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Posted on 07/12/2011 4:59:17 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
......Perry also leads a state whose population is growing as its economy grows, a stark contrast to the debt-ridden, job-killing stimulus the Obama administration imposed on the country. It picked up four new congressional seats in the 2010 census as businesses and job-seekers flocked to the state.
The issue of the economy would be Perry's trump card in a potential race against Obama. Texas leads the nation in job creation: From 2008 to 2010, as California lost 1.2 million jobs, Texas added 165,000.
Michael Cox and Richard Alm of the Center for Global Markets at SMU's Cox School of Business report: "From January 2000 to June 2010 (under Perry), Texas had a net increase of 1.1 million jobs. ... Texas eclipsed the total of the next five job-creating states: Florida, Arizona, Virginia, Utah and Washington."
Texas is a right-to-work state, one of those targeted by a National Labor Relations Board that has taken the position that only union jobs are worth creating. Tort reforms, including medical malpractice reforms, signed into law by Perry, have helped make Texas a business-friendly state.
In contrast to President Obama, Gov. Perry has an answer when he's asked where are the jobs: "Right here, in Texas."
(Excerpt) Read more at investors.com ...
Good article. Give it a look.
Wow, article posted only 22 seconds earlier than the same article by another poster.
Perry continues to look like a good alternative to Palin if she doesn’t run. Right now I am supporting Bachmann, but I could definitely support Perry as well.
Austin, San Antonio and Houston made the top 5 Boomtown list for the next 10 years. That is NOT by accident.
With all due respect...
If Perry can find the exact spot where he wanted to break ground on the Trans-Texas corridor, he can head South straight on down into Mexico and keep going.
Not interested in the slightest.
Sorry folks, I’m not biting on chum from Texas again.
CFR. Bilderberg drawl.
“Wow, article posted only 22 seconds earlier than the same article by another poster.”
When seconds count the article police are only minutes away... :)
Turkey 2007 was it?
So, ducks are lining up, for sure, August money plans and a Labor Day announcement? That’s moving plenty fast and looking swell. Meeting Musharef (sp?) looks like international fearlessness on behalf of Israel whatever was said. Now that’s progress in bell ringing that needed to happen. Good for Rick.
Yep, just what we needed, to move more jobs south. The whole thing wreaked to me.
I just can’t figure out why a conservative would push Perry so hard. He’s a really bad choice at a time we need a really good choice.
Why, oh why? What’s the fascination?
He’s a really bad choice at a time we need a really good choice.
Just curious. Can you put names to that ‘really good choice’. Thanks.
See post #14.
I’ll refer you back to an earlier post by Liz, that describes a Rick Perry before he got bigger aspirations and became more politically savvy: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2742640/posts?page=67#67 .
30 October 2009
Rick Perry, the Mosque, and his agreement with Muslims
from The Ismali
Austin, Texas — At the invitation of Texas State Governor Rick Perry, Mawlana Hazar Imam traveled to Austin yesterday to sign an Agreement of Cooperation between the State of Texas and the Ismaili Imamat.
During the visit, Hazar Imam and Governor Perry also held talks at the State Capitol on a range of issues of mutual interest.
Describing the importance of the agreement, Governor Perry explained that “traditional Western education speaks little of the influence of Muslim scientists, scholars, throughout history, and for that matter the cultural treasures that stand today in testament to their wisdom.”
Here’s the “Diversity Governor” with members of ACORN.
Perry endorsed 2008 Giuliani AND Perry partnered with RINO Rudy Giuliani
(persona non grata on Free Repub) to build the Trans-Texas Corridor...
allows Mexican trucks to enter the US and traverse all the way to Canada.
53 posted on Friday, July 01, 2011 11:07:02 AM by Liz ( A taxpayer voting for Obama is like a chicken voting for Col Sanders.)
He has been a fair weather conservative. I think his past actions and decisions have clearly established that.
Having said all that, I like Perry personally. We just need someone with integrity and a stronger hand.
Other, better choices? I have to admit I’m pretty disheartened right now. I like Cain, Bachmann (maybe), and....can’t think of anyone else. But, then I think We The People have got to pull this nation out of the fire, and even Superman couldn’t lead us out right now.
If Perry can find the exact spot where he wanted to break ground on the Trans-Texas corridor, he can head South straight on down into Mexico and keep going.
I agree. A person like this cannot be trusted to repeal obamacare.
Other, better choices? I have to admit I’m pretty disheartened right now. I like Cain, Bachmann (maybe), and....can’t think of anyone else. But, then I think We The People have got to pull this nation out of the fire, and even Superman couldn’t lead us out right now.
Thanks for the response. Who will be the eventual winner no one knows at this stage. I just hope it is someone that enough voters can support to at least get Obama out of the WH. I really don’t think a lot of the hits/dispargments that the candidates take here are necessarily what the populace at large would take as serious. I don’t know that, jmo.
The big business money is going to like a guy like Perry. He’s demonstrated he’s a shoe-in for international ideas and efforts. He was fortunate enough to have taken over from Bush during a stable period. He kept that ball rolling. As far as that goes, there are some pluses.
How solid is he on illegal immigration? How solid is he on sovereignty issues? How solid is he on globalists ideas? I’ve got some concerns.
There are people who are concerned with the United States becoming too cozy with globalist initiatives. There are people who want the border brought under control. These people want to see repatriation. They want the freebies shut off. They want jobs for illegals to end now. They want to see illegals return to their nation of origin.
There is another group out there that is big business focused. Big business is good, as long as it’s interests don’t trump national interests. From my experience, it seems to me that when big business rules the day, national interests take a back seat. When it rules liberal policies pretty much remain in place. These Leftist problems remain dormant, then are filled with new life, when a Leftist takes over again. If it’s a business related problem that is Leftist in nature, that will probably be addressed. Nothing else will be. Even some Leftist business problems will be left in place.
Illegal immigration won’t be addressed. Big business seems to love it. Sending jobs out of our nation will not be addressed. Getting education fixed won’t be. Keeping our military strong won’t be. Globalist initiatives will be supported, because big business loves to work in a globalist trans-national environment. They’ll cozy up to anyone with a buck.
It concerns me that Perry could be the next guy to get gazillions of dollars without even trying, and this thing could be over before anyone else could burp.
In 1999, Bush had about a $70 million dollar war chest by October. Nobody else had anywhere near that kind of funding. Then we ate leftover luke-warm soup for eight years.
I’d rather keep this between people who aren’t as big a draw to big business. I want to lower corporate tax rates, but I don’t want the next government to be so favorable to big business they’ll gladly send the last job out of the nation, to please them. I also want to see right to work in all states.
I’m not anti-business per se, but I do think things did swing way too far in the favor of business friendly policies as we sent tens of millions of jobs off shore, and pulled in H1B visa subjects to further put our people out of work. Then we watched as telecommunications jobs went to India. Not good.
That’s how I see it. Hope it made some sense to you.
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