Reactions To The Governor's Mansion Fire

From The Blogs:

These are reactions to the governor's mansion fire from various blogs around Ausitn.  We encourage you to leave your own reaction about the fire.

Urban Grounds
"I'm just saying...if this was politically motivated (rather than the work of a serial arsonist) I'll bet you dimes to nickels it wasn't a Republican who did it."

Burnt Orange Report
Comment:  "Our Governor's Mansion was a state treasure and there's a lot of history there; the 4th oldest Governor's residence in continuous occupation in the entire U.S., it was celebrating its 2nd birthday during the Lincoln-Douglas debates."

Texas Monthly
"Here is my question about this story: Where was the DPS? They have offices in the small building behind the Mansion."

In The Pink Texas
"Now we can blame Republicans for literally burning down the Governor's mansion."

The Texas Cloverleaf
"There were no fire sprinklers in the mansion, as they were due to be installed as part of the ongoing renovations."

Brains & Eggs
"I left the state capital around nine this morning without turning on the teevee or checking the news online. I drove right past downtown Austin without a clue as to the tragedy -- in historical proportions -- of what happened today."

Red Alerts
"Luckily no one was hurt and the Governor was in Sweden so this isn't thought to be a assassination attempt. Just horrific vandalism"

Austinist

Amidst a $10 million renovation effort, the historic Governor's Mansion caught fire last night and nearly burned to the ground before firefighters were able to put out the blaze.