Posted on 08/17/2011 6:59:46 AM PDT by nixonsnose
IBTZ.
The Texas Tribune? Do you have an agenda here, FRiend?
Reagan was a pro-union Democrat before he came to his senses
While the “Texas” Tribune does present some hard news, it is really an arm of GolmanSachs/Soros. It’s a “charity”—!!! Donate to the TT and take that donation off your taxes
Churchill, perhaps:
“If you’re not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you’re not a conservative at forty you have no brain.”
Gore was a pro death liberal in 1988.
Folks...the Texas Tribune is a leftest rag out of the one socialist shittehole in Texas...our state capital and the home of UT...Austin. Pay little mind to their commie drivel.
You need to do some research before making stupid statements. Go back and look at Gore's campaign positions in that race. He opposed federal funding of abortions, was pro-gun, supported allowing a moment of silence in schools, and he and tipper headed up the Parents Music Resource Council. Not a conservative, but not a raging liberal either.
Perry isn’t perfect. Let’s kick him to the curb. /sar
Ronald Reagan wouldn’t have chance on FR today.
Texas Legs are hardly overpaid.
Reagan head of Actors Union, unforgivable. /s
Some people forget why we have a Congress, don't they.
There were some policies that George W Bush supported that we did not but thank God for a Republican Congress that took the same stand we did.
Hopefully we will increase our majority in the House and win back the Senate.
Yep. Spotty history there. Endorsed Gore, gardasil, and Giuliani. None of them a deal killer, just cause for concern.
If he’s the nominee I’ll probably hold my nose, because there will be an odor of politics-as-usual about him, but at least he’s pro-life and not a communist positioned to make SCOTUS appointments and pull nuclear triggers.
Nothing in this article bothers me. He was a conservative Democrat. Look at his votes as a Democrat. He was cutting spending from the start. His one vote to increase spending—to increase legislator pay—makes sense. And you have to look at all of this in the context of what happened in the intervening two or three decades. He got a lot more conservative. This isn’t a Mitt Romney type flip flop. Its a long process of being conservative and becoming more conservative.
I agree. People who expect people to not make mistakes or change their mind as they grow are ignorant.
Member since 8-4-2011. Welcome, troll.
See also: Reagan Democrats.
— subtitle: Ronald Reagan, the democrat years
No agenda.
Just looking for facts about Perry. He was a small town conservative Texas democrat before he became a big time conservative Republican.
You need to do some research before making stupid statements. Go back and look at Gore's campaign positions in that race. He opposed federal funding of abortions, was pro-gun, supported allowing a moment of silence in schools, and he and tipper headed up the Parents Music Resource Council. Not a conservative, but not a raging liberal either.
Unbelievable to see such nonsense posted on FreeRepublic. Algore's voting record in the Senate according to the ACU.
1992 100% liberal
1991 86% liberal
1990 91% liberal
1989 81% liberal
1988 91% liberal
1987 94% liberal
1986 91% liberal
1985 83% liberal
Not only was Algore a liberal, he was a pro abortion liberal. Starting in 1985, Algore voted pro abortion. If you would take the time to go to the ACU website instead of posting nonsense, you will see Algore's pro abortion, pro federal funding for abortion votes starting in 1985.
People outside Texas need to know, in order to understand the context, that the Texas legislature meets once every two years and the typical term lasts only five months. That’s why their pay was paltry (and still is) - because it’s a part-time job that doesn’t pay well. I like to think that’s part of the reason for its success is that it attracts people who have to live in the real world the other 3/4ths of the time.
On the one hand, the low pay exposes state legislators to illegal financial inducements in return for votes. On the other hand, you can’t get any legislating done the other 18 months so you need to be able to supplement the income and have something else to do.
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