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Are Joaquin Castro's Motives Questionable?
RECEIVED Mon., Oct. 10, 2011
Dear Editor,
Re: “Get Out Your Colored Pencils” [News, Oct. 7]: I have questioned Joaquin Castro on his motives for running and asked if he was going to move to Austin. His answer, he will have a residence here. Voting residence? Did not get an answer. He is young, ambitious, has a lot of support of big Republican donors in San Antonio. Sounds like a little conflict of interest, doesn't it? Now, we find from the testimony before the courts he was instrumental in drawing this district for his ambitions in spite of his current political speech time after time that he fought against it. We deserve better representation of our values than someone whose motives are questionable.
Unfortunately, I do not live in Lloyd Doggett's district, but when I want an answer, that's who I call. Michael McCaul does not easily respond to me because I do not vote for him. We all have the same feeling that Austin should have a congressman. We are the capital of the state. Doggett fights for everyone, just as Jake Pickle did, no matter who you are or where you live in Travis County. Two people promised Pickle they would never run against him, and one kept his word – it was Doggett, and he has carried on the same tradition of helping as Pickle did.
Re: “Get Out Your Colored Pencils” [News, Oct. 7]: I have questioned Joaquin Castro on his motives for running and asked if he was going to move to Austin. His answer, he will have a residence here. Voting residence? Did not get an answer. He is young, ambitious, has a lot of support of big Republican donors in San Antonio. Sounds like a little conflict of interest, doesn't it? Now, we find from the testimony before the courts he was instrumental in drawing this district for his ambitions in spite of his current political speech time after time that he fought against it. We deserve better representation of our values than someone whose motives are questionable.
Unfortunately, I do not live in Lloyd Doggett's district, but when I want an answer, that's who I call. Michael McCaul does not easily respond to me because I do not vote for him. We all have the same feeling that Austin should have a congressman. We are the capital of the state. Doggett fights for everyone, just as Jake Pickle did, no matter who you are or where you live in Travis County. Two people promised Pickle they would never run against him, and one kept his word – it was Doggett, and he has carried on the same tradition of helping as Pickle did.
Donna Beth McCormick
