"There are nearly 600 boards, commissions, authorities and departments in Texas, many of which are of little use to the public and should have long been shut down or consolidated. They are of great use to the governor, who more than any predecessor has created thousands of potential appointments for beneficent backers and several pro-business funds that have been generous to allies.
Since 2001, more than a fifth of the $83 million that Mr. Perry has raised for his gubernatorial campaigns has come from people he appointed to state boards and commissions, according to a study by Texans for Public Justice, a watchdog group."
Query: What are "potential appointments"?
In related news, on August 24 Gallup informed us, "Twenty-nine percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents nationwide say they are most likely to support Perry, with Mitt Romney next, at 17%" (http://www.gallup.com/poll/149180/Perry-Zooms-Front-Pack-2012-GOP-Nomination.aspx).
Also in related news, the "Gallup Daily: Obama Job Approval" poll for August 21-23, 2011 (http://www.gallup.com/poll/113980/gallup-daily-obama-job-approval.aspx) showed that the president's approval rating has fallen to 39% (its lowest ever), while his disapproval rating has risen to 53% (its highest ever).
Governor Perry obviously has the editorial board of the Times worried.
Regarding the substance of the Times editorial, I have no information concerning this alleged abuse of power by Governor Perry. However, I also take no comfort when examining the list of Obama's top donors in 2008, which included Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, UBS, and Morgan Stanley (see: http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=n00009638).
Which system of raising campaign funds is cleaner? You decide.
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