Sid Miller has more or less escaped much scrutiny on this blog, but I have decided the Texas agriculture commissioner deserves a brickbat or three as he seeks re-election to a third term as the state’s top “ag hand.”
The guy’s a doofus, pure and simple.
Not only that, he seems to have an ethical blind spot. Foes on the left and the right are questioning whether Miller has the moral chops to maintain his statewide office. As if that matters, you know? I mean, consider that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been under felony indictment since his first year in office and he, too, is running for a third term in office.
Miller, of course, is a Republican. He is known for having a big mouth that gets him in trouble. I recall the time he went to Amarillo and had a steak dinner at a trendy downtown restaurant. He left the eatery after writing a nasty note to the business owner complaining about the quality of the food he ordered. I mean … c’mon, dude. That’s small potatoes, though.
He also went to Oklahoma City on the public’s dime to receive what’s been called a “Jesus shot,” which supposedly delivers a lifetime cure for every ailment known to humanity. As the Texas Tribune reported:
Since his election as commissioner, Miller has made headlines for routinely making offensive statements about people of color and women. He compared Syrian refugees to rattlesnakes, he suggested in a Facebook post that the U.S. should bomb āthe Muslim worldā and he used an obscenity directed at women to refer to Hillary Clinton.
Sid Millerās challengers take aim at his ethics, relationship to indicted aide | The Texas Tribune
Dude’s a bozo.
A longtime Miller aide, Todd Smith, got indicted for taking money in exchange for hemp licenses administered by the agriculture commissioner’s office. Bad call, fella. Miller reportedly cut ties with Smith, but the damage was done.
Miller thought about running for governor against Greg Abbott because of Abbott’s pitiful response to the COVID pandemic. He dropped that idea, apparently realizing he couldn’t win a GOP primary fight against the governor.
Sid Miller is one of several GOP officeholders who need to be shown the door at election time. Will it happen? I hope so.