[Cincinatus' Wife]

Three budget terms used in the article: TOTAL SPENDING -- OVERALL SPENDING -- GENERAL REVENUE.

The GENERAL REVENUE (the 1/2 that Perry has some sway over) has dropped.

And this year, Perry and the GOP legislature (in a recession and lost revenue; with inflation and population boom) cut OVERALL spending for the first time in over 40 years for the 1012-1013 Texas budget.

FEDERAL funding makes up 1/3 of OVERALL spending. The state's GENERAL REVENUE makes up 1/2 of OVERALL spending. The Texas Constitution regulates the remaining 1/6 of OVERALL spending, which = TOTAL SPENDING

I say the MSM HEADLINE making the rounds was written to deceive and that the length of the article was meant to bury facts.

As my mother would tell me, "Figures don't lie but liars can figure."

Rick Perry has cut government spending in Texas and the MSM has written a headline to lie about it.

[BRK]

Perhaps thier goal was simply to confuse the issue, at which they have generally totally succeeded in an overall manner.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

1012-1013

CORRECTION:

2012-2013

[veritas2002]

We know for certain who Obama and the Socialists are scared to death to run against: Perry, Bachman, Palin...hhhhmmmmmmm!

[Diogenesis]

Two questions.
First, what percent of the spending was due to Perry's
open border policies?

Second,the article says,
"In the final months of the 2000 presidential election,
then-Vice President Al Gore pointed to the growth of
the Texas budget under Bush to argue that he and President
Bill Clinton had more experience at reducing the size of government."

The RINO Perry WORKED with Al Gore before Karl Rove
transformed him to RINO du jour.

Did the RINO Perry really WORK with Al Gore to hurt Pres. Bush's
re-election, too, as the article suggests?

[Dr. Sivana]

One could argue, as some have with Pawlenty, that maybe Perry offloaded some spending to cities and counties.

I am not a Perry supporter, but he looks good on this one, because:

1. The population of Texas has grown substantially during the period in question.

2. Texas also absorbed the brunt of refugees from hurricane Katrina. Another state (Illinois, Connecticut, New York, California) would not have had the means to do so. This did mean some significant expenditures. Some stayed, and that means a further increase in population.

3. Obama has done whatever he can to minimize Texas’ receipts (including denying a slam-dunk FEMA case) for the last two years.

[kindred]

Perry may be just like the other Texas rino who Obama replaced.

[deport]

Approximately 80% of the Texas State Budget is spent in two areas: Education and Health Human Resources. A lot of those dollars are mandated in some form or another with little discretion in how they are used.

The following is a good review of the budget issued by Sen. Dan Patrick.

http://franklincountytexasgop.blogspot.com/2011/03/senator-dan-patrick-explains-texas.html

[Recovering_Democrat]

Even after that explanation I am still confused, CW. Can you explain it to me like I’m a 4 year old?

[Recovering_Democrat]

Even after that explanation I am still confused, CW. Can you explain it to me like I’m a 4 year old?

[Carry_Okie]

This is giving credit where it is only marginally due.

The legislature controls state spending. That legislature is increasingly conservative and Perry benefits from that.

[altura]

the Fort Worthless Star Telegram is almost as bad as the Dallas Morning News. Both papers hate Perry.

I like Perry. He’s done a lot of good things and would have done more except we have a Rino Senate.

I think he would make a great VP for Palin. Ryan is my first choice but Perry might be more popular.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

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