Had they not done that, the mandate would have happened, it's a huge black mark against Perry, trying to defend his action it as a positive because it didn't go into effect is laughable.
it is a huge black mark - no argument here - but there needs to be some perspective. Perry has the longest executive resume of all by far. Bachmann and Santorum and Paul the least (as in zero). Palin and the others all have some record of being an executive, but none anywhere near as long as Perry’s. Since humans are not perfect, the longer one is in charge the more mistakes he/she will make by definition. Look for patterns, not outliers.
If we insist on picking apart every aberration instead of looking for a pattern, I feel like we’ll always come up with a reason not to support anyone whose ever done anything.
If a gardicil like decision was the norm for Perry, I’d be the first name on the “this guy must go” bandwagon. But his over all record of parental rights is very good, with this one fugly blot.
That all sounds great but that “countermanded” would have done exactly squat if the Governor had vetoed the bill.
He listened.