[Dog Gone]

Enough with the Perry-bashing. He doesn't have the power to shove anything down anyone's throat. At best, he can be a cheerleader and can wield his veto pen.

If you don't have equal wrath for David Dewhurst and the Republican legislature that enacted the legislation for this corridor, then I have to wonder what the real agenda of these threads is.

[BobL]

"He doesn't have the power to shove anything down anyone's throat."

...then why is Cintra negotiating with him?


I do have a problem with the Republicans in the legislature. They did pass the law that enabled that scum-bag Perry to move out on his money grab (couldn't resist).

But it is still Perry, and his cronies, that are causing the damage today, so they have to be dealt with first. They are the only ones that can stop it.

What can I say, the legislature was suckered - and I don't know what to say about Dewhurst. They didn't see the implications of what they voted on, and no doubt more than a few were right there with Perry. But there's not much that the legislature can do now, even if they wanted to. They could pass a bill reversing the authorization that they gave to Perry. But, then, Perry would veto it - and continue to sell out the state.

But ask yourself this question: Did you think, or did anyone you know think, that the governor was being given carte Blanche power to sell off our highway corridors when the bill was pass? And even if you were aware of this power, did you really think he would do it?

No other governor, Democrat or Republican, that I can think of has ever attempted anything this audacious. Don't you think there could at least be some public input - before the damage is done? So we don't end up like Ontario.

As to my agenda - checkout my other 500 or so postings (other than on toll roads) - you won't anything approaching liberalism. I simply want to keep our freeway system, throughout this country, in the form that's worked so well. Yes, we have financing problems, but a governor with some leadership skills would push for a gas tax increase, rather than selling out our corridors to the highest bidders. Heck, even the Republican House (in DC) passed a 5 cent increase in the gas tax (last year) to pay for new highways - but the Senate killed it.

That's all. If Perry drops this scheme (the part about selling out our corridors) than I'll go back to bashing Muslims. If Perry wants to keep his corridors, that's also fine with me - just get rid of the tolls - make it up in gas tax, or make it up in a mileage tax, so that everyone pays their share and no one is punished.