Dan Patrick Declares Victory on the Bathroom Bill and Other Bits of Wisdom and Fantasy Uttered This Week

“I’ve met with dozens of families whose loved ones were stolen by illegal immigration. I’ve held the hands of the weeping mothers and embraced the grief-stricken fathers. So sad. So terrible. I will never forget the pain in their eyes, the tremble in their voices, and the sadness gripping their souls.” — President Donald Trump (Tuesday, The Washington Post)“Sadly, much of what we have heard from President Trump throughout this senseless shutdown has been full of misinformation and even malice. The fact is, President Trump must stop holding the American people hostage, must stop manufacturing a crisis and must reopen the government.” — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Tuesday, The Washington Post)“When you win the battle, you don’t have to fight the battle again. I think it’s been settled, and I think we’ve won.” — Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, on the bathroom bill he supported during the last legislative session that would have required people to use the public restroom that corresponds to the gender on their birth certificates. The bill failed. (Wednesday, The Dallas Morning News)“My intent is for the House to be focused on real issues like school finance reform, property tax reform. And I would be very discouraged if we were distracted by an issue that could derail those significant challenges that we need to solve.” — Texas Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen (Tuesday, The Dallas Morning News)“I didn’t want her to be someone’s slave.” — Mother of a girl from Guinea who attempted to hide her daughter to get out of an arrangement in which the girl flew to the U.S. alone as a child and became a household slave to a couple in Southlake. The girl escaped 16 years later and the couple was convicted of harboring an alien for financial gain. (Monday, Fort Worth Star-Telegram)“Looking back, as you say, it coulda, woulda, shoulda. But I’ve benefited greatly in other ways.” — Dallas PR icon Stan Levinson, who, in 1969, turned down the opportunity to buy a 20 percent stake in his friend’s talent management company because he didn’t want to kick in $2,000 for some new band to buy speakers. That band was ZZ Top. (Monday, The Dallas Morning News)“We all know that the Rose Festival is not just about the breathtaking costumes and fun parties, but about promoting Tyler and the rose industry. The Rose Festival enhances commerce and tourism, bringing our entire community together to celebrate.” — Hanna Claire Waits, who was named queen of the 86th Texas Rose Festival in Tyler. The festival is in October. (Friday, Tyler Morning Telegraph)"As the battle continues to rage for economy fares, what's happening is low-cost guys are adding a lot of capacity to the marketplace. That's making it difficult to fill the back of the airplanes without doing some decent discounting." — Bloomberg Intelligence senior airlines analyst George Ferguson (Thursday, The Dallas Morning News)What's your view?Got an opinion about this issue? Send a letter to the editor, and you just might get published.  Continue reading...

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