STANDING UP AGAINST demagoguery. Hey, just because it’s inept demagoguery doesn’t mean it isn’t demagoguery.

UPDATE: From the comments:

I’m so amused by this. I probably shouldn’t be.

Find something Perry actually played a direct role in, such as regulatory stability and vetoes against new taxes and other job friendly stuff, and Perry’s detractors claim he gets no credit. The governorship in Texas is weak, so Perry didn’t do that!

But find something they think is really bad in Texas, and suddenly Perry personally signed the warrants. Even if anyone informed knows Perry has very little power over executions. A board has to give him permission to decide on cases, and they usually don’t!

It’s usually legally out of Perry’s hands.

It’s amusing because Perry can’t get a break. IF he did it, and it’s good, they ignore it. If he didn’t do it and it’s bad, they hyperventilate.

Clearly Perry scares the shit out of democrats like Andrew Sullivan (who used to fake being a Republican, I realize). That debate looked like a coordinated effort to shut Perry down.

Ya think?