Texas Politics

Burnt Orange Report is asking the question: has Texas' governor, Rick Perry, desperate to keep his job, undertaken Nixonian tactics?

Short answer: Sure looks that way. The Cameron Todd Willingham execution in 2004 has attracted attention -- but there're more examples, and the Willingham case appears now to be the one that's picked up public notice. Read below the fold...

Burnt Orange Report and Texas Kaos carry crosspostings of an article today about Senator Box Turtle requesting combat veteran Rick Noriega's military records. I'm not sure I buy the "swift-boat!" assumptions, but in looking for a legitimate link for the story, I did find some more background on Noreiga as well as Jan Reid's compelling profile.
While deployed, Noriega met the clue-by-four on our national health care crisis firsthand, according to the Houston Chronicle: Struggle for treatment Read below the fold...