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OMG is this real? If so, it's maybe my favorite picture on the internet.

Seems a response for whatever-her-name-is's drunken driving guilty plea and ensuing demands that she step down.

It's a real picture from when LOLPerry DEMANDED Obumma stop the parade of illegals into Texas. As you can see, he's all business. Who has time for an ice cream sundae?

minus the sundaes, yes it's real

Had to come further clutter the thread by co-signing the "A+ Amazing Thread Title" sentiment.

Great article.

I feel like this happens in the open all the time, except now it's in the news.

Agreed.

This is not news.

Lock it up.

It seems legitimately news (it's interesting current event information when a governor with his stature is indicted) and relevant to talk about. But I agree it's not scandalous. There's probably an interesting conversation to have about state federalism, what the proper role of a governor's office is in maintaining conduct standards in podunk local officialdom by controlling access to funding, or whatever. Or not.

I don't see how this would do anything but help Perry's presidential hopes (unless he's convicted which is not going to happen). To me it seems like the Obama suit / impeachment. Both Obama and Perry may have overstepped their authority, but its something that everyone does and a pretty minor abuse of power.

Also, Perry looks pretty good in what he did. He used his power to try to get a pretty bad person to resign. Compare that to the accusations against Christie who may have used his power to settle a personal score. Perry can say he was acting in the best interest of Texans. I bet a pretty decent majority of people agree that she should have resigned and what Perry did was ok (especially among republicans and potential primary voters).

>Abuse of Power
>Coercion
>and I Forget the 3rd Charge

But... 2/3 of this are his DUTIES, under the constitution of the state of Texas,
AFAIK...

It won't be interesting at all.

Good to see Conservatives complain about activists hounding the chief executive with politically minded lawsuits

so no one is going to justify these charges? shame

As for the indictment, everyone knows you can get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich. Proving the charges that he threatened to veto legislation is going to be difficult. He is allowed to veto legislation. He's Governor.

As for his Presidential aspirations, these charges will NOT ruin his chances to win the Republican nomination. He already ruined them himself the last time he ran.

Ice Cream Sundaes at least are clearly photoshopped, cherry stems are all facing the same way.

Why justify when you can lol?

Nah I get the lol, and appreciate it even.... but seems like these charges are thought as bull**** by everybody?

Live by the bull****,
die by the bull****.

First governor indicted in about a century makes the "you can induct anyone" and whatever Ikes is about to derp about look really dumb.

Might want to look into what the charges are actually for phill.

It's clear the Texas republicans tried to replace a democrat who served time after breaking the law (for the first time in life) with a republican.

When the dem resisted they did what they have tried many times and defunded the department as the next best Upton to replacing the DA with a partisan republican nomination.

The veto isn't part of why he was indicted, it was the threats before it. Why are you discussing the veto?

lololol herpity derp phill, like nothing you've posted here is correct. Perry is being indicted because of the veto, and this is what you're defending:

Here's the Public Integrity Unit leader yelling at cops

She was sentenced to 45 days in jail, obviously she shouldn't be forced into resigning.

I bet if Perry said he wouldn't nominate a partisan crony she would have stepped down quickly.

Also as a libertarian (lol) you should be in favour of this indictment.