Rick Perry indicted

[ptmccain]

Looks like Perry screwed the puppy on this one.

[austinN4]

He should have vetoed their funding and kept his mouth shut; let them read between the lines.

And that indeed is the problem - slick Rick's mouth. Payback is a bitch!

[skydivr]

Bullshit. pure Bullshit. That woman is unqualified to hold her job as keeper of the public trust. And funding her "office of public integrity' with her running it is a travesty. I applaud Perry for doing the right thing, and I think the voters of TX would agree 100% if the entire story gets out. On top of that, the Dems trying to pull this stunt just futher shows what kind or pieces of shit they really are, and MAYBE the voters of TX will also figure THAT out.

What the heck is this country coming to?

[austinN4]

That woman is unqualified to hold her job as keeper of the public trust.

True, for sure, but the the dems needn't have done anything as it is my belief that Rick would have self destructed all on his own.

[MountainRaven]

Nobody has mentioned that at the time Perry was threatening the Public Integrity Unit's funding, they were investigating Rick Perry's pet agency which had handed out 3 billion dollars of Texas taxpayer money.

[No.6]

They have got nothing. Govs and POTUS can veto legislation and give their reasons. Obama routinely tells Boehner legislation will be vetoed if he sends it to his desk.

Perry said he would not fund the Public Integrity Unit if it is headed by a convicted criminal. He has the moral high ground.

I would agree with you that in truth, they have no case. But... this is Austin and they are liberals, so what does truth have to do with the law? Taking a very narrow interpretation, it does look like he exceeded his authority by making it appear "political" even if it wasn't.

[Averageman]

Bullshit. pure Bullshit. That woman is unqualified to hold her job as keeper of the public trust. And funding her "office of public integrity' with her running it is a travesty. I applaud Perry for doing the right thing, and I think the voters of TX would agree 100% if the entire story gets out. On top of that, the Dems trying to pull this stunt just futher shows what kind or pieces of shit they really are, and MAYBE the voters of TX will also figure THAT out.

What the heck is this country coming to?

I've never been in trouble, never had more than a ticket and that was 20+ years ago; BUT if I had a DUI and She as much as touched the paperwork, we would be going back to court.
I would guess anything She touched is now suspect. I can see this costing the taxpayers a lot of cash before it is over and Perry is right to do this.
She was swerving all over the road that night and had an open bottle of vodka in the front seat when She was pulled over. There was a report that someone had got a hit and run and described Rosemary's car, we havent heard a lot about that since the third day after this happened.

http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/225...in-hit-and-run
As of 061313, the statement requested from the victim, Mr. VanGorp, has not been provided. All attempts to obtain said statement have been unsuccessful and there will be no further requests.

I have personally examined Mr. VanGorp's vehicle and measured the damage height. The damage to Mr. VanGorp's vehicle is between 1.9 and 2.4 feet. I have also examined Ms. Lehmberg's vehicle and measured the height of the damage. The height of the damage to Ms. Lehmberg's vehicle is 1.4 to 1.75 feet.

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/c...o-hit-a/nYLjx/

Lehmberg was charged with DWI on April 12 after deputies responded to a report that a Lexus sedan was driving erratically near RM 2222 and FM 620, near the scene of a hit-and-run also under investigation. In video and audio footage from that night, deputies can be heard questioning Lehmberg about the crash and discussing damage on a front corner of her car.

[Sam]

Campaign time is getting near. To preempt any desire by Perry to run for POTUS again, the dems/Hillary are behind this. Keep Perry tied up in this stuff so he won't have time to run. They brought Sarah Palin down with all those ethic charges and Herman Cain with the sexual harassment crap.

[montanadave]

Nobody has mentioned that at the time Perry was threatening the Public Integrity Unit's funding, they were investigating Rick Perry's pet agency which had handed out 3 billion dollars of Texas taxpayer money.

That's the nut of it. I don't see a lot of folks rallying to support a drunk DA, but Perry's response to her arrest seems very opportunistic.

[Renegade]

That's the nut of it. I don't see a lot of folks rallying to support a drunk DA, but Perry's response to her arrest seems very opportunistic.

Opportunistic?

I think it is standing policy for most Govs that drunken convicted criminals should not be Chief Law Enforcement Officers or run public agencies, much less a Public Integrity Unit. I know that would be my policy.