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The Texas Budget Compact

If Texas Democrats, or even Republicans for that matter, thought they’d have a quieter, gentler Rick Perry on their hands in the wake of his... um... temporary diversion into Presidential politics, they know better today. In a speech Monday in Houston, Perry laid out five fundamental conservative principles for the Texas Legislature to follow, essentially throwing down the gauntlet to any legislator — or wanna-be legislator — who thinks they’ll be able to bring a tax and spend mindset to the Texas Capitol building.
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How Rick Perry Could Turn Texas Blue

Politics / US Politics : Taegan Goddard's Political Wire (3 months ago)

Ron Brownstein says Texas Gov. Rick Perry's (R) decision not to expand Medicaid (unlike other GOP governors) could be what ultimately hands Texas to the Democrats."Rejecting the federal money might not pose an immediate political th... Read Post

Insiders See Perry as Romney's Top Rival

Politics / US Politics : Taegan Goddard's Political Wire (2 years ago)

The latest National Journal Political Insiders poll finds Republican and Democratic operatives agree that Texas Gov. Rick Perry is Mitt Romney's biggest threat for the GOP presidential nomination if he gets into the race. Read Post

CT Governor Tries to Crash Rick Perry's Meeting with State Gun Manufacturers

Politics / US Politics : Big Government (13 hours ago)

While Texas Governor Rick Perry (R) was meeting with gun manufacturers in Connecticut on June 17, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy (D) dropped in to show some "Yankee hospitality." The gun manufacturers are considering leaving the ... Read Post


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