Hey, Rick Perry, Listen. Is That a Fat Lady You Hear Singing?

[TexasTowelie]

Yesterday conservative Flower Mound Republican Jane Nelson led the Texas Senate to vote for serious reform of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), which Governor Rick Perry has used notoriously and flamboyantly as a political patronage slush fund and which is now under criminal investigation.

In so doing, Nelson made common cause with Dallas Democrat Royce West, who said of CPRIT's management, "If a common thief had done this, they would be so far under the jail, we would have to pump sunlight to them."

Even more encouraging for Oops-watchers, the Texas House yesterday voted down private school vouchers, long an absolute mainstay of Oops's personal platform. You could almost say if Rick Perry can't get vouchers done, he may need to go get somebody else to call his dog.

There are some really serious instances of damage that Perry can still do to Texas, notably his long campaign to undermine University of Texas President Bill Powers and maul the university in the process. Probably the only factor slowing down that especially ugly juggernaut is the collateral damage it would do to the governor's own beloved alma mater, Texas A&M.

More at http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2013/04/hey_rick_perry_listen_is_that.php .

[niyad]

1. forget the fat lady singing--could she just sit on him?

[TexasTowelie]

2. You're trying to earn bonus points in the Texas Group tonight, aren't you?

I think the sentiment amongst Texas DUers concurs with your request.

[niyad]

5. To think that the same state that gave us molly and jim gives us gov. goodhair and the other

assorted wingnuts with whom you are plagued.

[LeftInTX]

3. Hey, I just found out about the school vouchers from your post!

[TexasTowelie]

4. Sorry that it came about inadvertently, but at least you received the news.

That and Rick Perry is a loser!