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That’sgreat but all I have heard or read from the Governor of Texas is a lot of gassy rhetoric that neatly avoids even ever using the phrase ‘secure the border’. Listened to Perry again on Hannity today. More of the same blather. Spent most of his air time filibustering by blabbing in extenso about the splendid, wonderful, patriotic ‘heroic men and women’ of the Border patrol. No mention of his determination as Chief Executive of the sovereign state of Texas to use his authority as commander of both the Texas NG and the State Guard to seal the border and capture and hold prisoner all violators of the international border of his state. The only comment was some whining about the Mahdi not ‘authorizing’ use of the TNG. That means turning on the federal money tap to pay the state back for paying Guardsmen called up. Hannity was his usual lame , stupid self. Parroting Perry's irrelevant 4th of July rhetoric and carefully avoiding asking his Gubernorship why he isn't acting as the Texas Chief Executive and really using the power of the state to protect the citizens of Texas. The political class is so benumbed by Chamber of Commerce money and the institutional inability of a group who has spent their life using words to avoid action and who really don't know how to take action when a true crisis arrives. I have seen this before, in Louisiana after Katrina. The governor was a pos before the storm but she and her minders literally did not know how to take action in the face of a crisis . This crisis is even more existential and the GOP both doesn't want to do anything and doesn't know how in the first place.

Perry could become the most popular governor in the nation if he would stand up and secure his southern border. Cannot figure this out, regarding Perry ... so guess will have to go back to small ‘p’ in perry. The first politician to take action and not offer simply lip service could very well be the next President. Wonder if any politician will stand up and take action, instead of offering words only?