Sure he does, he just chooses to ignore it since it does not apply to him…after all, he’s the Attorney General. Laws are for poor people, pedophiles, and Mexicans. WFAA television has a story (video) on Mr. Abbott’s use of taxpayer funds to create slick publicity videos. First, he sends them out to the lazy TV stations in Texas to get a story on the air about how tough on crime he is, then he catalogs it and uses it on his campaign website, then finally he edits it and uses it in his own campaign commercials. (Well, not him specifically, but someone paid handsomely by him)
For shame. When we think of the office of the Attorney General, isn’t accountability and successfully avoiding the appearance of impropriety up at the top of the list? Some people say what he’s doing is illegal, we say it’s just hubris.
Update: Abbott is now saying his actions were completely legal. Imagine that.
[via BOR]