Thursday, May 26, 2005
Senate Confirms Krugh
Earlier we wondered if Houston homebuilder (and GOP sugar-daddy) Bob Perry's right-hand man was a good choice to sit on the commission regulating homebuilders. A few minutes ago, the Senate gave its answer--a resounding "yes."
The Senate approved the nomination of John Krugh--Perry's corporate attorney--to the Texas Residential Construction Commission. Krugh's term runs until 2009. Here's our previous coverage of the homebuilder-run agency, and of Krugh's nomination.
The Senate took the unusual step of separating out Krugh for an individual confirmation vote. And Sens. Robert Duncan, Royce West, and Eliot Shapleigh all spoke against his confirmation, saying Krugh is biased toward the building industry (imagine that?).
"The Texas Association of Builders is a good organization," Duncan said, "but they don't run the Texas Senate." Uh, Senator, we beg to differ: The final vote was 24-7--four "no" votes short of blocking Krugh.
For Bob Perry, those millions in GOP donations continue to work wonders.
The Senate approved the nomination of John Krugh--Perry's corporate attorney--to the Texas Residential Construction Commission. Krugh's term runs until 2009. Here's our previous coverage of the homebuilder-run agency, and of Krugh's nomination.
The Senate took the unusual step of separating out Krugh for an individual confirmation vote. And Sens. Robert Duncan, Royce West, and Eliot Shapleigh all spoke against his confirmation, saying Krugh is biased toward the building industry (imagine that?).
"The Texas Association of Builders is a good organization," Duncan said, "but they don't run the Texas Senate." Uh, Senator, we beg to differ: The final vote was 24-7--four "no" votes short of blocking Krugh.
For Bob Perry, those millions in GOP donations continue to work wonders.