This is pretty funny. Remember how Texas Gov. Rick Perry hired lobbyists connected to then-Rep. Tom Delay to promote the state of Texas in Washington and how those lobbyists later made tens of thousands of dollars in contributions to various Republican committees?
The Austin newspaper has an editorial today pointing out that Texas is still paying $15,000 a month to those GOP lobbyists–even though Congress will be controlled by Democrats:
Using taxpayer money to pay private, partisan lobbyists was a dubious strategy to begin with. Now that the worm has turned in Washington, Perry’s decision could be disastrous for Texas. These lobby firms ignored Democrats all year â and worse, worked to defeat them â and the Democrats won’t forget it.
Even the mistakes are bigger in Texas.
