Rick Perry is running for POTUS - smells blood in the water against Obama.

[240 is Back]

Texas also ranks 50th in the nation in per capita spending. Funny you didn't mention that in your little hackjob of a research piece. 

on healthcare?  on education?  average overall?  Please explain why this is a good thing.  The $ doesn't have $ to spend, and ppl living there making min wage aren't taxed enough to pay for spending?

[Soul Crusher]

Funny 240 since you praised Julio working at Mickey d's in his little love fest w your hero. 

[tu_holmes]

Like I said previously... While Texas has in fact more than doubled their debt.

If you follow their income vs their budget, currently they are in a surplus and are in fact, in position to pay back their debt.

That's just the facts.

[Straw Man]

Like I said previously... While Texas has in fact more than doubled their debt.

If you follow their income vs their budget, currently they are in a surplus and are in fact, in position to pay back their debt.

That's just the facts.

do you have any more info on this?

all I can find is that they have drastically slashed their budget to close a deficit but nothing about a surplus

didn't Perry also use billions in stimulus funds to balance the budget?

[tu_holmes]

do you have any more info on this?

all I can find is that they have drastically slashed their budget to close a deficit but nothing about a surplus

didn't Perry also use billions in stimulus funds to balance the budget?

Perhaps... I just looked at the texas debt clock at usdebtclock.org

http://www.usdebtclock.org/state-debt-clocks/state-of-texas-debt-clock.html

It's showing that it's debt is going down... While the rest of the country is going up.

Do I have more than that, no... but I have to take it that the information it's gathering is accurate.

[Soul Crusher]

Straw thinks Cali should be a model for the nation.   

[tu_holmes]

Straw thinks Cali should be a model for the nation.   

Unfortunately, how California goes, so does the rest of the nation.

California needs to get it's budget in order... When things go well, the state of California benefits more than most, but when they go bad, it feels the crunch more than most as well.

[Straw Man]

Perhaps... I just looked at the texas debt clock at usdebtclock.org

http://www.usdebtclock.org/state-debt-clocks/state-of-texas-debt-clock.html

It's showing that it's debt is going down... While the rest of the country is going up.

Do I have more than that, no... but I have to take it that the information it's gathering is accurate.

I've looked quite a few times and I can't find who actually is responsible for that site

I've asked 333 (since he posts it all the time) and never heard back from him as to who runs that site, source of info, etc...

I can't find any proof that it's accurate

[Soul Crusher]

I've looked quite a few times and I can't find who actually is responsible for that site

I've asked 333 (since he posts it all the time) and never heard back from him as to who runs that site, source of info, etc...

I can't find any proof that it's accurate

Lmfao.   It's part of the VRWC. 

[240 is Back]

Perry did use 14.4 billion from the Obama stimulus in 2009 alone to get this 'surplus'


Oh, and Texas' debt jumped from 13 to 35 billion in debt, right?

So without the obama money, the debt would have QUADRUPLED.

Sound like Perry is just like the others - a globalist spend-happy RINO.  Enjoy.

[tu_holmes]

I've looked quite a few times and I can't find who actually is responsible for that site

I've asked 333 (since he posts it all the time) and never heard back from him as to who runs that site, source of info, etc...

I can't find any proof that it's accurate

If you mouse over each box, it will tell you where it's getting it's data from.

It's easily as valid as any other source... And it's been in use for quite some time.

[Fury]

I can see it now at the debate.

Obama: I may have spent trillions, lost millions of jobs and put this country on the brink of total economic collapse but you put Texas a few billion in debt and added 50% of net US jobs since 2009. Take that!

Texas debt-to-GDP ratio: 18% and falling.

Obama debt-to-GDP ratio: 100% and rising.

Haha.

[blacken700]

Rick Perry's Texas jobs boom: The whole story
By Tami Luhby @CNNMoney August 13, 2011: 2:34 PM ET


NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Texas has created a lot of jobs over the 10 years that Rick Perry's been governor -- there's no doubt about it.

Perry, who is formally launching his presidential candidacy on Saturday, is making his state's economic prowess a centerpiece of his campaign. Already he's been bragging about his state being the "epicenter of job growth."

102616Print Texas has gained more than 1 million net new jobs in the decade Perry has led the state. And it's been going strong since the recession ended.

"We are home to fewer than one in 10 Americans ... but four in 10 new American jobs are in our state," he told a conference of state legislators from around the nation this week.

But that doesn't mean that all is well with employment in the Lone Star State. Texas leads the nation in minimum-wage jobs, and many positions don't offer health benefits. Also, steep budget cuts are expected to result in the loss of more than 100,000 jobs.

Perhaps most importantly, Texas can't create jobs fast enough to keep up with its rapidly growing population. Since 2007, the state's number of working-age residents expanded by 6.6%, nearly twice the national average.

Factoring in that population growth means Texas would need to create another 629,000 jobs, or 5.6% more positions, just to reach its pre-recession employment level, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

"They have a long way to go before they get back to a positive place," said Doug Hall, director of the Economic Analysis and Research Network, an institute project.


0:00 / 1:49 Texans grab their guns as economy stalls
Still, Texas has been adding jobs at a rapid clip since the recession's end in 2009. The state has created nearly 297,000 net new positions since June of that year, representing a major chunk of the nation's 715,000 gain, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Of course, Texas enjoys advantages that have nothing to do with having Perry at the helm. Rich in natural resources, the state has been benefiting from the high price of oil and the expanded interest in natural gas exploration. Energy employment has soared by 16.8% over the past year alone.

While the energy sector is driving much of the recent jobs expansion, nearly all industries are doing well, said Jim Gaines, research economist at The Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University.

Construction jobs, for instance, have grown by 5.4% in the past year, according to the center. Employment in professional services is up 4.5% and in the hospitality business by 3%. Only the government and information technology sectors have seen drops, of 1.4% and 5%, respectively.

"Texas has fared better than most of the nation," said Terry Clower, who directs the Center for Economic Development and Research at the University of North Texas. "Private sector job creation has been pretty strong compared to most other states."

The secret, according to Perry, is low taxes, predictable regulation, a fair legal system, and a skilled workforce. And he's been sharing it with companies around the country, hoping to lure them to his state. Some are heeding his siren call, lured by the state's low cost of doing business, as well as Texas Enterprise Fund, which has awarded companies $440 million to relocate since it was created in 2003.

Texas, however, still faces many challenges on the jobs front. Many of the positions that have been created are on the lower end of the pay scale. Some 550,000 workers last year were paid at or below the federal minimum wage of $7.25, more than double the number making those wages in 2008, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

That's 9.5% of Texas' hourly workforce, which gives it the highest percentage of minimum-wage hourly workers in the nation -- a dubious title it shares with Mississippi.

"We have created jobs, but they are not jobs with good wages and benefits," said F. Scott McCown, executive director, Center for Public Policy Priorities, which advocates for low-income residents.

Going forward, the Lone Star State will have to work even harder to create jobs. That's because Perry signed a budget in May that slashes $15 billion in government spending over the next two years. Also, the federal stimulus funds that poured into the state since 2009 have largely dried up.

The state budget cuts alone could result in the loss of more than 100,000 jobs, many of them in the public sector, Clower said. Thousands of teachers are already feeling the impact of more than $5 billion in cuts to education funding.

The state's rapidly expanding population has been both a blessing and a curse. While it has spurred the creation of jobs to service the new residents, it has also kept the state's unemployment rate higher than one would expect for a place that's adding so many positions. Texas' unemployment rate is 8.2% -- lower than the nation's, but higher than 25 other states.

Unless Perry can push job creation into overdrive, the rate is likely to stay high, economists say.

"Our labor force is growing substantially faster than we can grow jobs," Gaines said.

[Soul Crusher]

Perry suggests Obama doesn't love America.
   

 
Perry, asked in Cerdar Rapids if Obama loves America, says, "You need to aak him."


http://twitter.com/#!/danbalz/status/103288195948613635







Oh shit!   

[Soul Crusher]

Gov. Perry Fires Warning Shot on Possible Fed Money Printing Shenanigans to Help Obama – Video
Freedom's Lighthouse ^ | 8/15/11
Posted on August 15, 2011 11:39:55 PM EDT by Hotlanta Mike

During a stop tonight at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Texas Gov. Rick Perry fired a warning shot at the Obama Administration and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

Perry was asked to comment on “the Fed,” and while he said he didn’t really want to take on the Fed question right now, he did have some blunt comments about the rumored possibility of the Federal Reserve printing a lot more money between now and November 2012 to make the economy appear better than it really is. Perry said:

“If this guy prints more money between now and the election, I dunno what y’all would do to him in Iowa but we would treat him pretty ugly down in Texas. Printing more money to play politics at this particular time in American history is almost treasonous in my opinion.”

(Excerpt) Read more at freedomslighthouse.net ...






Fighting words. 

[Soul Crusher]

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Perry warns of Fed treason, challenges Obama
Washington Post ^ | August 16, 2011 | Dan Balz
Posted on August 16, 2011 4:39:28 AM EDT by Cincinatus' Wife

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Texas Gov. Rick Perry turned his rhetorical fire on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke here Monday night, saying that the chairman would be committing a “treasonous” act by ordering the printing of more money and said doing so would amount to a political decision to help President Obama win reelection in 2012.

“If this guy prints more money between now and the election, I don’t know what you all would do to him in Iowa but we would treat him pretty ugly down in Texas,” he said of the possibility of another round of so-called quantitative easing in the money supply.

...At another point during a brief press conference here Monday night, he was asked about a comment made earlier in the day, when he said people want a president who is passionate about the country and “is in love with America.” Asked whether he thought Obama did not love the country, he replied, “You need to ask him. I’m saying you’re a good reporter, go ask him.” replied.

...He also accused the Obama administration of trying to “strangle the energy industry in America.”

....“I don’t think the federal government has a role in your children’s education,” Perry said, adding, “The federal government has no business telling you how to educate your children. They have intruded into so many different areas in our lives and that’s one of the things that I hope to be able to do, working with Congress, trying to make Washington, as I said, as inconsequential in your lives as we can.”....

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[Soul Crusher]

GOP Primary: Perry 29%, Romney 18%, Bachmann 13%
Tuesday, August 16, 2011


http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/gop_primary_perry_29_romney_18_bachmann_13


Texas Governor Rick Perry, the new face in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, has jumped to a double-digit lead over Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann with the other announced candidates trailing even further behind.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely Republican Primary voters, taken Monday night, finds Perry with 29% support. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who ran unsuccessfully for the GOP presidential nomination in 2008, earns 18% of the vote, while Bachmann, the Minnesota congresswoman who won the high-profile Ames Straw Poll in Iowa on Saturday, picks up 13%.

Texas Congressman Ron Paul, who was a close second to Bachmann on Saturday, has the support of nine percent (9%) of Likely Primary Voters, followed by Georgia businessman Herman Cain at six percent (6%) and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich with five percent (5%). Rick Santorum, former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, and ex-Utah Governor Jon Huntsman each get one percent (1%) support, while Michigan Congressman Thaddeus McCotter comes in statistically at zero.

Sixteen percent (16%) of primary voters remain undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

Still, this marks a significant jump in support for Perry, who officially entered the race on Saturday although his candidacy had been rumored for weeks. Just over two weeks ago, a survey of likely primary voters found Romney with 22% support, closely followed by Perry at 18% and Bachman with 16% of the vote. 

“Governor Perry is enjoying a bounce from entering the race at precisely the right time”, said Scott Rasmussen.  “Now the difficult part begins for the new frontrunner.  It’s much easier winning support when people are hoping you will get in the race, than retaining support when you are the frontrunner.”

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The survey of 1,000 Likely GOP Primary Voters was conducted on August 15, 2011 by Rasmussen Reports. Likely GOP Primary Voters include both Republicans and unaffiliated voters likely to vote in a GOP Primary. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC . See methodology.

Seventy percent (70%) of primary voters continue to agree with Romney’s assertion at a debate in June that any one of the Republican candidates would make a better president that Barack Obama.  Twenty percent (20%) disagree.

Perry captures 39% of the vote among GOP primary voters who say they are members of the Tea Party, with Bachmann a distant second with 21% support from this group. Perry barely leads Romney among non-Tea Party members 27% to 24%, but this marks a interesting change from the previous survey when Romney held a double-digit lead over Perry among these voters.

Sixty-nine percent (69%) of primary voters hold a favorable opinion of Perry, with 38% Very Favorable. Bachmann is viewed favorably by 71%, with 32% who share a Very Favorable regard for her.

Romney has slightly higher overall favorable rating – 77% - than Perry and Bachmann, but there’s less enthusiasm in his support. Only 21% hold a Very Favorable opinion of him.

Roughly one-in-five hold an unfavorable view of the three front-runners.

Paul, who emerged as a Cinderella of sorts from the Saturday straw poll, is viewed favorably by 43% and unfavorably by 45%. Gingrich is in a similar position with favorables of 48% and unfavorables of 43%.

For Cain, Santorum, Huntsman and McCotter, name recognition is still a problem, with at least one-in-four primary voters still not aware of them enough to venture any kind of opinion.

A generic Republican continues to lead President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 election matchup.

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[240 is Back]

I thought Rick Perry wanted to talk about jobs.

When he allows the story to be "Does Obama love America?" to appeal to the tea party base voters, he goes down that pathetic TPaw road.  Don't do taht, rick.

[Soul Crusher]

I thought Rick Perry wanted to talk about jobs.

When he allows the story to be "Does Obama love America?" to appeal to the tea party base voters, he goes down that pathetic TPaw road.  Don't do taht, rick.

Screw off.   You are not a Tea Party person and its time Obama got taken to task for his bullshit. 

I want the nominee to to go after Obama like a great white shark does a hapless baby seal. 

[240 is Back]

Screw off.   You are not a Tea Party person and its time Obama got taken to task for his bullshit. 
I want the nominee to to go after Obama like a great white shark does a hapless baby seal. 

I thought Perry said when someone asked him about what newspaper he read, his response would be "JOBS!"  When someone asked him about divisive issues, he'd united with "JOBS" as the answer.

Now.... "Rick Perry questions Obama's love for America..."

Oh brother.  Go fcuk a duck with that one.  Go sit in the kiddy pool with the rest of the tea party d-bags and let the grownups talk, Mr Perry.  Does obama love america?  Ask bin laden about that one.

[The Showstoppa]

I thought Perry said when someone asked him about what newspaper he read, his response would be "JOBS!"  When someone asked him about divisive issues, he'd united with "JOBS" as the answer.

Now.... "Rick Perry questions Obama's love for America..."

Oh brother.  Go fcuk a duck with that one.  Go sit in the kiddy pool with the rest of the tea party d-bags and let the grownups talk, Mr Perry.  Does obama love america?  Ask bin laden about that one.

Oh brother....you buy 100% into the WTC CT, but not a much more likely Bin Laden one?

[Soul Crusher]

Oh brother....you buy 100% into the WTC CT, but not a much more likely Bin Laden one?

180 believes in whatever props up obama.

[240 is Back]

Oh brother....you buy 100% into the WTC CT, but not a much more likely Bin Laden one?

you accuse the seals of lying?   i won't stand for that!



LOL!

[blacken700]

180 believes in whatever props up obama.

hahahahahahaha and you believe whatever you think takes him down. pot meet kettle

[Soul Crusher]

you accuse the seals of lying?   i won't stand for that!



LOL!

The SEALS have not said a damn thing.  

Its the blabber mouth biden and that traitorous wretch obama who have been leeking on this.