[Richard Kimball]

There's an old saying in software development, "You can't compile a Power Point presentation." That means just because you can say it doesn't mean you can do it. Eliminating the property tax would be great, but government does require money and it would have to be replaced some way. There's a sales tax, a property tax. a user fee and an income tax. Texas does not have an income tax and proposing one around here is the fastest way to find yourself out of politics. Perry has gone with user taxes, and if anybody's noticed, the toll roads aren't exactly popular. The state has also increased fees in other areas. Perry's limited spending. As an example, community colleges got a 10% funding cut with another possible 5% on the way.

Medina has very limited political experience and some of her proposals seem totally unworkable. My guess is she will pull more votes from Perry. Hutchison gets support from the Rockefeller Republicans, Perry is about 2/3rds towards conservative, but more liberal than some rock ribbed conservatives want. Medina appeals to the Ron Paul crowd and scorched earth conservatives.

I've looked at Medina and like some of her ideas, but I do not believe she has the experience or ability to take care of the job. Perry is the best option.

One nice thing about Texas is that the legislature and the governor seem to understand the idea of "we can't afford to do that." The Texas Constitution requires a balanced budget. A few years ago, the liberals were pushing hard for a new constitution and they got shot down big time. Ben Sargent, cartoonist for the Lost in America Spaceman (Austin American-Statesman) did a cartoon showing the voters hugging an ugly fat chick while the beautiful new (leftist) Texas Constitution stood by. That requirement for a balanced budget is one HUGE reason Texas doesn't have California problems now.

A lot of people on here diss Perry, and I've been very critical of some of his decisions, but this ain't FantasyLand. You have to go with the best candidate, and right now that's Perry.

[RWGinger]

That is an excellent analysis and informative. You said what I was trying to say.

In many ways the popularity of Medina reminds me of the popularity of Obama. Tired of the old ways ( altho why people should be tired of the current state here, we have fared tons of times better than other states) people gravitate to someone who says things they’d like to hear.
Doing away with property taxes in Hope and Change.

Frankly I want to vote for KBH but she needs to step up why she’d actually b e better.

[Hattie]

Agree Perry is the best of the lot. What most people don’t know about Medina is she is a Ron Paulite libertarian. One website says she worked in his presidental campaign. She has never been asked about any of that, hasn’t been asked what her opinion is on war, abortion, making drugs legal in TX and basically she was just given a pass on any tough questions in the debates. All she does is talk about the “constitution” to get the lemmings.

The elites want her to take votes from Perry so Hutchison can be their “go to” girl with her liberal ways.