[Ditter]

EVERBODY in Texas used to be a democrat or grew up in a democrat home. EVERYBODY!! Most were not liberal democrats that came later. Many older people today still consider themselves democrats even though they are conservative in every way. We lived in a rural county in the 60s and 70s, there was never any Republicans on the ballot in the local and state elections.

[McLynnan]

Good explanation. Back in the day when Perry entered politics a Texas Democrat would be considered politically conservative today. They bore no resemblance to the liberal plague that infests politics today. My father’s politics were about as right leaning as you could get yet he was a Democrat until the JFK years.

[hellbender]

John Tower was elected a Republican Senator in TX in 1961. Texas had a Republican Governor in 1979. Some people in TX knew that the Demonrat Party was corrupt long before Rick Perry did. Once they did the pioneer work, Perry decided it was convenient to change labels. The same situation prevails today; Michelle Bachmann and Herman Cain have been campaigning on a Tea Party and conservative platform, while Perry hides out in Texas, sending his cronies among the money men and insiders.

The recent budget crisis shows that we cannot trust career politicians. We need a revolutionary house-cleaning. We will not get that from the likes of Perry