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Again look at the "wiping of the butt" against Bill White (percentage wise). Not much of a landslide. Look at the breakdown of voting in this state in the last presidential. You will see a good and growing chunk of blue. Local discussions and papers you will hear PLENTY of angry Texans complaining about Perry. what he did in his last campaign here should have people protesting (eventhough our debt was well documented despite his contradictory statements)
Good move. Texas needs more fires. Big, raging fires that destroy one of the worst places on this planet and all that have the misfortune of living there once and for all.
41% to 37% with margin of error is not a trouncing
Check into how we lifted the balanced budget amendment to suit Perry. Your information is outdated. Where is a recent true count of the money in the rainy day fund? Why is it so hard to get that number released... Are you denying our debt? It is well reported and discussed even by Perry
Also look into who has been floating us for the past few years. Fed stimulus money. We wouldn't of covered our debt last cycle without it
edit: And are you seriously saying redistricting does not affect votes? I totally glazed over that one.
Whatever side of the aisle you are on look into what you support.
The election results was 54.7 to 44.1 Perry over Bill White, and it was a trouncing. And that was after the DNC threw in tons of money to the White campaign.
Please explain how districting affects voting in the statewide office of governor. Or, are you just a Bill White supporter who witnesses his trouncing? Sour grapes?
As for the rainy day fund,...you made the accusation. You provide the link showing it doesn't exist.
The state has a constitutionally mandated balanced budget requirement that has to be met bi-annually. That is law.
If true, it's a bad move on Perry's part. First cut funding on volunteer fire depts (even among Tea Party loyalist, you don't cut public safety like police and fire), then massive wild fires, followed by his asking FEMA for help after he'd said he'd cut or eliminate FEMA. That doesn't look good. I'd like to hear his reasons for making such drastic cuts to public safety. though I support Republican more than Democrat, I'm registered Independent and haven't decided on a candidate yet.
Governorship is a statewide vote and has nothing to do with districts or redistricting. Perry trounced a formidable opponent in Bill (Sanctuary City) White,...disproving your claim that he has little support.
As for your comment about Texas' debt and no money,...maybe you should check into the fact that the state constitution MANDATES a balanced budget without deficit spending so the debt is retired bi-anually. Of course, Texas does have a "rainy day" fund of a few billion, but who's counting?
Your post reeks of liberalism, and is flawed.
Your post reeks of ill informed "right wingism" and already has been corrected by other posters.
I'm not sure what's so hard to understand how a man who masquerades as a "fiscal conservative" drove Texas's (a state with a robust and growing economy) state budget deep into the red with ill advised spending and ill advised tax cuts.
The election results was 54.7 to 44.1 Perry over Bill White, and it was a trouncing. And that was after the DNC threw in tons of money to the White campaign.
Please explain how districting affects voting in the statewide office of governor. Or, are you just a Bill White supporter who witnesses his trouncing? Sour grapes?
As for the rainy day fund,...you made the accusation. You provide the link showing it doesn't exist.
The state has a constitutionally mandated balanced budget requirement that has to be met bi-annually. That is law.
For those pro-Republicans here, keep this in mind about Rick Perry. He barely announced his candidacy for president when all the press and political polsters were calling him the leader. They all seem to have selected him as the Republican candidate. Same thing happened four years ago to a candidate named McCain. Don't let history repeat itself. Problem is only a few states will decide who will be the republican candidate and some of those states have an open primary meaning Democrats can vote on Republican candidate for president which is how Obama got the nomination over Hillary. Democrats thought Hillary was a sure thing so they voted in the Republican primary for the candidate they felt was best to loose against Hillary and ended up with Obama.
For those pro-Republicans here, keep this in mind about Rick Perry. He barely announced his candidacy for president when all the press and political polsters were calling him the leader. They all seem to have selected him as the Republican candidate. Same thing happened four years ago to a candidate named McCain. Don't let history repeat itself. Problem is only a few states will decide who will be the republican candidate and some of those states have an open primary meaning Democrats can vote on Republican candidate for president which is how Obama got the nomination over Hillary. Democrats thought Hillary was a sure thing so they voted in the Republican primary for the candidate they felt was best to loose against Hillary and ended up with Obama.
You should feel thankful for that. Obama is one of your own. Hillary at least may have been remotely leftist.
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