Conservative Republican or Liberal Democrat?

    On March 23, 2011, "The Empower Texans" blog posted an article titled "A Murphy/White Tax" by Andrew Kerr. The article is mainly about Rep. Jim Murphy proposing House Bill 1454 which widens the scope for hotel taxes. Which is extremely odd since part of the reason why people voted for him was because he promised to protect the citizens from tax increases.
    Kerr's intended audience is the taxpaying citizens of Texas, more specifically, Houston. The author is very credible since he provides an example of Mayor Bill White who previously tried to raise taxes in the same way. He goes on to say that White lost his next election because people did not want him raising their taxes. Kerr's argument is how can Rep. Murphy turn his back on the people that voted for him and raise taxes on them. Kerr's evidence and logic support his claim by contrasting his very conservative stance during the campaign to the bill he is trying to pass now. Kerr also points out that since the situation didn't work out very good for White, Murphy may be facing the same fate.
     I have to agree with the author since I would feel totally betrayed if I had voted for Murphy and then he just turned around and wanted to raise my taxes. I think, no matter how great they want to portray themselves, every politician is corrupt and, in the long run, is only looking after himself. If the government really wants to raise taxes, they should raise taxes on the rich. And I think Rep. Jim Murphy should be more careful when choosing a party to run for.