politics and politicians
See other politics and politicians Articles
Title: 14 Reasons Why Rick Perry Would Be A Really, Really Bad President
Source:
The American Dream
URL Source: http://endoftheamericandream.com/ar ... -a-really-really-bad-president
Published: Jun 21, 2011
Author: The American Dream
Post Date: 2011-06-21 12:23:24 by Hondo68
Ping List: *Yukon neo-Progressive Vermin* Subscribe to *Yukon neo-Progressive Vermin*
Keywords: America deserves better, the lesser of two evils, similar to George W. Bush
Views: 2171
Comments: 6
Supporters of Texas Governor Rick Perry are not going to like this article at all. Right now, Republicans all over the United States are touting Rick Perry as the "Republican messiah" that is going to come charging in to save America from the presidency of Barack Obama. Many believe that if Rick Perry enters the race, he will instantly become the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. Perry certainly looks the part and he knows how to give a good speech, but when ordinary Americans all over the country take a hard look at his record, they may not like what they see. The truth is that Rick Perry is a big-time globalist, he has raised taxes and fees in Texas numerous times, he has massively increased the size of government spending and government debt in Texas, he has been trying to ram the Trans-Texas Corridor down the throats of the Texas people and he tried to force young women all over Texas to be injected with the Gardasil vaccine. No, Rick Perry is not going to save America. In fact, he would likely be very, very similar to both Bush and Obama in a lot of ways. Right now, Rick Perry is trying to portray himself as a "good conservative" so that if he enters the race he will be accepted by Christian conservatives. If Rick Perry did win the Republican nomination, he would have a great chance of winning the general election because he would very much be an "establishment" candidate. But before Republicans get too excited about Rick Perry, there are a whole lot of things that they should know about him. The following are 14 reasons why Rick Perry would be a really, really bad president.... #1 Rick Perry is a "big government" politician. When Rick Perry became the governor of Texas in 2000, the total spending by the Texas state government was approximately $49 billion. Ten years later it was approximately $90 billion. That is not exactly reducing the size of government. #2 The debt of the state of Texas is out of control. According to usdebtclock.org, the debt to GDP ratio in Texas is 22.9% and the debt per citizen is $10,645. In California (a total financial basket case), the debt to GDP ratio is just 18.7% and the debt per citizen is only $9932. If Rick Perry runs for president these are numbers he will want to keep well hidden. #3 The total debt of the Texas government has more than doubled since Rick Perry became governor. So what would the U.S. national debt look like after four (or eight) years of Rick Perry? #4 Rick Perry has spearheaded the effort to lease roads in Texas to foreign companies, to turn roads that are already free to drive on into toll roads, and to develop the Trans-Texas Corridor which would be part of the planned NAFTA superhighway system. If you really do deep research on this whole Trans-Texas Corridor nonsense you will see why no American should ever cast a single vote for Rick Perry. #5 Rick Perry claims that he has a "track record" of not raising taxes. That is a false claim. Rick Perry has repeatedly raised taxes and fees while he has been governor. Today, Texans are faced with significantly higher taxes and fees than they were before Rick Perry was elected. #6 Even with the oil boom in Texas, 23 states have a lower unemployment rate than Texas does. #7 Back in 1988, Rick Perry supported Al Gore for president. In fact, Rick Perry actually served as Al Gore's campaign chairman in the state of Texas that year. #8 Between December 2007 and April 2011, weekly wages in the U.S. increased by about 5 percent. In the state of Texas they increased by just 0.6% over that same time period. #9 Texas now has one of the worst education systems in the nation. The following is from an opinion piece that was actually authored by Barbara Bush earlier this year.... • We rank 36th in the nation in high school graduation rates. An estimated 3.8 million Texans do not have a high school diploma. • We rank 49th in verbal SAT scores, 47th in literacy and 46th in average math SAT scores. • We rank 33rd in the nation on teacher salaries. #10 Rick Perry attended the Bilderberg Group meetings in 2007. Associating himself with that organization should be a red flag for all American voters. #11 Texas has the highest percentage of workers making minimum wage out of all 50 states. #12 Rick Perry often gives speeches about illegal immigration, but when you look at the facts, he has been incredibly soft on the issue. If Rick Perry does not plan to secure the border, then he should not be president because illegal immigration is absolutely devastating many areas of the southwest United States. #13 In 2007, 221,000 residents of Texas were making minimum wage or less. By 2010, that number had risen to 550,000. #14 Rick Perry actually issued an executive order in 2007 that would have forced almost every single girl in the state of Texas to receive the Gardasil vaccine before entering the sixth grade. Perry would have put parents in a position where they would have had to fill out an application and beg the government not to inject their child with an untested and unproven vaccine. Since then, very serious safety issues regarding this vaccine have come to light. Fortunately, lawmakers in Texas blocked what Perry was trying to do. According to Wikipedia, many were troubled when "apparent financial connections between Merck and Perry were reported by news outlets, such as a $6,000 campaign contribution and Merck's hiring of former Perry Chief of Staff Mike Toomey to handle its Texas lobbying work." Rick Perry has a record that should make all Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians and Independents cringe. He is not the "conservative Republican" that he is trying to claim that he is. He is simply another in a long line of "RINOs" (Republicans in name only). If Rick Perry becomes president, he will probably be very similar to George W. Bush. He will explode the size of the U.S. government and U.S. government debt, he will find sneaky ways to raise taxes, he will do nothing about the Federal Reserve or corruption in our financial system and he will push the agenda of the globalists at every turn. Look, the truth is that another four years of Barack Obama would be a complete and total nightmare. But so would four years of Rick Perry. America deserves better than the "lesser of two evils". Unfortunately, the American people have been dead asleep and have been sending incompetents, con men and charlatans to Washington D.C. for decades. Hopefully things will be different in 2012.
Poster Comment: No more mainstream elite Republicans! We need a RINO, or third party president.
Subscribe to *Yukon neo-Progressive Vermin*
Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest
#1. To: hondo68 (#0)
(Edited)
Untrue. Almost the entire increase in debt went to transportation projects, which Texas needed. Prior to 2001, Texas was not allowed to float bonds to pay for transportation projects. The voters amended the Texas Constitution to allow the state to do so and they did. Transportation projects facilitate economic growth. One of the major reasons that Boeing built their second Dreamliner assembly plant out of Washington State, is that their are a lot of anti-growth politicians in Western Washington who block significant expansions to our road capacity. In March, the Texas GOP State Legislature and Perry slashed $23 billion from the next two year budget cycle. Texas will have a balanced budget in 2012 / 2013.
Untrue. According to the Tax Foundation: Texas' State and Local Tax Burden Among Nation's Lowest Texas' state and local tax burden is currently estimated at 7.9% of income (45th nationally), below the national average of 9.8%. Compared to the 1977 data, Texas had a tax burden of 7.9% (48th nationally), remaining relatively constant. Currently Texas taxpayers pay $3,197 per capita in state and local taxes. So, in 1977 Texans paid 7.9% of income in taxes. In 2010, Texans paid 7.9% of income in taxes. It's exactly the same.
This historic budget crisis was no accident. The shortfall had been forecast by the state comptroller at the time. The state treasury isn’t broke; it was robbed of the funds we need to serve the citizens of this state. The record deficit was planned and welcomed by the Texas Republican leadership. In his inaugural speech before the 82nd Legislative Session, Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst boldly said, “We pronounce the word c-r-i-s-i-s as opportunity.” True to their word, the Tea Party dominated Republican Party took every opportunity to take massive “whacks” at the funding of Texas government particularly the education of our children and the lives of our elderly. Prior to the session, Texas ranked 38th in per capita student spending, 45th in SAT scores and last in the percentage of adults with high school diplomas. Rick Perry, comparing Texas education standards to other states said “Thank God for Mississippi.” http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/friendswood/opinion/article_acce2dd0-e061-5a12-8268- 939daccfa77f.html
"Thats because your basically and idiot." And?
All I know is I have 14 TRILLION reasons to fire Owe-bama.
Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao
Keep reading until you hit the part about the deficits.
"Thats because your basically and idiot."The debt of the state of Texas is out of control.
"Everything that can be invented has been invented."-- Charles Duell, Commissioner of US Patent Office, 1899
#2. To: hondo68 (#0)
Today, Texans are faced with significantly higher taxes and fees than they were before Rick Perry was elected.
"Everything that can be invented has been invented."-- Charles Duell, Commissioner of US Patent Office, 1899
#3. To: jwpegler (#1)
In 2006 Gov. Rick Perry passed legislation that contained substantial tax cuts to benefit certain big businesses. This tax cut legislation created a $5 billion dollar shortfall in state revenue. By 2011 this shortfall, combined with a recession driven decline in sales tax revenue, blossomed into the $27 billion budget deficit crisis for the 82nd Texas Legislative Session.
Badeye posted on 2011-04-29 10:30:22 ET
#4. To: go65 (#3)
Rick Perry passed legislation that contained substantial tax cuts to benefit certain big businesses
"Everything that can be invented has been invented."-- Charles Duell, Commissioner of US Patent Office, 1899
#5. To: jwpegler (#4)
#6. To: jwpegler (#4)
And?
Badeye posted on 2011-04-29 10:30:22 ET
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest
[Home] [Headlines] [Latest Articles] [Latest Comments] [Post] [Mail] [Sign-in] [Setup] [Help] [Register]