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- Rick Perry—Ready for Prime Time? – Daniel Henninger, WSJ.com
- Respecting Rick Perry? – Hendrik Hertzberg, The New Yorker
I wish I could say that these antics sufficed to consign Perry to the Implausible category. They’re not, alas. He is all too plausible.
Political leaders who pray (gasp!) and have little use for the politically correct tropes of the left are VERY SCARY to some…we’re pretty sure Americans would be okay with their president praying if they had a job again.
- Perry is the candidate everyday Americans can relate to – Ruben Navarrette, RealClearPolitics
- Perry surges to 4th in new NBC/WSJ poll (pdf)
This after only a few days of serious speculation that he might actually get into the race. - Higher Ed "Coalition for Excellence" Formed in Texas – Reeve Hamilton, Texas Tribune
The (higher ed status quo) Empire strikes back.
Senate Race 2012
- In Ted Cruz, a candidate as good as it gets – George Will, Washington Post
It’s not really Will’s style to write endorsemens, and the only time he is ever this effusive is when he’s talking about baseball. This was an endorsement as good as it gets. - Leppert compared himself to Obama when talking to Young Democrats in 09 – Sam Merten, Dallas Observer
- June 15th Texas Senate Race Updates – Lawrence Person’s BattleSwarm
Recommended
- Turf Tussle – Weston Hicks, AgendaWise Reports
Austin media elites can be entertaining (but not in the way they probably think). Here’s the Burka list (so shocking that his “worst” list is Republican only). - Texan v. Texan: Rep. Ron Paul elbows Gov. Rick Perry – Todd Gillman, Trail Blazers Blog
Not unlike Paul Burka elbowing Evan Smith for allegedly crowding HIS turf (entertaining in its own way). - Poll: Texans not uniformly conservative on social issues – Chuck Lindell, Postcards
The percentages in support of the sonogram bill but opposed to legislation to remove state funding from abortion providers are so similar that one wonders if the questions were asked clearly enough during the poll. - Health care compacts bill passes Texas House; Kolkhorst considers Senate strategy – Mark Lisheron, Texas Watchdog
- Bad idea to muzzle citizens at Katy ISD – Curt Olson, Texas Budget Source
- Democrats Question Perry's Whereabouts – Brandi Grissom and Emily Ramshaw, Texas Tribune
- Video: Hundreds Protest Sanctuary Cities Bill – Justin Dehn, Texas Tribune
- U.S. Supreme Court Halts Texas Execution – AP