State Rep. Phil King (R-Weatherford) is the Chairman of a legislative committee that's supposed to oversee and propose rules for corporations such as energy companies. The problem with King is that he accepts gifts (including Super Bowl tickets) from these corporations, lets them throw him lavish parties, and accepts illegal campaign help from the corporations.
King is the very definition of a politician who has been bought and paid for by the corporate interests he is supposed to be overseeing. He has been getting away with this for years, but King (pictured above) may be in a little trouble in the Republican primary this year. He has a capable and honest Republican opponent this time. I know that sounds like an oxymoron, but it looks like it's true.
He is being opposed by former Weatherford mayor Joe Tison. Thanks to newspapers and blogs exposing King's wrongdoing, it's starting to look like Tison is gaining some ground. Now Gov. Perry enters the picture.
The governor's personal PAC (Texans for Rick Perry) has donated $25,000 to the campaign fund of Phil King. Perry had the choice of staying out of this race, supporting the honest candidate, or supporting the corporate errand-boy. He chose the latter.
Is anyone surprised? Given a choice between helping the consumer or helping corporations, Perry has always chosen the corporate bigwigs. He's just being true to form and helping his corporate masters.
I would have been surprised if he'd done anything else!
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