GOP positioned to add to that number.

Despite President Bush’s best efforts the so-called cease fire is gone (as if it even really existed), with terror a still regular occurrence from Palestinian terrorists.

I just got back from a few weeks out of the country and you’re probably wondering what’s my take on recent events.

Despite the hand wringing by Democrats and some of the left-wing media, a special session on the above subjects is a good idea.

This is what I wrote just before we lost our tax cap: “Congratulations to Representatives Dwayne Bohac, Martha Wong, Senator Kyle Janek, and Tax Assessor Paul Bettencourt for their tenacious advocacy of a cap on property tax increases.”

Give Lt. Governor Dewhurst credit, he is certainly not shying away from tough issues. While many whispered he was an executive and not a legislative leader, they’ve already been proven incorrect.