Texans grow less fond of governor

[Redbob]

"...but the lady constantly attacking him hasn't endeared herself to me either...the name escapes me."

Maybe because she has so many of them, and changes them like some folks change their underwear!

Carole Keeton McClellan Rylander Strayhorn...

[MEG33]

Ah, yes!

[outinyellowdogcountry]

I have to say that we are in agreement on everything else. I believe you. Could you tell me which web sites help us keep track of the legislature? In HS I wrote a research paper on the Sharpstown scandal. Know anything about that?

[isthisnickcool]

I don't know anything special about the Sharptown deal other than what I read. I do know a little about the "S&L" and people like Herman K. Beebe. But I ain't posting anything about that here:)

The S&L dealings were sweet for the crooks involved. So simple too. Just "flip" property from one person to another. Same stuff the Clinton's did with Whitewater. And even better scam was the "tobacco litigation" deal. Hillary Clinton made a fortune off of that. It's a good thing she and her husband are out of office. They would have eventually sued every big bidness in America. We need tort reform badly so a$$wipes like John M. O Quinn can't ruin businesses with the help of people like the Clinton's then turn around and funnel money back to them.

BTW, I never said I have any problem with Perry. I just made an observation about him and passed something along from someone I respect. I'd vote for Perry again. He's head and shoulders above any commiecrat.

[outinyellowdogcountry]

I wonder....Perry is tackling some unpopular issues and risking alot of political capitol...maybe he has something else in mind next election. I'll be surprised if they ever come to a decision, especially a good one, on school finance.

[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!

A couple of points:

-gambling is already legal
-the sales tax increase would have only been a half cent to a cent increase so the highest that the sales tax would be it would still be under 10 cents
-no proposal was a defacto income tax.