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Texans grow less fond of governor
Posted on 05/18/2004 10:14:38 PM PDT by lewislynn
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posted on
05/18/2004 10:14:38 PM PDT
by
lewislynn
To: lewislynn
Texas Poll results: Politican approval Kathy Walt, the governor's press secretary, said Mr. Perry has tackled tough issues such as a $9.9 billion, two-year budget shortfall; high property taxes; and the "Robin Hood" school-funding system.Texas? How can this be?
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posted on
05/18/2004 10:38:27 PM PDT
by
Joe Hadenuf
(I failed anger management class, they decided to give me a passing grade anyway)
To: lewislynn
Perry must have the record for special sessions. Sessions we don't need and are mostly a waste of time and money.
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posted on
05/18/2004 10:44:56 PM PDT
by
isthisnickcool
(I'm isthisnickcool, and I approved this post!)
To: lewislynn
These polls are so damn stupid. I think that Perry is doing a marvelously horrible job. The school finance session was stupid and his traitorous action during the primary election are enough to make anyone sick. But when it comes down to it, Perry versus a Dem (Sharp, Turner, and so on) Perry is about a thousand times better than they would be and I would vote for him and seeing that it will probably be either Perry versus Strayhorn or Hutchinson in the primary Perry looks like the better of those as well. He would also get a large majority of the GOP vote (85%+) in any general election.
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posted on
05/18/2004 10:47:55 PM PDT
by
jf55510
To: isthisnickcool
Perry must have the record for special sessions. Sessions we don't need and are mostly a waste of time and money.
Well the special sessions were needed. If the Dems didn't get all pissy we would have only had one special session on redistricting. He should have waited on the school finance special session until there was a consensus on a plan but the funding clusterf*ck needs to be fixed.
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posted on
05/18/2004 10:52:02 PM PDT
by
jf55510
To: Joe Hadenuf
Texas? How can this be?I know, check this out too.
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posted on
05/18/2004 10:56:17 PM PDT
by
lewislynn
(Who made you, the casual observer, the expert?)
To: lewislynn
That compares to Ann Richards' negative reviews in November 1994, when 48 percent gave a thumbs-down to the governor who had just been defeated. What a dumb comparison -- she lost the election, so obviously more than 50% of the voters gave her a "thumbs-down" rating at the only poll that matters, the voting booth!
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posted on
05/19/2004 12:51:41 AM PDT
by
NYCVirago
To: Joe Hadenuf
There was an rumor started in Texas about Perry that though untrue had a long enough run to hurt(the dems discussed it in a public meeting)...It was all over the Internet..and here.
The redistricting and school funding arguments have taken a toll. This state has a lot of yellow dog Dems,dems who vote Republican in federal elections..
In my lifetime the election used to be decided when the dem primary was over.
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posted on
05/19/2004 2:14:54 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(John Kerry's been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security!)
To: Joe Hadenuf
Texas? How can this be?
Immigration of course, right?
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posted on
05/19/2004 2:19:50 AM PDT
by
onyx
(Rummy's job is winning the war, not micro-managing some damn prison.)
To: isthisnickcool
We only meet every two years...Special sessions were ecessary...Don't forget our Runaway Dem crybabies and their tantrums...
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posted on
05/19/2004 2:28:23 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(John Kerry's been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security!)
To: MEG33
We should "only meet" ever four years. The state would be better off. Too bad we can't do the same with the US Congress.
BTW, I have a friend who's a Austin lobbyist. He says that Bush and Rove think Perry is a dumba$$.
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posted on
05/19/2004 4:52:42 AM PDT
by
isthisnickcool
(I'm isthisnickcool, and I approved this post!)
To: isthisnickcool
He is what we have....I am not bowled over ..but the lady constantly attacking him hasn't endeared herself to me either...the name escapes me.
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posted on
05/19/2004 4:58:21 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(John Kerry's been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security!)
To: lewislynn
More than half of Texans disapprove of the job he's doing, according to a Texas Poll released Tuesday Since nearly half of the population has its collective head up its a** at any given time,............
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posted on
05/19/2004 5:05:55 AM PDT
by
verity
(The Liberal Media is America's Enemy)
To: lewislynn
Perry is'nt one of those colorful, personable characters with the witty remarks and funny one liners like Ann Richards...Thank heavens. My opinion of him goes up with every *ss he doesn't kiss.
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posted on
05/19/2004 5:17:57 AM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life)
To: isthisnickcool
I am not buying that Bush and Rove have that opinion of Perry. I think your lobbyist is full of bull. Maybe you too. Which party do you support?
To: isthisnickcool
Perry tried to do something about property taxes --- which are destroying parts of Texas.
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posted on
05/19/2004 5:27:19 AM PDT
by
FITZ
To: lewislynn
I have known Governor Perry from day one and he has this household total support.If you ran a democrat against the yellow dog I would vote for the dog.
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posted on
05/19/2004 6:29:47 AM PDT
by
solo gringo
(Always Ranting Always Rite)
To: outinyellowdogcountry
I am not buying that Bush and Rove have that opinion of Perry. I think your lobbyist is full of bull. Maybe you too. Which party do you support?
Sorry there bud. This lobbyist knows everyone in Austin and all he does is play politics. He's a friend and I'm just passing on what he said. Personally, I believe him about Rove and Bush. Because Perry has never seemed to be the brightest bulb to me. He has been thrown around by the Democrats like a rag doll.
As far as which party do I support? Odds are I was supporting George W. Bush way before you ever heard of him. I started posting about him here a long time ago. We are very proud of Bush here in Texas. Don't ever play poker or chess with him. You will lose.
I presume you have never been in the Texas state capitol building wil the Texas legislature is in session. It's scary sometimes how they do things. It's hardly ever a good thing for Texans when they are in session. We are lucky they meet ever two years. The federal gov't should work the same way.
Ever have a meeting with someone in the Texas legislature? They only make a few grand a year. But some of them have no other job and are very well off. And every one of them is hooked up to something with a name like "Texas Eagles for Freedom" or such. Wanna make a donation?
I've been following the Texas legislature for many years. When I was a kid I had a girl friend who's dad was the guy that organized the "Killer Bees". He and his gang were a bunch of damn Democrats hell bent on stealing everything they could get their paws on. They used to sit around and joke about it. Bunch of drunks. But that's another story.
Special sessions should only be held for crisis situations. Why? Because a special session is not for just "robin hood" or this or that. It's a mini-session and it's so short and crazy that they can really fleece the public in the midst of all the chaos.
Thank goodness we can access a lot of Texas legislative data over the Internet. It helps to watch them.
Texas is the best state in America. One reason is that the numbnuts in Austin are not in session all the time. We need to keep it that way.
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posted on
05/19/2004 6:45:35 AM PDT
by
isthisnickcool
(I'm isthisnickcool, and I approved this post!)
To: lewislynn
All poll and surveys are not trustworthy. Wasn't it Mark Twains who said their are lies, damn lies and statistics.
No where does it say how many people were surveyed, when were they called and what was the question they were asked.
Call a bunch of people in Dallas and Houston, and watch the Republicans numbers go down. People conducting surveys are not going to call areas where they might get the answer they don't want.
Ask people this question: " Do you approve of Rick Perry's job as Governor in light of the fact he has had to call numerous Special Sessions of the Legislature." The average Bubba (or Democrat) would say he has done a lousy job as governor. Never mind the fact that it is the Texas Legislature that has failed and continues to fail the State of Texas.
My favorite example of why polls and surveys are not trustworthy came a week or so ago. CBS ran a big banner headline on their website say Bush's approval rating was at its lowest point ever. The story quoted a poll saying Americans think Bush is not doing a good job as President. It's only at the end of the story that you find out the poll was conducted by randomly calling 445 people. How many of those randomly called people were in New York, Chicago or other big cities. Want to bet they didn't call anyone in Texas.
I took statistics in college and I know statisticians think a small survey can get "a feel" for the whole. But does anyone think 445 people actually can tell you what 250 million (or whatever the population of the US happens to be) think.
To: jf55510
School funding may be a mess, but all of Perry's proposals were guaranteed to make a bad situation worse:
Legalizing gambling!
12% or higher sales tax!
A defacto income tax!
Perry's an idiot;
Unfortunately, alternatives like Kay Bailey would be even worse.
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posted on
05/19/2004 8:20:24 AM PDT
by
Redbob
(still hoping for the "self-illuminating glass-bottomed parking lot" solution to Iraq problem)
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