November 24, 2006 6:24 AM

Another DUMB@$$ AWARD wiener

As rumors fly over why Shelley Sekula-Gibbs’ staff left, experts say she’s hurt her chances for ‘08

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DUMB@$$ AWARD wiener #481: Rep. Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (R-TX)

WASHINGTON — Six days ago, Shelley Sekula-Gibbs stood on the House floor, basking in the applause of colleagues who welcomed the 109th Congress’ newest — and final — member. Refusing to be hemmed in by a term that spans only a few weeks, the Houston Republican vowed to accomplish much: help cut taxes, fix a broken immigration system and battle terrorism. But in less than a week, her star has been badly tarnished by an odd series of actions, and she’s been lampooned on Web sites, talk radio and in gossip columns….the punch lines will quickly fade, political insiders say Sekula-Gibbs has done serious — if not irreparable — damage to her hopes of reclaiming the 22nd Congressional District seat in two years.

Apparently Shelley Sekula-Gibbs didn’t get the memo that she was a short-timer. Elected only to finish out corrupt thug Tom DeLay’s term (and only because Nick Lampson declined to enter the special election), Sekula-Gibbs won’t even have enough time to figure out where the ladies rooms are in the Capitol, much less effect any meaningful change. She apparently will, however, have plenty of time to demonstrate what a truly deserving DUMB@$$ she is.

How difficult would it have been to go into her new office and ask DeLay’s experienced staff to help her navigate the realities of life as a Congresswoman? Some of DeLay’s staff had been around half of forever, and getting their assistance would have gone a long ways toward smoothing Sekula-Gibbs’ path toward achieving whatever it is she wants to achieve- banning homosexuality, disenfranchising minorities, outlawing Liberalism, moving the Dallas Cowboys to Guam…who knows what ideas have been bouncing around her pointy li’l haid??

Actually, playing nice would have been a smart and not particularly difficult thing for Sekula-Gibbs to do. Of course, she’s never been known for her brains, people skills, or political acumen, so her “bull in a china shop” behavior comes as no great surprise.

In truly characteristic fashion, Sekula-Gibbs’ self-inflicted wounds are blindingly obvious to any political observer with even half a functional intellect. Her ham-handed, bull-headed interactions with DeLay’s office staff has mortally wounded, and perhaps even completely destroyed, any chance she might have had to be the GOP nominee in CD 22 in 2008.

“She has mortally damaged herself for ‘08,” said Bill Miller, an Austin media consultant who works for clients in both parties. “She has embarrassed herself. She has embarrassed Republicans. She’s done a first-class job of ruining any prospective chance she had of winning that race.”

Said Fort Bend County GOP Chairman Gary Gillen: “When it comes time for 2008, the negative publicity won’t be beneficial for her.”

Sekula-Gibbs denies her political career will suffer lasting damage from what she describes as “personnel issues.”….

“It’s the talk of the political village,” said University of Houston political scientist Richard Murray. “She’s become this kind of wacky sideshow.”

I neither know nor care what Sekula-Gibbs did to so thoroughly piss off DeLay’s staff. Her problem now isn’t about “personnel issues”; it’s about perception…and the perception is that Sekula-Gibbs is a complete wack job with no tact, common sense, or people skills. Anyone who’s paid attention to her political career here in Houston knows that what’s happening in Washington is no aberration. Let’s face it; as a politician, Sekula-Gibbs is an ignorant, inconsiderate, self-absorbed fool, with more power than common sense. This fiasco is very much in character for a first-class DUMB@$$.

Thankfully, for those here in Texas’ CD 22, Sekula-Gibbs’ reign of error will be mercifully short, though her punch line potential will long outlast her tenure. Before long, she’ll be the answer to a trivia question, and she’ll fade into well-deserved obscurity, the sort of places DUMB@$$E$ go to lick their wounds.

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