Sen. Inhofe becomes the first Senator to endorse Rick Perry for President

[hotair2]

Originally Posted by atxcio

Hopefully people will remember what things were like before Obama, yes. Especially the being employed part.

Isn't it interesting how both Obama and Perry inherited economies from George W. Bush? Things sure turned out differently in each case, though.

You really can't do an apples to apples comparison.

To begin with, Texas is not and never will be a model for the nation unless the other states discover similarly rich deposits of oil and natural gas that account for one-third of jobs and supply 40 percent of tax revenues within those states. If Texas energy receipts and jobs helped float Governor Bush’s reputation, they have been nothing short of miraculous for Perry’s tenure. The price of oil rose from $25 a barrel when Lt. Gov. Perry replaced the newly elected President Bush to $147 in 2008 and has stayed at more than $80 a barrel since, to the dismay of anyone who has to buy gasoline.

In addition, thanks to breakthroughs in oil field technology that Perry had nothing to do with, there have been controversial new drilling techniques that have vastly expanded the exploitation of gas and oil reserves, producing many of the new jobs that the Texas governor claims. For a relatively ineffectual governor, in a state in which the part-time Legislature holds the power, to take credit for this job boom is as ludicrous as a Saudi prince bragging of his entrepreneurial skills as the source of royal wealth.

How do you like them apples.

[atxcio]

Originally Posted by hotair2

You really can't do an apples to apples comparison.

It's as apples to apples as it gets among the candidates; both Obama and Perry inherited their economies from Bush. Both had their parties in control of their respective congresses, for at least some of the time. Both control some of the largest economies in the world The difference?

1) One presides over a backsliding economy that is getting worse, and is still using Bush as an excuse 3 (and maybe 4 years) later. Plus other excuses, such as the Arab Spring.

2) The other presides over a healthy economy that even has a reserve fund, and doesn't typically provide excuses.

other states discover similarly rich deposits of oil and natural gas that account for one-third of jobs and supply 40 percent of tax revenues within those states. If Texas energy receipts and jobs helped float Governor Bush’s reputation, they have been nothing short of miraculous

The United States is an energy-rich country. It could have a miraculous economy like Texas, but the current administration is dead-set on stifling that. To the tune of 2 million jobs that were never created:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/opinion-zone/2011/03/stalled-energy-projects-cost-us-economy-nearly-2-million-jobs-study-shows (broken link)

In addition, thanks to breakthroughs in oil field technology that Perry had nothing to do with, there have been controversial new drilling techniques that have vastly expanded the exploitation of gas and oil reserves, producing many of the new jobs that the Texas governor claims. For a relatively ineffectual governor, in a state in which the part-time Legislature holds the power, to take credit for this job boom is as ludicrous as a Saudi prince bragging of his entrepreneurial skills as the source of royal wealth.

You do yourself no favors by trying to paint the Texas governor as ineffectual. His record is his record. No one else in this has anything close to that. So whatever he is doing or is not doing works for Texas, and many think it would work for the US.

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

Originally Posted by atxcio

The United States is an energy-rich country. It could have a miraculous economy like Texas, but the current administration is dead-set on stifling that.

Most of the jobs created during Perry's tenure have been government jobs. Is that really what you support?

[atxcio]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

Most of the jobs created during Perry's tenure have been government jobs. Is that really what you support?

Texas has done better than all the other states in private sector AND government jobs. That's what I support -- more jobs. Don't you?