Perry suggests probe of Earle's grand jury work

[Judi Lynn]

Feb. 27, 2004, 8:34PM

Perry suggests probe of Earle's grand jury work
By R.G. RATCLIFFE
Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle Austin Bureau
AUSTIN -- Gov. Rick Perry on Friday said the "appropriate authorities" should investigate Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle for his probe into possible political misuse of corporate money to help Republican legislative candidates.

"My concern is the extraordinary leaks that have come out of the grand jury system," Perry said. "When the news media finds out about issues going on in the grand jury even before subpoenas have been delivered to people, there's something gravely wrong with that system."

Earle said there have been no leaks out of the grand jury.
(snip)

Earle earlier this week publicly filed about 50 subpoenas connected to the investigation of Texans for a Republican Majority. The subpoenas indicate he is conducting a wide-ranging investigation that includes questions about the activities of House Speaker Tom Craddick and DeLay, R-Sugar Land.
(snip/...)

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2424323

Nice try, Governor Perry.

[Lexingtonian]

1. Ah, ain't Texas politics beautiful to behold....

more on this whole matter can be found at Charles Kuffner's blog, at http://www.offthekuff.com/mt .

[I AM SPARTACUS]

2. in the photo, the Dynamic Duo seem a bit befuddled...

...could be they're befuddled over the basic tenets of democracy...(Dubya thinks..."Tenets? I thought he worked for me...???")

[Voltaire99]

3. That photo...

...the mind boggles. One can only imagine the depredations of sense and spirit being worked upon those young heads.

[sonias]

4. Perry is a dickhead

Let's divert the attention from the criminal corporate collusions between corporation and the republican party. Pay no attention to the criminals behind the curtain (craddick & delay).

If you look at Earle's record he's gone after more Democrats than repukes. it just so happens that the repukes are bigger crooks.

Sonia

[Rose Siding]

5. LOL Earle is the winner here-

snip>
DeLay on Tuesday accused Earle of conducting a political investigation. DeLay said Earle is "vindictive and partisan."

Earle said being called that by DeLay was like being "called ugly by a frog."