An Express-News human-interest piece on Dan Morales. I don't know if it's sad or not. I had a lot of respect for Morales until he did the stylish thing and went after tobacco companies. After all the news from other states and the various lawyer- and money- fed corruptions involving "settlement money," the whole thing had a bad smell to it. Dan Morales was a Texas Democrat. In most cases that means taking great pride in Texas, its history, and its culture, and one's place in it.

But no, he had to go the Democrat route and take His Chunk.