Shami's Sham of a Campaign

Color me unimpressed, and not surprised. The Texas Tribune has "combed over" (pun intended?!) Democratic candidate for Governor of Texas Farouk Shami's voting record, and has found some gaps.

For example, he's never voted in a Democratic Primary (but he wants you to vote for him in the Democratic Primary next March.). He's only voted in one Primary, and that was in 2000 - in the Republican Primary.

He didn't vote at all in the 2006 or 2008 general elections, meaning he did not vote for Obama. His campaign gave this weak excuse:

"He was focusing on his company, and he had a billion dollar company at the time, and his business came first," Gutierrez said. "He's apologizing that he didn't go vote, so that's why he's educating people that they should go vote."

I think Shami has been so busy hiring and firing staff, opening campaign offices and generally throwing money around to whomever will take it, that he hasn't noticed there is a real Democrat in the race now - Bill White. Shami should get back to running his gazillion dollar hair straightening company, and pour a whole bunch of his money into getting White elected.