Rick Perry does not need to worry that orange is the new black in Red State fashion, but not because his indictment is, as he claims, a “farce.” As much as the Texas governor would like to blame the two felony counts on a drunken prosecutor, he’s got serious questions to answer that could lead to his conviction. But, like Tom DeLay before him, Perry will never see the inside of a prison cell because Republicans have stacked the appellate courts in the Lone Star State. Politics won’t be his undoing but his salvation.
Read Full Article »