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Should Democrats attack Rick Perry over TYC?

In the aftermath of Rick Perry's trouncing of Kay Bailey Hutchison in the GOP gubernatorial primary, Emily Ramshaw and Jason Embry have been suggesting attacks on the incumbent they thought Hutchison should have waged and now think Democrat Bill White should embrace. Their comments come just as the Democratic Party has put the Texas Youth Commission scandal at the top of its hit list of things for which it intends to blame Rick Perry.Unfortunately, looking fairly at the details of Democrats' specific complaints against Perry on the Youth Commission, they either don't quite stand up or apply equally to ranking Democrats at the Lege. Most importantly, they fail to give credit for good work done in the aftermath of the TYC scandal.Texas' weak Governor cannot control alleged sexual abuse by guards at TYC lockups...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on March 04, 2010 (boomark / email).