Two of Texas' Republican "Elitists" that were discussed on the Brownwood airwaves of KXYL by Gubernatorial Candidate.

2 major GOP donors show rift in party

Supporters back efforts to oust moderate members of state House
12:00 AM CST on Friday, February 3, 2006
By ROBERT T. GARRETT / The Dallas Morning News
ELECTIONS '06AUSTIN – The two biggest Texas Republican donors are financing efforts to replace moderate House Republicans who voted with Democrats on some major school and tax legislation with more conservative members.
Houston homebuilder Bob Perry and Dr. James Leininger, a San Antonio businessman, could help blunt an offensive by education groups to recruit and support Republican legislative candidates. Dr. Leininger is an outspoken proponent of private school vouchers, while Mr. Perry said through a spokesman he mainly considers whether candidates are pro-business and support lawsuit limits.
School finance debate
Their effort to influence the March 7 primary election shows a widening rift within the GOP over how to pay for and improve the state's public schools. A special legislative session on property taxes and school finance will follow shortly after the primary, so bitter campaign battles could make it that much harder for lawmakers to strike a deal on the vexing issues.
Mr. Perry, who has given more than $8 million to Republican causes in recent years, wrote five-figure checks late last year to two conservative Republicans seeking to oust Republican Reps. Charlie Geren of Fort Worth and Delwin Jones of Lubbock.
Dr. Leininger provided poll money for an opponent of Rep. Roy Blake Jr., R-Nacogdoches. The money passed through a long-dormant political action committee, to which Dr. Leininger is the only recent giver.
One leading opponent of vouchers – and the general direction that GOP legislative leaders took on school finance last year – said that opponents will counter the millionaires' big checks with "people power": efforts by unpaid volunteers.

"If it's all about money, if our entire Texas Legislature is just kind of up for bid to who can put the most money into campaigns, that's sad," said Carolyn Boyle of the Texas Parent PAC. It was launched last summer by former PTA leaders and public school advocates.

source: http://www.dallasnews.com/s/dws/news/politics/local/stories/DN-gopraces_03tex.ART0.State.Edition2.1daaa833.html
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Note from Steve, I agree with Carolyn.