\u201cIt’s more than a fart. It’s a cry for help.\u201d [zing] I\u2019ve never seen the word fart used in an editorial — more than once. peace, mjh<\/p>\n
Editorial: Pity Rick Perry; his big state has big needs – Editorials – The Sacramento Bee<\/a> <\/p>\n Check out a state [Texas] that ranks dead last in the percent of its population with high school diplomas. Come check out a state that is last in mental health expenditures and workers’ compensation coverage. Come check out a state that ranks first in the number of executions, first in the number of uninsured, first in the amount of carbon dioxide<\/a> emitted and first in the amount of toxic chemicals released into water. \u2026<\/p>\n Gov. Jerry Brown,<\/a> visiting a UPS distribution center Tuesday to celebrate a new fleet of all-electric vehicles, suggested that media hounds find something else to cover than the Perry ads. "It’s not a serious story, guys," the governor told reporters. "It’s not a burp. It’s barely a fart."<\/p>\n Actually, we think it’s more than a fart. It’s a cry for help. Perry can’t create jobs, he can only steal them from other states.<\/font> \u2026<\/p>\n As the late Molly Ivins<\/a> said of her native Texas, "It’s a low-tax, low-service state \u2013 so shoot us. The only depressing part is that, unlike Mississippi, we can afford to do better. We just don’t." <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Editorial: Pity Rick Perry; his big state has big needs – Editorials – The Sacramento Bee<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cIt’s more than a fart. It’s a cry for help.\u201d [zing] I\u2019ve never seen the word fart used in an editorial — more than once. peace, mjh Editorial: Pity Rick Perry; his big state has big needs – Editorials – The Sacramento Bee Check out a state [Texas] that ranks dead last in the percent … Continue reading As the late Molly Ivins said of her native Texas, "… unlike Mississippi, we can afford to do better. We just don’t." [ht @edbott]<\/span> \n