The Texas Tribune reports how Texas is now last or next to bottom in a lot of good measures and #1 or near the top in a lot of bad ways. It also reports how Rick Perry is turning down money for education because he’s too busy being a martyr for limited government.

Get over yourself, Perry. You’re as useful as Hosni Mubarak right now. Maybe it’s time to just show up in Austin and start a protest to see who turns up. This is no idle threat, Mr. Perry: I know how to draw a crowd.