Tag Archives: Rick Perry
President Ted Cruz? Meh.
Ted Cruz is running. Will Cruzmentum set the world on fire? Probably not, but he could make a hell of a mess of the GOP's Texas primary next year....Read More
WTF Friday: Walking the Line
This week in WTF Friday: Perry goes native in the great white north. Who is Don Huffines, really? Kory Watkins builds a cult of personality, and then raps....Read More
Right (and Wrong) on Crime
For all the praise heaped on Texas for criminal justice reform, we’ve barely even begun the thaw.
After 14 years of enthusiastic prison-building, Perry is taking credit for a tiny softening in his rhetoric on crime just in time for a presidential run....Read More
After Judge’s Rebuke, Rick Perry Digs In
Rick Perry lost an early bid to beat the felony indictments against him, so, with the help of an aggressive legal team, he's digging in....Read More
Farewell to Rick Perry, for Now
With his gubernatorial run finally over, Perry will turn his full attention to his quest to become an employee of the federal government....Read More
Rick Perry Speaks: The Lion in Winter
Rick Perry said goodbye to the Legislature after 30 years in state government today—and what a ride it has been....Read More
At Conservative Confab, Rick Perry Reaches for Presidential Gravitas
Every public appearance Rick Perry makes these days is a checkpoint on the way to 2016. Today, he spoke alongside Newt Gingrich in Austin....Read More
At Inauguration, Ken Paxton Comes in From the Cold
After he admitted to committing securities fraud, Ken Paxton spent some time in the political wilderness. But he's back in the family now....Read More
The Things We Feared, 2014
As the year 20 and 14 draws, blessedly, to a close, let us reflect on that one thing that brought us together: fear. This was a year that saw a succession of fr...Read More