November 18, 2014      6:06 PM
Updated: HK: The High Price of Tim Dunn--A tale of two burned state Reps
"Does anyone seriously believe that Tim Dunn and MQS would not have veto power on any committee assignments a Speaker Turner might consider?"
Update at 6:06pm Tuesday: Michael Quinn Sullivan did not previously
respond to our request for comment about the email he sent last week to people
in Rep. Capriglione’s district. This afternoon, Sullivan
confirmed that this email, seen here, is
a correct copy of what he wrote – SB
Midland
oilman Tim Dunn is one of the most
powerful Republicans most people have never met. But his operations are well documented
through his acknowledged subsidiaries, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, Empower
Texans and AgendaWise.
Speaker
candidate Scott Turner doesn’t have
a lot of direct Dunn money in his campaign, but he is currently the clearly
anointed “not Straus” favorite of the Dunn interlocking directorates.
So
Giovanni Capriglione
rocked Dunn-world last week by saying what every sentient political
professional at the Capitol already knew, that Turner had neither the policy
depth nor the political support inside the Republican Caucus or House to be
Speaker. The Southlake freshman was not naïve, he knew
he would face the orchestrated wrath of the Dunn conglomerate.
It did not take long for Dunn spokesman Michael
Quinn Sullivan to flame Capriglione’s district
with an email attacking their rep. In
fact, he effectively declared war on the Tarrant County lawmaker by saying
Capriglione is "supporting Joe Straus, who has thwarted all conservative
reforms."
By Harvey Kronberg
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