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| Who is really leveling "cronyism" charges at Perry |
| 2014-08-18 |
| [Washington Post] Far from a "good government foundation," Texans for Public Justice is a left-wing attack group that seems to issue scathing "crony capitalism" attacks on Texas conservatives just as they prepare to run for national office. It has received funding from George Soros and other left-leaning foundations, as well as an undisclosed list of what the groups leader, Craig McDonald, vaguely calls "some wealthy liberal individuals, including trial lawyers." McDonald made his political biases quite clear in a recent piece for the New York Times last month, where he criticized Perry's "embrace of the Christian right and his positions on marriage, abortion, education, environmental protection and health care" and wrote: Perry's boots, twang and swagger are triggering flashbacks among swing voters still smarting from the last cowboy presidency. But don't equate Perry and George W. Bush. Texas clones cows — not cowboys. When Perry took the reins from Bush in 2000, he pulled Texas even farther right... Meet Rick Perry: the guy who'll make you miss George Bush. Texans for Public Justice 's opposition to Gov. Perry may have less to do with its concerns about "crony capitalism" than Perry's conservative agenda. One area where TPJ seems particularly unhappy with Perry is his successful passage of "loser pays" lawsuit reform in Texas. TPJ has been an intractable opponent of tort reform in Texas. Indeed, a pro-tort reform coalition called Texans for Lawsuit Reform recently turned the tables on Texans for Public Justice and issued a scathing report of its own on the group's political biases and its failure to disclose many of its funders. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 The sooner Soros is dead and roaring in hell instead of trying to create hell on earth, the better. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-08-18 21:09 |
| #8 How did I know that Soros' name would feature in this article? |
| Posted by: gorb 2014-08-18 14:59 |
| #7 Conservatives will eventually get fed up. And hte gloves will come off. And these dumbasses in Austin will find themselves facing the same scorched earth tactics - except in GOP dominated electorates, judges and lawmen, with nearly the entire populace backing them. It will get ugly fast. Perry should be going after this prosecutor in civil court, like was done by Walker. I want the sumbitches and their families destitute, homeless, penniless, and starving under a highway bridge. But you know what? I' getting to the point where I dont care what happens to liberals. Im more than willing to accept their loss as collateral damage - they have so little regard for civil society and fairness that their destruction and severing them from any public power will be a huge gain for everyone in society. Patience is not a finite commodity. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-08-18 14:09 |
| #6 The Irony of the left, railing about all of the wealth in the right and to have Soros and the other idiot from NY spending millions like they do... its amazing... |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2014-08-18 12:55 |
| #5 Stupid idiots never read real history. Austin is a little blue island in a great red sea. Making the execution of government by your opponent a crime is just accelerating the rush to open conflict. It was political games like this in Rome which caused Caesar to take the legion south beyond the Rubicon. Power is just another drug causing too many to lose perspective of the potential consequences of their acts. Once is a tragedy, twice is a farce. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-08-18 11:59 |
| #4 Or just one token columnist in the online edition? Yes. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-08-18 11:39 |
| #3 1. Rosemary Lehmberg during her arrest and booking said "You have not heard the last of this." She seems to be correct. The vindictiveness of the left rears its head again. 2. George Soros who has money behind this is an evil old ba$tid--he is vested in destroying and replacing order with chaos and a far left agenda. The Texans for Public Justice should be referred to as Leftists for Social Justice or some sort or thing like that. It fronts for Soros and has a history of going after high profile Pubs--basically, a hit organization gunning for Pubs. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-08-18 09:04 |
| #2 Was this really in WaPo? Or just one token columnist in the online edition? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2014-08-18 08:20 |
| #1 Texas conservative politicians are embraced, invited and preached to by Texas preachers in Texas Churches every Sunday. Almost every Sunday, a state Administrative Official, state congressman, and even Texas reps in the US Congress either sit in the audience of, lead the prayer of or even speak to the largest Southern Baptist Texas church in Dallas. Even Mark Steyn spoke there a couple of weeks ago. Texas conservative churches are tight with Texas politics. The Dallas congregation, pastor or staff never publicize who is going to be in any Sunday morning service, but there is always a government someone and it seems that church recruits hard to keep State government officials participating every Sunday morning so they can hear the "Biblical Word". Then drive anywhere outside the metro areas into the vast rural areas of the state and it is all about God and Country. These pin prick attacks supported by dollars is a waste of money and time. The conservative bedrock is deep, vast and very pro-active on a quite, grass roots level through out the state. |
| Posted by: Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2014-08-18 01:30 |