[ThermoNuclearWarrior]

Wasn't he asking the federal government to deploy the national guard on the Texas-Mexico border? Isn't it his job to deploy the Texas national guard in his state?

[lqcincinnatus]

Section 4. The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence.

[ronnyquest]

"Wasn't he asking the federal government to deploy the national guard on the Texas-Mexico border? Isn't it his job to deploy the Texas national guard in his state?"

It is, but one has to have balls for that. From what I hear, that's not Perry's strongest characteristic.

This may fall under the heading "Political Self-Preservation." Even Dianne Feinstein can tell which way the wind is blowing.