BROWNSVILLE POLITICS ON THE MENU AT CAPTAIN BOB'S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT

 

Captain Bob's Seafood Restaurant, owned by Robert Sanchez, Brownsville's notorious "Captain Bob," has become the epicenter of political discussion in our city.

Ana and I were guests of the gracious captain noon Friday for a square table discussion of Brownsville's future along with Arturo Trevino, Jerry McHale, Erasmo Castro and others.

Bobby Wightman-Cervantes and Juan Montoya declined invitations.

The host brought out a plastic dart to illustrate that the online proelium between he and McHale had been all in fun, not vindictive or personal.

McHale, while stopping short of an endorsement, views John Cowen as the city's best candidate for mayor, while Sanchez views Erasmo Castro as the most qualified.

When I asked rhetorically "who is this Jean Stanton?" Sanchez said I should have watched his CBS Podcast during which he interviewed Stanton, a candidate for mayor.(CBS is an acronym for Captain Bob Series.)

"She's from Corpus Christi, used to work at the Broken Sprocket, but has now started her own house cleaning business," Sanchez explained.

Arturo Trevino, not currently a candidate, pushed for an initiative called "participatory economics," where citizens, even those below voting age, suggest worthwhile projects for the city to pursue, although he did state that the city's budget was strapped.

Sanchez stated that, while hesitant to make endorsements, he preferred candidates who were "approachable."

McHale cautioned against endorsing anyone until at least the filing deadline.

Twice Mayor Pat Ahumada was mentioned as someone testing the City Charter's prohibition against holding that office more than two terms.