[smoothsailing]

He cut education funding in a big way, not many governors have the nerve to take on the bloated education bureaucracy.

He’s called for eliminating the Education Dept. and the EPA at the national level, claims he’d make it a priority if president.

Google should give you plenty of info on it.

[rob777]

"He cut education funding in a big way, not many governors have the nerve to take on the bloated education bureaucracy."


I saw that on another post and it caught my interest. It gives some credibility to statements that he intends to cut the Education Department, etc. Right now the candidate in the race most serous about cutting the federal budget, aside from Ron Paul and Gary Johnson, is Michele Bachmann. Another thing I like about her is her background in tax law. (She has a post doctorate in tax law from William and Marry Law School and worked as a litigant for the IRS) In addition to cutting spending, overhauling the tax code is a major MUST DO. I cannot think of anyone who would be better able to tackle that job.

I will keep an eye on Perry as well, as his executive experience is impressive and if he is willing to take a chainsaw to the federal budget, I could overlook any past areas where he may have deviated from the conservative position on some issues.

[garjog]

“He’s called for eliminating the Education Dept. and the EPA at the national level”

That would be worth electing him if he actually could pull it off.

But, being a powerful and effective governor is what they said about Bush. We know how he let us down with many big government projects.

[af_vet_rr]

He cut education funding in a big way, not many governors have the nerve to take on the bloated education bureaucracy.

The Texas Constitution requires a balanced budget so Perry and the legislature were going to have to take an axe to something. Education was an easy target.

He’s called for eliminating the Education Dept. and the EPA at the national level, claims he’d make it a priority if president.

I don't buy that for one moment, because Perry is a supporter of No Child Left Behind and even bragged about it being based in part on Texas' education system.

If Perry was truly against the feds getting involved in local or state education issues, he would have been fighting against No Child Left Behind, not bragging about supporting it or it being based on Texas.