[hocndoc]

http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/court/justices.asp

Look at the Court, look at who was originally appointed by the Governor and then elected and re-elected. Your opinion of the Governor’s appointments is not shared by the voters.

No one knows whether or not Rodriquez would still be sitting on the Court with Jefferson and the others the Governor has appointed (I think all but Hecht, Wainright, and the guy who beat the guy who beat Rodriquez, Green.)

[fieldmarshaldj]

Why was Rodriguez defeated in 2002 ? It was asked and answered in this thread. Perry had a deeply personal involvement with Rodriguez and went out of his way to destroy Steven Wayne Smith, a model Conservative jurist. These are not the actions of a "Conservative" Governor, but a liberal with a personal agenda and axe to grind, out for revenge. What was the quid pro quo for the appointment of a leftist Democrat to a job for which he was woefully unqualified for (and unvetted) ? Why did Perry become obsessed with defeating a good Conservative ? These are many of the reasons why Perry has no business in high office, especially the Governorship. Another example of the crony politics that has marked his career.