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Alas, it'll all get restored before the budget is final. Still, I kind of want to hug Jessica Farrar and John Davis right now.

Yup! I do like that the Republicans quoted in the article were all "Um ... we were just trying to make things happen as quickly as possible. Yeah. That's the ticket. It totally wasn't aligning with the Dems in calling the governor an idiot. Nope. Nope."

I know! *whistling innocently* They're hilarious.

Honestly, I can't blame them in the slightest. This is the political equivalent of saying "Bless his heart". I'm impressed that the House Republicans in particular were able to stay on message and give him a good kick to the head at the same time, because they can't tell him "Will you PLEASE shut the hell up and focus on the issues at hand, you camera-obsessed goofball?" without causing a scene.

Publicly. They can't tell him publicly cause they sure as hell told him privately!

So that's why he was cradling his crotch. They're going to have to call him "No Balls, Three Strikes" next spring during the primaries.

*sporffle*

It took nearly twenty years, but Rick Perry finally had to go into Phil Gramm territory and cater to the racist redneck vote in order to keep power. The best part of his little tantrum is that he'll do a great job of reminding everyone else here to vote his worthless ass out in 2010. I don't worry about the crowd he's currently pandering towards: next year, Election Day is also "Screw Your Sister Day", so I think most of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Texas guys will be too busy to vote.

"next year, Election Day is also "Screw Your Sister Day", so I think most of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Texas guys will be too busy to vote."

You're assuming Perry gets past Kay Bailey in the primary. By no means a safe assumption.

You're absolutely right, and I should have been more clear. Considering how badly he's pandering, I figure that Hutchison is going to beat him like a redheaded stepchild in the primary. Then, just as how she got her Senate seat, she's going to find some previously unknown individual who claims to be a Democrat to run against her (the way she did with Richard Fisher in 1993) and have him take a dive. I would have figured Ron Kirk would have been the patsy, considering how well he took a dive for John Cornyn, but we'll see what creature of Ray Hunt's will volunteer to become a Democrat for a week.

What really gets me is how badly Perry wants to hang onto the governor's seat, considering that the Lieutenant Governor has all of the real power in Austin. If Shrub had lost in 2000, Perry would probably still be in real power, making sure that his friends in Monsanto and Dow are kept happy. Instead, he wants a figurehead position, apparently to run for President. What's funny is watching Perry act as if he actually stands a chance.