The Chron has an online story today on the possibility of another vote on HERO. Here is the story:
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/HERO-2-0-Advocates-ready-for-2021-as-mayoral-14847727.php.
We got beat pretty soundly on HERO in 2015 and I am not convinced we could win right now. I have yet to see a strategy on what would work. We got beat in some strong Democratic vote areas and what has changed?
We can’t just be putting something on the ballot and hope it will pass because it is the right thing to do. The other side will just put up a lot of misinformation.
We would need to expand the pro-HERO leadership coalition. Bring in some fresh faces. Start having a communitywide conversation. We have a long way to go on this.
At the Sandra Rodriguez reception last night, I ran into one of the unsuccessful candidates for HD 148. She had on her name badge with her HD 148 logo. I guess she is considering running in the 2020 Dem Primary.
On February 22, 2020, the Fort Worth Star Telegram will no longer print a Saturday edition. I guess it won’t be called a daily anymore. What do you call it then?
The Chron E-Board has a take today on the Astros and cheating. Here it is: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Did-Astros-break-the-rules-Editorial-14847478.php.
Here is what Jeff Luhnow, Astros President of Baseball Operations and General Manager, says about the cheating accusations;
“We haven’t done everything properly, but I do feel confident that in general, most of the time, we did things right and we try and follow the rules. We try to be good citizens, and we try to compete as hard as we can.”
King of sounds like an admission of guilt. Sigh.
My view is that if competitors are skilled enough to figure out the other guys signs, that is fair game. It is when one listens in on closed communications, the line is crossed. Further, it is not enough to merely think you know what the adversary may do, one must possess the skill, confidence that they will win, and to then properly execute in the face of a multitude of variables, to succeed.
It is the persistence and determination, along with skill that leads to winning. It is clear that the team did not have the same level of confidence in the 2019 WS as they did in 2017.