A Rant Gone Sour

On March 31, 2010, UrbanGrounds covered the announcement of Kay Baily Hutchinson's press conference where it was expected she would announce her decision to stay in her Senate seat until 2012. Along with various other news media outlets, UrbanGrounds published a commentary titled Kay Baily Hutchinson (RINO-TX) to Admit to Her Big Fat Lie. The author, Robbie Cooper, started the blog UrbanGrounds in 2004. Mr. Cooper is a native Texan and self-proclaimed opinionated, conservative, Veteran, professional writer and biker living in "uber-Liberal Austin, Texas." He was a Combat Medic in the U.S. Army with a strong respect for the men and women serving our country today. Since then, Mr. Cooper obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Professional Writing, and has been working as "a technical writer in the software and Defense industry for the last 12 years."

The commentary starts off by grabbing the readers attention with a humorous fact that 2010 is "The year where stuff that everybody already knew is considered news." It also pushed me to read the rest of the blog in more of a dark and sarcastic tone. The title alone embraces the negative connotation. Mr. Cooper goes on to use quotes from the Austin American-Statesman's Liberal Government and Politics blogger, Jason Embry, to begin the source of his outrage. Coming from a conservative blogger, I would have expected more support for republicans in general. Instead, if you are against Kay Baily Hutchenson representing Texas in the Senate, along with any other republican considered to be a "RINO," you would probably enjoy this rant of a commentary.

Mr. Cooper strongly believes that Kay Baily Hutchenson has lied to constituents from the beginning about her plans to leave the Senate. He doesn't believe that Texans are satisfied with how she has handled her seat; or, think that she is a valuable asset to have in Washington D.C. Mr. Cooper's support to these claims was Kay Baily Hutchenson's lack of success and support from Texans in the Gubernational primary.

With a background in professional and technical writing I expected more from this commentary. Instead, I was left with the feeling that I read a rant with very little supportive material. On the other hand, if you are against Kay Baily Hutchenson, it will probably make you throw a fist in the air and yell "Yeah! You tell 'em Robbie Cooper!"