Lamar is Smellin' the Coffee!!

We have it from BOR that Lamar Smith (U.S. Rep. - District 21) has found out that he can't take this race for granted.
In his words:

I wanted to bring you up-to-date on the campaign. I have a serious campaign this year. My Democratic opponent, who is campaigning full time, ran against me before and was well-funded, but the demographics of the 21st Congressional District have changed: there are 100,000 new constituents in Travis County and the district is less Republican. I need your support to ensure we have every available resource to conduct a strong campaign throughout the 21st District.

For the uninitiated: When a Republican long-time incumbent acknowledges their opponent in this fashion, it can usually be translated into English as meaning:

HELP, I'M IN TROUBLE - COME BAIL ME OUT!!!

So, this is good news for John Courage, who is running a really strong race this time around. The district is much different, after Tom DeLay gave several of Smith's core Republican stronghold counties to Henry Bonilla (District 23) - these would be Kendall, Kerr and Bandera counties. But that's not all that District 21 lost, and it gained a good left-leaning chunk of Travis County, complete with UT.

If you're looking for a candidate to support this time around, John Courage, is a good man to get behind.

Congress needs Courage.