Ping!
This is a sobering truth about Perry and a great read - thanks!!!
BC:
You need cease to amaze me with your information and clarity.
I'm not anti Palin....not al all. Nice lady!!
I hear this argument every now and then and it's frankly stupid. Even though they pay taxes to the federal government, if they elect conservatives a state or congressional district should refuse to get any benefit from the money the Federal government spends? I'm sure the Democrats would love that idea.
I enjoyed the read.
Thank you.
Bump for later
(Closes eyes, rubs cheek repeatedly on monitor.)
Meow.
Consider yourself *highly* commended.
Cheers!
“if the gameplan remind the same.”???????????
Thanks BC. Another politics as usual crony capitalist. He’ll never see another endorsement from Gov Palin. His cowardice in January 2011 when he said nothing in her defence in public when she was being accused of mass murder followed by lying about his intentions sealed the (no) deal. A pox on him.
Excellently done. I was aware of most of this on both sides—Palin and Perry—but you sum it all up in very persuasive terms.
I’m sending this one out to my email list.
“it is a fact that Perry—who never fails to brandish his humble beginnings as a rural farmer—has become very wealthy over the course of his 27 years in public office. He has had a series of questionable real estate deals with other politicians and with contributors that have netted him millions. His Horseshoe Bay deal, for example, involved State Senator Troy Fraser and two business partners (one who sold the land to Fraser; the other who bought it from Perry) and netted the Governor a cool $823,000 profit in 2007 on only a 300,000 investment in 2001. Then there was the deal in which Perry, while serving as state Agriculture Commissioner, bought 10 acres of undeveloped land in 1993 for $123,000 and sold it the next year to Michael Dell, a computer magnate for $465,000, three times what he paid for it. Interestingly, Michael Toomey, an influential lobbyist actually closed the sale for Perry (who was out of town at the time). Toomey later became Perry’s Chief of Staff and, after that, became a lobbyist for Merck where he was instrumental in lobbying Perry to issue the gardasil mandate, which stood to make millions for Merck, while endangering the health of pre-teen Texas girls.”
No wonder he isn’t the one saying “I’m not for sale.”
Can you quote anything Palin said that mentioned Perry, even in a nice way? Sounds like a lot of this is your imagination. The Perry way is not pretty, but comparing it to the Chicago way? Come on, really?
Excellent recitation of the problems Rick Perry faces and the why so many conservatives support Sarah Palin. Sure to be a 'hot' thread. Palin is the Washington D.C. game-changer and as you succinctly point out, neither the Obama administration, the Democrats or the Republican establishment want any part of that. They have their profitable scam firmly in place and fear Sarah Palin ruining it for them. She can - and will - and both the Democrats and the GOP 'elites' know it. Palins' authenticity, integrity and boldness never cease to amaze and impress me. She is the right person at the right time and all the petty bickering here and elsewhere will eventually come to nothing when she announces her candidacy and defeats Barack Obama in 2012.
Besides ending taxes on corporations, I think if she came out for replacing taxpayer-funded Federal retirements with 401Ks only, she’d really get even greater support. People I have talked with have had it with this self-appointed elite and have been in favor of doing away with that Big Draw to stay in politics. Right now they have insulated themselves from the results of their laws - if they had to risk their retirements as we do, they’d think twice, or maybe even READ a law before they passed it.
The sad part is that the only way it would pass is to stiff the Newbies, but it’s a start.
I’d heard he had real estate deals and the generalities of the other issues, but first time seeing these specifics.
Does not engender confidence.
Funny that, I thought Sarah attacked 0bama and Biden.
For a career politician, Biden has a real nice home
BC, I wanted to thank you for including this in your article. She may well want to target Perry, and if she does, I'm sure she will be able to say his name directly because she is not shy at calling people out. Until then, it's all speculation.
As Bill Clinton says about Rick Perry “It is a handsome rogue.” Texas might not be so enamored, but the rest of the country has a school girl crush on this big-talking, cowboy boot wearing, handsome politician - the only one of the bunch that could throw on a top hat and a pair of jeans and not look like a city slicker. Whether Palin runs or not, focusing on why his Texas record is much worse than you think comes after Labor Day and the race begins to settle into a more serious phase.
Although I do hope that voters wake up soon. When I think of our choices in 2012, as being Obama or Perry, I see nothing but gloom & doom for this nation.