Q NOTES # 343

Rick Perry was at least as rotten as Texas governor then as Greg Abbott is now, but Rick sort of vanished for four years after he left Austin to be a member of Cheez Doodle's so-called cabinet. He was supposed to be running the Department of Energy, but like Ben Carson at HUD, he apparently was just there to collect a nice salary and attend meetings. I don't remember him being the center of any particular controversies or committing any notable atrocities - unlike most of the other sorry assholes Cheezy plugged into executive branch vacancies.

Since Texas is making national news due to the massive failure of its energy policies, previously invisible El Perrito is publicly running his mouth again, insisting that Texans will gladly sacrifice their comfort, safety and security to avoid having any federal regulation of the state power grid (that collapsed last week). Rick, please, just sit down and STFU.

Meanwhile, there's a report in Newsweek that says Greg Abbott believes Texans being smacked with huge electric bills after the winter storm is unacceptable. Okay, I'm sure he's very concerned. Let's wait and see what the state does to correct this problem. Typically, any disaster that makes life tough for middle- and low-income Texans is viewed primarily as a profiteering opportunity for people in the top tier.

A new poll finds that 46 percent of (R) voters would switch to the Cheez Doodle Party if he started one. Let's see, what's 46 percent of 46 percent? Quick math says that's roughly 21.2 percent of voters. Yeah, that sounds like a juggernaut to me.