The recent indictment of Texas Governor Rick Perry on two felony counts that charge he abused his power brings to the limelight the type of  individual he actually is, especially since he has publicly admitted the reasoning behind the veto to not fund the public corruption unit at the Travis County DA’s office, targeting one individual.

His outrageous actions go far beyond the DWI charge against Rosemary Lehmberg, the district attorney. It is a punishment extended to her entire department and will disable a division of oversight against public corruption, where, these days, there is a hope for the return of accountability of office holders.

If Perry runs for President, and heaven forbids he wins, then if an official with the EPA gets a DWI, would he shut down the EPA? The same goes for the Social Security Administration, school districts nationwide, plus other divisions of government.  Would he decide to exercise this new-found power to the hilt, as he has in Texas?

For Perry, we call his latest offense a “Power DWI.”

“Tricky Ricky,” known far and wide as a double-crosser and liar, has deserved for a long time to be led through the political gallows of inquest. He is a traitor to his citizenry and has chosen the role of dictator as his mask, which was recently partially unveiled.

Don’t forget. Texans did not want the Trans-Texas Corridor (aka the “corridor of corruption”) or the NAFTA Superhighway, which he bargained expensively to attain — largely for corporate interests. He has been a champion of job exports and sweatshops.

And who can forget his love affair with Merck, the pharmaceutical company that, along with Perry, wanted to enslave young women to an expensive and largely untested drug in order to force Texans to deliver their hard-earned dollars to a private company of his choosing. This alone was an impeachable offense and speaks of his intrusions upon individual choice. Perry’s HPV vaccination mandate would have converted school-age girls of Texas into guinea pigs.

We expect this latest “case” against Perry to drag along for perhaps years, at which time it will blend into the wind and be forgotten.

In the meantime, we suggest to Perry that unless he resigns his office as Texas governor immediately and steps aside, the American public will veto his winning the Presidency should he decide to run. We predict it will occur even if he retains his office, but it would be nice to see him come clean, even though it will likely not happen. We are braced for the usual onslaught of excuses and posturing.

Perry has worked diligently to destroy the watchful eye of truth and justice in Texas, just as have the Bushes and Obama nationally. We certainly do not need another loose cannon void of accountability in public office, especially one inclined to rip apart an established agency because he has a personal vendetta against one individual.

— W. Leon Smith