Wednesday, February 11, 2009

State Rep. Howard's Unfriendly Conduct Is Anti-Texan

Democratic Party-affilated State Representative Donna Howard of the Austin area of Texas has made it very clear that she has no interest in having a "Texas Friendship Day" annual tradition be officially established by the Texas Legislature.
Rep. Howard's shockingly aloof indifference on the matter is occurring in a U.S. state that derives its very name from the Caddo Indian word for "friendship," and that traditionally has emphasized that Texans are the friendliest people in the entire United States.
State Rep. Howard's indifference toward a proposed annual Texas Friendship Day resolution by the Texas Legislature is also ocurring in a U.S. state whose official state mottto is, in fact, "friendship."
In a tersely-worded and decidedly unhelpful, February 10, 2009-dated and signed reply letter to myself on official Texas Legislature stationery---a reply letter that provided no explanation of any type for her public-policy position on the matter --- Rep. Howard of the Austin area wrote the following verbatim reply letter in its entirety:
"Dear Mr. McMillan:
"Thank you for contacting me regarding a resolution for 'Texas Friendship Day.'
"I will not be filing a resolution for 'Texas Friendship Day' in the 81st Legislature. Feel free to contact other state lawmakers with your request.
"Thank you again for taking the time to share your thoughts with me.
"Sincerely,
"Donna Howard
"DH/sd."
The inevitable question that arises is, Which of the hundreds of state legislators in Texas is, in fact, the friendliest?
It is obvious that that friendliest legislator is someone OTHER than State Rep. Donna Howard.
Rep. Howard, for the record, has never once spoken with me on the telephone or in person, on any occasion, nor has she ever once invited me to meet with her in person at her legislative office, even though I have sent her dozens of public-policy letters and E-mail letters throughout her tenure thus far in the Legislature.
Any persons who happen to know the name of the friendliest legislator in the Texas House or Senate these days, are hereby invited to please share that information with me as soon as possible.
I will then make a point of contacting that state lawmaker's legislative office and politely and in a friendly manner asking that honorable and truly nice state legislator in Texas to sponsor this session of the Legislature a proposed "Texas Friendship Day" annual tradition for all of Texas.

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