Perry’s Patronage Problem : Donors have reaped benefits, but there’s a lot of transparency in Texas

National Review ^ | 08/23/2011 | Daniel Foster

[hocndoc]

That’s fine with us.
However, the “budget busting years are another lie spread by Texas haters.
On our state debt:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2762959/posts

More on our jobs - we have recovered.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2764499/posts

And the Governor wrote in his book, “Fed Up,”

” People “vote with their feet” We are doing something right, and that is making Texas an attractive place. So pardon us if we don’t care to “change our ways” to mirror New York, California, or Michigan.” (location 449 Kindle edition)

and
“For the years 2010-2011, our budget is just over $180 billion. Of that. 36 percent, or just $65 billion is money Texans pay in taxes to Washington, and that is sent back with countless strings to tell us how to spend it.” (location 660, kindle edition)

[hocndoc]

Why would you need to be a fly on the wall when you can make everything up like this?

[SatinDoll]

You’re wasting your efforts on me. I know enough about his lies.

No way is this life-long conservative Republican going to vote for Perry for president.

[lonestar]

Gardisil

He can be bought

For $6000? I don't think so.

[Brimack34]

He was Algores campaign manager that is enough for me to run away.

[hocndoc]

Who are you rooting for?

Regardless, you and I aren’t the only ones reading that Texas has a very impressive jobs and spending record, that we absorbed 3/4 of a million legal immigrants from across the US, all the while spending $100 million or more every year to try to control the border and more than that on illegal aliens that ICE dumps in our back yard.

We have 11 ICE detention centers and Homeland security has been dropping deportation cases for years, gifting Texas with the people they refuse to deport. We also get the people that the Border patrol brings to Texas from other States in order to “process” their deportation - we even get them from Tucson! http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021110_bus/ The deported cross the border, turn around and come right back.

[tcrlaf]

“No way is this life-long conservative Republican going to vote for Perry for president.”

The battle for a conservative nominee is NOW.
Next November, it will be a battle for the soul, and very future of the United States.

If you think America can survive another four years of Obama, then STAY HOME, because you aren’t a true conservative anyway.

Otherwise, get off your butt and start WORKING for a Conservative nominee, now.

[lonestar]

You haven't changed your mind about anything in the past 22 years?

Both Perry and Algore changed a LOT but we wouldn't want those facts to get in the way of your marathon run, would we?

[Brimack34]

I was born a conservative. But that is not the only thing that bothers me about Perry. He said he would not run for president in order to win the primary he lied. Plus not standing with Arizona on the border and mandated vaccine.

[hocndoc]

About those Texans and their counterfeiting; The Governor heard about them, too. And set out to make their crime less likely. He was unable to get the sanctuary cities bill through, but we got voter ID and a law against giving illegal aliens drivers licenses.

http://www.issues2000.org/governor/Rick_Perry_Immigration.htm

Issues2000.org’s summary of the Governor’s 2009 State of the State Address:

End the notion of sanctuary cities
As we continue to strengthen our border, we must also consider the essential role that federal immigration policy, or the lack thereof, plays in the safety of our citizens and integrity of our state.

After revelations that a Dallas man had set up a cottage industry procuring Texas driver licenses for illegal aliens hailing from countries around the world, I am an even stronger supporter of the DPS initiative to issue specialized, vertical driver licenses, to identify those who have overstayed their visa.

I also support an end to the notion of sanctuary cities. Local government sends the wrong message when they pick and choose what laws they want their peace officers to enforce.

We should also track the citizenship status of those receiving state-funded services so we can get our hands around the financial impact of Washington’s failure to handle the immigration challenge. Some may oppose these efforts, but they are commonsense approaches to protecting our citizens’ lives and resources.
Source: 2009 State of the State Address Jan 27, 2009

[lonestar]

He said he would not run for president in order to win the primary

Name a pol that hasn't said that. You don't even live in TX so why would you care?

Plus not standing with Arizona on the border

That is not true. He said the AZ bill wasn't right for TX.

Again, we don't want any facts to get in your way.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks SeekAndFind. If the election were held today, Perry would win the "most topics on FR" achievement award. ;') Newest to oldest, from sometime on the 21st, to nearly the current moment:

• Rick Perry's Lone Star Rises Over Iowa
• Weir: Can Rick Perry Survive the Smear Merchants?
• Gov. Rick Perry Signs NOM Marriage Pledge
• Perry bills feds $349M for incarcerating illegals
• Really, Peggy? You're Worried that Rick Perry May be Too Macho?
• Rick Perry, the Republicans' Messiah? [ Republicans Fight For: Who is the Godliest of Us All?
• Has Perry Already Peaked? (announced too soon?)
• Rick Perry: GOP savior or Goldwater II?
• Democrats hope to convince voters that Perry's "Texas miracle" is a mirage
• Al Gore to Rick Perry: Climate scientists aren't motivated by money
• APNewsBreak: Perry bills feds for housing illegals
• Perry bills feds for housing illegals
• Gallup: Perry leads GOP field by 21 points among tea partiers
• Why Rick Perry is Good for Hispanics
• Gallup: Tea Party Backing Perry for GOP Nomination (21 point lead)
• Gallup: Tea Party supporters like Perry
• Forget First Impressions; Perry Isn't Bush 2
• President Rick Perry?
• Jobs are crux of Texas Gov. Rick Perry's campaign for president
• Why CMA supported Perry's HPV vaccination order
• Yes, Rick Perry Deserves Credit For The Texas Economy
• America needs a conservative stronger than Rick Perry
• My Rick Perry Problem --- and Ours (Conservatism and the identity-politics problem)
• Bernanke's Perry Problem (Paul Krugman says Perry has Intimidated Bernanke into Passivity)
• Left And Right Going Nuclear On Rick Perry
• Rick Perry vs. Barack Obama --- not worth 1,000 words [that side-by-side really struck a nerve]
• Top 10 Texas Democrats' Complaints Against Rick Perry
• Kinky for Perry
• Jews for Perry? (Kinky Friedman thinks so!)
• Is Rick Perry a Dope?
• Video: Gov. Perry Teaches Blogger How to Shoot
• Kinky for Perry
• Rick Perry signs Susan B. Anthony List (anti-abortion) pledge
• Have You Been Screwed by Rick Perry?
• Monetary Policy and Treason [Gov. Rick Perry makes a defensible statement]
• Kinky for Perry
• Presidential hopeful Perry retreats again from statements made in his book
• What Rick Perry Can Teach the GOP About Immigration
• Perry Becomes Instant 2012 Front-Runner in Gallup Poll
• 2012 Campaign: Rick Perry And A Uniquely Anti-Gay GOP Field [Homosexuality Compared to Alcoholism]
• How Rick Perry helped stop the Gaza 'freedom flotillas'
• Rick Perry and the Largest Tax Hike In Texas
• Obama team to Texas Democrats: It's time to start attacking Rick Perry
• Tammy Bruce chirps in on Perry (Boom...taste my nightstick)
• An intimate moment with Rick Perry
• Who would Rick Perry Choose as Vice President?
• On Health Care, Perry Would Let States Decide
• What Rick Perry Can Teach the GOP About Immigration (Say he has a "moderate record on immigration")
• Sen. James Inhofe: I'm backing Perry; Update: Perry leads new Gallup poll by ... 12 points
• Perry Zooms to Front of Pack for 2012 GOP Nomination
• Perry Zooms to Front of Pack for 2012 GOP Nomination
• Rasmussen : Obama 43% --Perry 40%
• Perry Signs Antiabortion Pledge
• Rick Perry polling numbers: Keep an eye on intensity score
• Rick Perry signs pro-life pledge
• MSNBC's Chris Jansing: Is Rick Perry 'Too Far Off Even for the GOP?'
• Inhofe plans to back Perry
• NY Times Column: Can We Judge Economic Success? Perry Versus Obama
• Perry and Global Warming --Do warmists questioning Gov.Perry really believe in science and math?
• Who Are Rick and Anita Perry?
• Rick Perry: The God-Fearing, Know-Nothing, Pistol-Packing Embodiment of Liberals' Worst Nightmares
• Rick Perry: The God-Fearing, Know-Nothing, Pistol-Packing Embodiment of Liberals' Worst Nightmares
• So how does Rick Perry get away with it? (people are laughing at him)
• Rick Perry As Front Runner?
• Texas Gov. Rick Perry May Have the Cure for an Ailing Economy
• Don't undercut Texas higher ed --[personal transformation whine as Rick Perry pushes efficiency]
• Rick Perry For President, Y'All
• Video: Perry Refuses to Explain Debt Record in Texas
• Pictures of Barack Obama and Rick Perry at the age of 22
• Is Rick Perry Insensitive to President's Feelings? (lol)
• New Poll Shows that Perry's Entrance Scrambled GOP Race (Perry leading in Iowa)
• Rick Perry's Sophisticated Campaign Machine
• Obama blames DC Earthquake on Bush's Fault
• What Does Rick Perry Have To Do With Texas' Success?
• Rick Perry: Macho, macho man
• Perry Vaults to Frontrunner Status in South Carolina
• Attention Governor Perry: Evolution is a fact (Oh, Really?)
• When you think about Rick Perry, The New Yorker would like you to think about squeezed testicles
• Rick Perry holds the record on executions
• Understanding "Rick Perry--Democrat, 1988" A Political Primer for Non-Texans
• Perry takes lead in new Iowa poll; Update: Perry has double-digit national lead in PPP poll ?
• Rick Perry's mezuzah is bigger than yours
• Rick Perry: Trial Lawyer Enemy No. 1?
• Perry in Dead heat with Obama in New Gallup Poll
• Rick Perry's views on the Constitution get closer scrutiny
• Rick Perry: Know-Nothing Neoconservativism Reincarnated?
• Politico: Trial Lawyers Prep for War on Perry
• Rick Perry: Middle Income Americans Don't Pay Enough Income Taxes [leftist spin, ie, lie]
• Climate Change May Be Ruin Of Perry Campaign (Mega Walloping Barf Alert!!!)
• On Rick Perry
• Rick Perry's very good week
• Reading Rick Perry
• Texas Governor [Perry] Signs Mezuzah Law
• Poll shows Gov. Perry tied for the GOP lead in N.C.
• Rick Perry loves big government and other true political stories
• Rick Perry first to comment --cautiously --on Libya
• Poll shows Gov. Perry tied for the GOP lead in N.C.
• Rick Perry loves big government and other true political stories
• Rick Perry first to comment --cautiously --on Libya
• Trial lawyers prepare for war against Rick Perry
• Messing With Texas (How much of Texas' Success can be attributed to Perry?)
• Rick Perry and the plaintiffs' bar (candidate most hated and feared by lawyers)
• The Deep Aggie Roots Of Would-Be President Rick Perry
• The Goldwater Talking Point (gearing up for Rick Perry)
• Trial lawyers prep for war on Perry
• Rick Perry Clueless On Use Of Executive Presidential Powers To Kill Obamacare
• Team Obama deals the race card against Perry
• Rick Perry's more Texan than George W. Bush: And that's why he's a 2012 force to be reckoned with
• When 'inconsequential' means 'better' (Pro-Perry)