but are the PTB clearing the decks for a Rand Paul v Hillary matchup?

abuse of power?

He told a Democratic DA that if she didn't step down, he would retaliate and pull the funding for her department. He was in a position to choose her replacement. She told him to go to hell and he pulled the funding. That is abuse of power.

that I can't be there to see this.

Recommended.

someone take pictures of a perp walk

Or are they just frames that are supposed to make him appear 'smart'?

Did his image consultant conclude that he looked like a moron, thus he needed to appear nerdy by wearing glasses? Will they allow the empty frames on his head while he is getting the mugshot?

Got to come up with the perfect I'VE BEEN FRAMED (and not just by my phony glasses) look!

including mug shots. He'll probably smile too.

Something about the context.

What do you think about this, Twilight?

Didn't he actually land up in jail for awhile?

Until the Appeals Court overturned the conviction and acquitted him.

If he was running for re-election. Please explain how Wendy Davis will use this to defeat Greg Abbott.

Abbot isn't involved, and at best you could claim he's the Attorney General while this is going on. His answer would be pathetically easy. The system is working etc. Even a Rethug is smart enough for that wouldn't you agree?

Best case scenario, Perry resigns, and another Rethug steps in for the time being. So that helps us how? That Rethug wins re-election returns to being the Lieutenant Governor, and nothing changes. As for Perry not getting the Nomination? We couldn't have gotten lucky enough for the Rethugs to nominate a man who couldn't speak in a complete sentence in 2012 during the debates. The worrying thing is it might be Rand Paul. Because he is smart enough to tap into the feelings of dissatisfaction in the people, and he might be able to ride that into the Oval Office.

I know this is disappointing to you, but most people hear the highlights, and decide this is partisan political payback. Even I think this is a bit less than Christie's bridge scandal, and nobody outside of New York/New Jersey cared about that.

My suggestion hasn't changed since January. Stay on target, stay focused on the Senate Races. Because if we lose the Senate, we're done. A Rethug Senate would rubber stamp all the crap flying out of the House, and send it to President Obama. Then we would have Veto fights for the next two years, which doesn't help us in any way.

Cheer if you want, but this is far too little, much too late to do any good. ROFL if you want, but I'm certain if we get distracted from the Senate, we'll lose the Senate, and under the best case give Wendy Davis the Governor's mansion with a vast majority Rethug legislature which means she'll be able to do nothing to reform the restrictive laws towards women.

We can console ourselves that Texas is blue in the Governor's mansion, while we bemoan the ability to change shit with a Rethug legislature and then gnash our teeth at the Rethug legislation landing on President Obama's desk.

Greg has been awarding favors to donors with money from the cancer research board that he sits on. The veto by Perry protected Greg from being investigated

... in an associated corruption case, that may or may not be currently investigated.

But Perry's will be sweet.

I'm astonished. There should be no negotiation on this. He's been indicted, show up voluntarily within 24 hours or be forcibly arrested.

(from the attorney who taught our paralegal classes)

In the United States, there are four levels of law:
Federal
State
Local
Texas

Is show his mugshot in any ad...

Bye Bye Ricki...

I wonder if the cops will make him sit in a cell, while they get all the fingerprint gear set up?

I live in Texas. 14 years that man has been gov, and believe it or not, Greg Abbott will probably be even worse. If such a thing is possible.

Any chance?

If this event was a pay for view, the State could afford to pay for education in Texas

Couldn't have happened to a nicer douchebag. I'm dying to see what his mugshots will look like. I bet they'll be hilarious stuff.

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