[CrawDaddyCA]

Perry has several ties to Merck and Women in Government. One of the drug company's three lobbyists in Texas is Mike Toomey, his former chief of staff. His current chief of staff's mother-in-law, Texas Republican state Rep. Dianne White Delisi, is a state director for Women in Government.

As always, follow the money, ladies and gentlemen.

You know things are bad when politicians don't even try to cover up their corruption anymore.

[YCTHouston]

Rep. Dianne White Delisi is also one of the major heirs to the Scott & White Hospital fortune, so naturally she should be chairing our Public Health committee.