I live in Texas state district 47. That means my Texas State Representative is Valinda Bolton.

I’ll say up front that Bolton isn’t horrible — we certainly could do worse — but we certainly can do better.

This weekend I’ve seen lots of campaign re-election signs going up for her. I love how the signs tout “independent leadership”.

Yeah… she’s painting herself as a free-thinker, as a moderate, one not party to partisan politics.

*cough*bullshit*cough* My stomach has been turning all weekend as I see her signs around town.

I just found her Facebook page. March 20 status:

Valinda needs your help to win Sen. Watson’s Monopoly Buster contest. $10,000 would go a long way towards helping us keep District 47 Democratic. Please vote and share with your friends!

Emphasis added. Yeah, so independent. Yeah, so non-partisan. </sarcasm>

And her voting record is clear enough.

I’m not exactly thrilled with Paul Workman (oh Donna Keel… I liked you much better, and Bolton barely beat you in 2008), but these days I’m all about the purge.