As no doubt you have heard, on Friday a Travis County Grand Jury (that's Austin for you non-Texans) indicted sitting Governor Rick Perry with two counts of "abuse of power" over a line item budget veto. His alleged crime centers around Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg, head of the Public Integrity Unit who Perry demanded resign after she was arrested, pled guilty, and served her time for DWI while serving as head of the "Public Integrity Unit".
On April 13/14, 2013, District Attorney Lemberg was minding her own business drifting back and forth over several lanes on a major thoroughfare in Austin, Texas. A concerned citizen who did not want to die, informed the cops who stopped her for suspicion of "driving while intoxicated".
Okay, because actions speak louder than words and because it is so darn entertaining, here are the videos of Lehmberg's field sobriety test and subsequent booking at the police station. Keep in mind this is a person who is charge of the "Public Integrity Unit". I have got to applaud the cop administering the test. He should win some kind of commendation for patience...
And her subsequent booking at the police station where she had to be physically restrained for being threatening and belligerent. [I mean, almost Hannibal Lector restrained...]
Yeah, my personal favorite is the insistence that she only had two glasses of wine so she couldn't possibly be drunk. Judging by her obvious stumbling, slurring, and other "tells", I am guessing that the wine glass must have looked something like this:
The blood test showed that her blood alcohol level was at .239, three times the legal limit.
There are ten things that you should know:
1. Governor Perry repeatedly demanded that Lehmberg resign because of her DWI and subsequent jail time.
2. When Lehmberg would not resign, he threatened to use his power of the line item veto to defund her department (Public Integrity Unit) and then made good on his threat.
3. The Governor of Texas (not just Perry) has the State Constitutional power of the line item veto.
4. Travis County District Attorney is an elected position.
5. Ms. Lehmberg is a very blue Democrat.
6. Austin/Travis County is the bluest county in the state.
7. If Lehmberg resigned, Perry had the authority to appoint someone to fill her position,
8. In a political attack ad by Wendy Davis, Dem candidate for Governor, it was alluded that the Public Integrity Unit was or should be investigating Perry and current Republican candidate for Governor candidate Greg Abbott for misuse of funds related to a grant to a cancer treatment center.
9. Wendy Davis is trailing Greg Abbott by double digits.
10. "Public Integrity Unit" is a wonderfully classic Orwellian name for a government investigative unit.
ADDENDUM
#11. I should add that Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg has not resigned...
Those are the basic facts. [Okay, #10 is just my opinion.] Now put all that together and come up with a reason that this is not purely political and why Perry should be sent to prison. I know you have thoughts. So let's hear them.
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On April 13/14, 2013, District Attorney Lemberg was minding her own business drifting back and forth over several lanes on a major thoroughfare in Austin, Texas. A concerned citizen who did not want to die, informed the cops who stopped her for suspicion of "driving while intoxicated".
Okay, because actions speak louder than words and because it is so darn entertaining, here are the videos of Lehmberg's field sobriety test and subsequent booking at the police station. Keep in mind this is a person who is charge of the "Public Integrity Unit". I have got to applaud the cop administering the test. He should win some kind of commendation for patience...
And her subsequent booking at the police station where she had to be physically restrained for being threatening and belligerent. [I mean, almost Hannibal Lector restrained...]
Yeah, my personal favorite is the insistence that she only had two glasses of wine so she couldn't possibly be drunk. Judging by her obvious stumbling, slurring, and other "tells", I am guessing that the wine glass must have looked something like this:
The blood test showed that her blood alcohol level was at .239, three times the legal limit.
There are ten things that you should know:
1. Governor Perry repeatedly demanded that Lehmberg resign because of her DWI and subsequent jail time.
2. When Lehmberg would not resign, he threatened to use his power of the line item veto to defund her department (Public Integrity Unit) and then made good on his threat.
3. The Governor of Texas (not just Perry) has the State Constitutional power of the line item veto.
4. Travis County District Attorney is an elected position.
5. Ms. Lehmberg is a very blue Democrat.
6. Austin/Travis County is the bluest county in the state.
7. If Lehmberg resigned, Perry had the authority to appoint someone to fill her position,
8. In a political attack ad by Wendy Davis, Dem candidate for Governor, it was alluded that the Public Integrity Unit was or should be investigating Perry and current Republican candidate for Governor candidate Greg Abbott for misuse of funds related to a grant to a cancer treatment center.
9. Wendy Davis is trailing Greg Abbott by double digits.
10. "Public Integrity Unit" is a wonderfully classic Orwellian name for a government investigative unit.
ADDENDUM
#11. I should add that Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg has not resigned...
Those are the basic facts. [Okay, #10 is just my opinion.] Now put all that together and come up with a reason that this is not purely political and why Perry should be sent to prison. I know you have thoughts. So let's hear them.