[I cannot think of a name]

I’ve lived in Texas my whole life, and yes, the governor DOES make some difference (to all you Texans, remember “leather face”?)

But, having said that - the main reason for the success of Texas is simple: the legislature only meets every other year. The less government you have, the better!

And to the earlier poster going on about our poverty rate, etc., I say YES. Keep posting your message everywhere. Too damm many people are moving down here. Most of them I don’t mind, but too many liberals and liberal ideas are sneaking in.

[normy]

I agree with you. Part is government isn't sitting around all day with nothing to do but interfere.

Good point.

[montag813]

And to the earlier poster going on about our poverty rate, etc., I say YES. Keep posting your message everywhere. Too damm many people are moving down here.

More like too many moving UP there. Meaning illegals - destroying the state from within.

[livius]

I think the article had some good points. As you say, probably the secret of Texas’ success is that there isn’t a lot of government churning away day and night to produce new rules, new taxes, etc.

One of the problems for Perry’s use of Texas as a model, however, is that most people in Texas already agree with that philosophy of governing, and they also share a lot of values that may not be that common in the rest of the US (self-reliance, a work ethic, etc.).

I have always thought that the reason Perry hasn’t been very successful in presenting his message is that he didn’t realize it would be a hard sell once he got outside of Texas. He seems to have assumed that the rest of the country thought the way Texans did and that he wouldn’t have to explain things from scratch. We’ll see if he’s capable of understanding this and doing a better job of communicating.