Rick Perry Trial Still On - Democrats Trying Same Tactic That Worked To Submarine Sarah Palin Do mug shots get any hotter than that? In the great American blood sport that is politics, the left in this case manifested in the form of the Democratic Party will do anything and everything it can to keep the people who they consider dangerous to their cause and progression out of office. At least national office. When Sarah Palin was in the midst of rising to national power, she was sued into oblivion while the sitting governor of Alaska. She resigned in order to work in industry to be able to afford her legal bills. Once she was out of office, the suit was dropped. Texas Governor Rick Perry, a 2016 potential presidential candidate, is in the midst of the same treatment. In August, he was indicted on two felonies: abusing his power as governor and coercing a public official. He threatened to veto the funding to an office where the district attorney in charge refused to resign after a drunk driving conviction. He followed through, and the democrat sued. Most reasonable people arent sure how that is abusing power, but that is neither here nor there. This week a Texas judge refused to toss the case on technicalities, so it is still on, providing a potential distraction to the 2016 presidential race, and a source of derogatory headlines and fodder for leftist publications. They are already starting. The Huffington Post carried a piece that said this past the basic headline: Perry didnt seek re-election but is seriously considering a second White House run after his 2012 bid flamed out in a series of memorable gaffes. He said he may announce a decision by May or June. Top national Republicans initially lined up to praise Perry and decry the criminal case against him, but theyve been less vocal about their support as the case drags on. The truth is that Republicans, anyone who objectively follows politics, actually, sees this case for what it is a way to keep Perry out of the 2016 presidential race. Why? Because he is a threat to their chances of keeping the White House in Democratic hands. Hard right conservatives may not consider him any kind of a threat since other Texans are more popular with them, but the opposition does, and that is telling and far more important. In the United States, we have a tendency to elect governors from fairly successful states to the presidency. Of late, those governors have come from the south. From that perspective, Rick Perry qualifies, and no one can call Texas unsuccessful from a variety of perspectives. If the left is willing to prosecute a charge against him on an action that they would be demanding if HE was the drunk DA, theres something they know about Perry that scares them. And that is why he is getting the Sarah Palin treatment. Perry is seen as a threat. Regardless of how the campaigns turn out, he should wear that like a badge of honor. Nothing new. Democrats acting like spoiled little brats. 