Turner vs. Straus: Who Will Emerge Victorious?

"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." -Teddy Roosevelt

This quote provides an appropriate introduction to the beginning of the Texas House Speaker’s race; Scott Turner vs. Joe Straus, a race that’s actually been a long time coming. This speaker’s race is one with a REAL flesh and blood opponent to Straus, not a ghost of a man or men who plan to withdraw at the last moment so that we the people of Texas feel that there has been some valiant effort put forth on the part of the so called opponent. A tactic that’s been tried before so as to keep the status quo so that the same house speaker remains in place.

Who may make it a different race this time, you ask? Scott Turner, that’s who. You’re saying, who? SCOTT TURNER! A little background on Scott from his website, "Representative Scott Turner, a businessman, national motivational speaker and former NFL player, was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in November 2012. He represents House District 33 which encompasses all of Rockwall County and portions of Collin County in North Texas."