Liberal Dallas Morning News rag praises Bill White for calling for higher taxes...

The Dallas Morning News is losing readers at an alarming rate, but no mind... they praised Bill White for calling for higher taxes... but at least they acknowledge in a weird round about way their praise for Bill White doesn't help him and actually helps Rick (link). Excerpt follows...

Irony: Our editorial was kind to White and rough on Perry, but the governor's people probably came away more than satisfied. The accompanying graphic excerpted their positions, and Perry was first alphabetically. He's got to be loving the fact that the page showcased this quote from him: "I do not favor a plan that would include raising local taxes."

This is why winning favor of the newspapers is such an old and ineffective strategy... who cares what the newspaper wonks think? They are wrong about almost everything when it comes to politics and policy... winning a newspaper editorial board endorsement not only doesn't win votes it may make voters suspicious these days and actually lose votes for a candidate...