He may be conservative compared to the dreck that we get up here in Massachusetts but he should be a lot more conservative for a state like Texas where the people would really back him up if he went to the mat for real conservative issues like illegal immigration.
I use illegal immigration as a kind of litmus test because, for the ten years that I have been looking into the problem, I have found that illegal immigration is a look at what is wrong and crooked with American politics. Illegal immigration is about three presidents lying to the people, (that includes George W. Bush), Democrats and Republicans fighting over votes and corrupt Chamber of Commerce types selling out their country for cheap labor. It is not a pretty picture. Most of the corrupt people in this country can seem like really respectable, “pillars-of-the-comunity” types. That is why our country is so mixed up. It is not just the Rod Blagoyevich types that are ruining the country, it is many distinguished looking, well- spoken, “gentlemanly” types who don’t look like they would be corrupt. We are surrounded by lies, lies, lies.
“I use illegal immigration as a kind of litmus test because, for the ten years that I have been looking into the problem, I have found that illegal immigration is a look at what is wrong and crooked with American politics.”
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You’re perceptive.
Here is what a Texas freeper said recently.
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There are so many that the freebie anchor baby deal from Parkland-o is known throughout mexico.
That one factor has substantially increased property taxes for Dallas homeowners.
Just the anchor babies.
And they are doubling down as we speak with an additional new facility.
“and is the largest hospital construction project in America. The facility will encompass 2.5 million square feet with 862 beds, adding desperately needed space”
Parkland is also home to the second busiest maternity ward in the country with almost 16,000 new babies arriving each year. (That’s almost 44 per day—every day)!
A recent patient survey indicated that 70 percent of the women who gave birth at Parkland in the first three months of 2006 were illegal immigrants.
That’s 11,200 anchor babies born every year just in Dallas
This crap started in the seventies and by 1980 it was already out of hand.
Today their are large general areas of Dallas, NOT just neighborhoods but entire sides of the city, that mexican nationals are at a practical 100% of the population and there is NO English.
The crime is rampant, and on the original subject, a fair estimate of underage illegal females getting those free trips through the maternity wards is about 15%. They average about 15 years old for their FIRST kid.
Any of the illegals arrested for this?
Not a single damn cop in sight. Too much work and the illegals have no bail / lawyer money.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2740691/posts?page=51#51
Perry has been the governor for the longest period, in Texas history.
I agree, although Texas doesn’t produce the mass conservatism we are seeing in states like Georgia, Arizona and even Florida lately. The GOP regularly sends fairly moderate people to DC and to Austin. KBH and Cornyn for example, are both much less desirable than real leaders like DeMint, Rubio, and Mike Lee.
As for Illegals, I agree. It is a critical litmus test. Perry is mixed bag on the issue. He’s strong on border defense...one of the best advocates. Other than that it is mixed. Not sure who would get nominated who is great on this issues, though, looking at the field.