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I don't know what to think of this feud at the moment, but in the article linked by Mr. Cotton this caught my eye:

The court documents, depositions and exhibits that were part of a 1987 slander suit that Patrick filed against the now-defunct Houston Post, show that Patrick was at the time taking the anti-depressant Impramine and spent several weeks in the Spring Shadows Glen center in Houston. Documents also document at least one reported suicide attempt.

You can hardly have such info in a court proceeding you initiated and expect it to be kept secret or confidential. Being it was 30 years ago, I don't think it should make a difference now as long as Patrick's assertion that is has not recurred since then. However, it is a rookie political mistake to think you can just sit on this kind of info and run for a higher office without it blowing up in your face at the last moment. Which he is now finding out.

Note that well in advance of 2016 the Clintons have arranged to have Monica, Whitewater, and other such things hashed over in the press NOW, when most of the dolts in this country are not paying attention, so when the campaigning starts in earnest the Clintons and their press allies can say it's old news yet again. The Clintons are slimy and corrupt, but they are also usually very politically astute (Hillary's rage gets the better of her once in a while, but not often enough). One of the problems many of the Tea Party candidates have had is not having a sophisticated enough grasp of how politics is played at the national level, and elections for higher state offices in big states like Texas are really national events as well.