Jul
29
Written by:
Mark Lavergne
7/29/2009 3:49 PM
In an interview with conservative radio talk show host Mark Davis of WBAP Dallas, Hutchison announced that she would be resigning her position as Texas' senior U.S. Senator in October or November to focus on challenging Gov. Rick Perry for the 2010 Republican gubernatorial primary. She has not settled on a specific date, saying that she wants to do as much as she can to fight Obamacare, cap and trade, and other major leftist initiatives in Washington.
But the announcement of her fall-time departure means that the dominos can finally start to fall, with major statewide Republican primaries in Texas including for Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General.
Hutchison was on the program to explain her vote against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor -- which she chalked up to Sotomayor's weaknesses on the Second Amendment. She pointed out that she even voted against Eric Holder for Attorney General for the same reason.