Commentary: Execution controversy about more than 'bad man' (Houston Chron)

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By LISA FALKENBERG
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Oct. 14, 2009, 10:50PM

... the story isn't just about Willingham anymore. It isn't just about guilt or innocence. It isn't even about whether Perry did his homework before allowing Willingham's 2004 execution.

It's about whether Perry is purposefully trying to subvert the law in Willingham's case, and potentially obstruct justice in countless other arson cases that could benefit from the commission's review, all for political gain during a hotly contested primary ...

So, whether or not Willingham was a bad man, or even a “monster,” as Perry also called him, is immaterial to the chief questions being asked of the governor: What's his problem with a science commission that investigates science?

And, if Perry is so confident of the truth in the case, why is he standing in its way?

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6668380.html