Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc

RIck Perry's in a bit of a pickle.  Texas is bone dry, and to hear some tell it, about 2/3 of the joint's on fire.

Not wanting to look too much more like a raging hypocrite...

...shortly after his tea party talk about secession, Perry sought help from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in dealing with a swine flu outbreak in Texas.

...last July, when flooding hit 21 counties in the wake of Hurricane Alex, Perry also sought federal disaster aid. 

...with fires raging, he has sought federal disaster aid and federal assistance in fighting the fires. One result? As The Times reported this week: "Every heavy air tanker in the country is being deployed, ... as are four C-130s and the California-based DC-10 fire tanker."

...he's issued a proclamation calling for 3 days of prayer.  And of course, once it does actually rain somewhere in Texas - even a little - he can point at it and claim a measure of success.  All the rubes will shout amen and go right on holding themselves out as rugged individualists and mavericks and stand-alone god-fearin' patriots.

These people have no soul and no honor.