[Clairity]

“Texas is not a “weak governor” state. A common misconception. It used to be true, but during his historic governorship, Perry has reinvented the office as a power center. This may be his greatest accomplishment.

Yes, our state constitution, written the year before Reconstruction ended, created a weak governor’s office (as did most constitutions of the states of the former Confederacy). We had two-year terms (the Legislature changed it to four-year terms beginning with the 1974 election) and a fragmented executive department with power divided among the governor, the lieutenant governor, the comptroller, the land and agriculture commissioners, the attorney general, and the railroad commission.

But Perry has used his appointment power to install political allies in every state agency, effectively establishing a Cabinet form of government and making him vastly more powerful than any of his predecessors. “

http://www.texasmonthly.com/2011-08-01/btl.php

[GeronL]

It used to be true, but during his historic governorship, Perry has reinvented the office as a power center. This may be his greatest accomplishment.

Why are you trying to make that sound like a good thing? Do we really think the accummulation of power into one person is a good thing? No.