Top Stories: Tens of thousands pray in Houston; The republic survives!
- 30,000 turn out for Perry's day of prayer in Houston – Dave Montgomery, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- Thoughts on the Prayer Rally in Reliant Stadium – Donna Garner, Ramparts 360
- True Believers, All of Us – Frank Bruni, NYTimes.com
Above all, it presented a spectacle that — let’s be honest — most of us in the news media don’t really get.
Credit to Bruni for that frank admission!
- Full transcript of Perry's remarks at the Response – Postcards
- Rick Perry exhorts prayer rally that "God's agenda is not a political agenda" – Wayne Slater, Trail Blazers Blog
Perry for Prez?
- Dem strategist: Perry Prayer Rally “Establishes Him as the Frontrunner for the Republican Nomination” – Scott Braddock
- Will subsidies to farmer Perry come back to haunt presidential hopeful Perry? – R.G. Ratcliffe, Austin American-Statesman
Unlikely, but it looks like R.G. Ratcliffe has returned to newspapering. Welcome back! - Perry successfully sells himself, clearing last hurdle before his campaign – Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- Hutchison Not Jumping On Board Perry Train – Jay Root, Texas Tribune
It’s probably time to stop giving this obviously bitter, vanquished, retiring rival so much play. - Everything you ever need to know about Rick… – Rick vs Kay
Recommended
- Luminant asks EPA to delay new regulation – Jack Smith, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
If the Obama EPA’s preferred policies were in effect last week, we almost certainly would have seen rolling blackouts. - Finding middle ground on EPA-Texas electric squabble – Mitchell Schnurman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- Gun shop owners in Texas, elsewhere sue ATF over new requirement – Amanda Lee Myers, AP
- Drug Enforcement Administration played a role in ill-fated gun operation – Richard Serrano, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
It’s actually still not clear just how high up the political hierarchy Fast and Furious went. Keep digging, journos! - 'Browns vs. gray' divide likely to shape Texas politics – Joe Holley, Houston Chronicle
We prefer actual reporting over “analysis” from most reporters. - A solution looking for a problem? – Lisa Falkenberg, Houston Chronicle
Rather than a solution in search of a problem, we would suggest it is the logical endpoint for approaches that purport to fix racial inequalities by obsessing over race. See below - Latinos sue Harris County over redistricting – Mike Morris, Chron Houston Politics
How did we ever get from aspirations for a color-blind society via temporary remedial measures to the idea of representative seats as group entitlements?