Golly batman, is it possible that a standard issue politican does not do anything for business? Anyone that looks at Texas for about 2 minutes sees companies like AT&T, vErizon, Nokia, RIM, Texas Instruments and puts 2+2 togeather to see CELL PHONES and wireless products, what in the world did Rick Perry do to create that? Next the introduction of FRACKING for oil - again nothing from the government created that technical breakthrough. Yet those two industries must be worth 100 million a year in TX tax revenues...forget trying to figure out how many jobs.
It isn't about what he did to foster business, he is what he DIDN'T do to kill business, the way CA politicians have killed off businesses in this state. Politicians can't create jobs but they sure as he** can destroy them with high taxes and senseless regulations. By not doing anything to hurt business Perry, and the legislature, gets credit for creating a climate in which businesses can thrive. I can see that and I am actually a Cain fan, not a Perrybot.
You're missing the forest for the trees. Yes Perry had little or nothing to do with creating them, but you left out the most important thing. He and the rest of the executive branch in Texas didn't interfere in their business with unnecessary and counterproductive regulations.