Posted on 09/03/2011 8:11:20 PM PDT by Clairity
From the fake Tea Partys such as the one
which attacked Gov. Palin from Texas
created by RINO Romney and Hudack (and Perry?)
to the FAKE polls in Texas "informing" Gov Palin not to run
created by PerryBOTs (and Romney?)
to the rumor-fomenting Sullivans in S.C.both in bed
with RINO Romney and RINO Perry
to the anti-Gov Palin rumors from PerryBOT Ken Crow in Iowa Lying that
Gov Palin would not Run for President
(Perry and Romney?)
it is clear conservatives and America are in peril
from the backstabbing, politically crossdressing
RINOs Perry and Romney
who indeed appear to be two Rovian puppets
reeking of misogyny and dirty tricks.
“Many companies in Houston could do much more business but there aren’t enough qualified people to fill all the engineering, maintenance, craft, QAQC jobs.”
People that actually want to work is a problem, too. Lots of people want paychecks but not everyone is willing to work hard to get them. Also, people that that don’t have criminal records, can pass a drug test, aren’t tattoo’d and pierced up are in short supply.
That pic needs fun captions.
This is good.The failure of a sanctuary bill was the result of cronyism though,I was there heard and participated in the hearings.It was pure theatre.There was no urgency or leadership from those in power to get it passed even after a cop was run over with a pregnant wife at home.The cop was getting information from a witness about a car accident which in turn involved another illegal alien that fled back to MX. Perry did not exert himself in my opinion. He has no passion for this issue and never will. It will be up to the voters to decide if they will let this feature pass unnoticed.
How many of those minimum wage or under jobs went to undocumented Mexican workers ? How much of Texas’ budget goes towards support for illegals ? The vast majority and 25% ??
I agree with Jon Huntsman on border security:
Border fence repulses me; inconsistent with America’s image
Huntsman said, “I hate the thought of a fence on the border. As an American, the thought of a fence to some extent repulses me, because it is not consistent with the image that we projected to the rest of the world. But the situation is such today that I don’t think we have a choice, and before we begin the conversation of processing 11 or 12 million undocumented workers, we’ve got to secure the border. There’s got to be an alternative rather than sending people back. That’s unrealistic,” he said.
I noted that you were not engaging in blind worship of Perry, since you noted his faults, evaluated them, and compared them to his strengths.
There are other posters, however, who don't do that: on various threads, they simply post a mocking list of his faults, as though it is self-evident that the faults are insignficant, and that listing the faults in advance of his detractors is sufficient refutation of them.
I've seen what you list as his strengths: the problem is that you are suggesting that mere tenure and prior electoral success is itself sufficient guarantee. I disagree. FDR was elected four times (one of his oppenents had the memorable slogan "Third Term means Dictatorship") and his domestic policies were an unspeakable disaster (and one of the root causes of today's problems).
The state being in considerably better shape than the rest of the Union is not entirely due to Perry, no matter his claims. Some of his major policy initiatives (Trans Texas Corridor) were defeated by popular uprising; some of his "health care" ideas (Gardasil) were put down by the legislature -- even though he claimed that the legislature did not have the authority to overrule an Exective Order -- and to make it worse, after he was overridden, he later went around claiming that "he listened to the people" when he had done no such thing. This reveals a dangerous tendency towards command-and-control. Then there is the problem of crony capitalism (TEF); ridiculous claims are made that in some cases the state investment resulted in at > 10,000% return! (But looking at the fine print in the footnotes, the return is an estimate by a third party firm and includes direct, indirect, and (IIRC) *anticipated* economic growth.)
And then you have his stance on judges: he pushed Rodriguez (a pro-abort judge), and supported the opponent of Stephen Wayne Smith, who won the Hopwood case invovling racial preferences.
NOT to mention that Perry ran the Gore campaign in Texas in 1988: a long time ago, but this was while REAGAN was *finishing* his 2nd term, and everyone on the planet could see how successful he had been economically. What on earth would ANY "conservative" be doing supporting the Dem candidate rather than Reagan's VP at that point?
And he pushed pro-abort Rudy Guiliani in 2008.
Finally after pandering for years to the illegal alien / big business crowd, now when the national spotlight is on him he is "talking tough" on the border.
Finger-in-the-wind opportunist.
And in areas such as education, public health, etc.: Texas is not in considerably better shape than the rest of the Union. Can you tell me for example, what provisions Perry has made for drought relief for farmers?
While that may seem an attractive route, remember that America just blew 4 years of our life on Barack Hussien OmyGod-this-guy-has-no-idea-what-he's-doing-what-were-we-thinking-hiring-him-as-President?! They're not going to do that again twice in a row. Like it or not, Obama's now the 'safe bet' compared to, say, Herman Cain, as far as independents are concerned. At least he's experienced.
Most of the country is saying "ANYONE but Obama." The Democrat party is reeling from an epic 60-year defeat at the polls last November, and Obama is the weakest Dem since Carter, maybe since LBJ (there is open talk in Dem circles of primarying him). What better opportunity will we ever have of putting in a movement conservative (with solid CONSERVATIVE -- Tea Party, not "Republican") majorities in the House and Senate? We tried a populist Texan with George Bush and we couldn't even get the Supreme Court.
With a REAL conservative, we can dismantle the left's legacy all the way back to the sixties.
But you want to go with a squishy RINO. If you do that, the GOP is FINISHED. And with it, when the pendulum swings again in repugnance, the republic is FINISHED.
NO cheers, unfortunately.
That's the deal. It's really not that hard to figure out, either.
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