Gov. Hair calls state's polluted air good for Texas

Texas ranks second only to California as the state with air that is the greatest health risk to its citizens. It ranks as first in the nation with the most pollutants emitted into the air. And yet, during a ribbon cutting ceremony today in Richardson, Gov. Hair had the unmitigated gall to say "We think it would be a good idea if more states were like Texas," when it comes to how it regulates air quality. This was in reaction to the EPA's decision yesterday to take over the process of issuing a permit for a Corpus Christi refinery.

I have friends I admire who won't support Bill White's gubernatorial bid because the Democratic nominee is not liberal enough for their standards. Maybe so, but anyone is better than the clown currently occupying the Governor's Mansion a $10,000-a-month rent house paid for by Texas taxpayers. A spokesman for White said of the EPA's move was "yet another example of Rick Perry managing a state agency into a ditch and hurting Texans along the way."