Posted on 08/05/2011 4:46:03 PM PDT by Anamnesis
Maybe it’s because Sarah Palin means what she says.
Like Ronald Reagan did.
Comparing apples and oranges for a variety of reasons.
Example: Compare Alaska to Texas.
1. The Texas governorship is a weak office. The most powerful position is Lt. Governor. Giving Perry credit or blame for anything has to acknowledge the limitations of his office.
2. Perry has served as governor a lot longer than Palin did. Regardless of the reasons why, there’s a real record (good or bad) to look at for Perry. A partial term as Alaska’s governor isn’t enough to definitively say what Palin will or won’t do.
3. Alaska has about 700,000 people. Texas has 25 million. The economies of both are vastly different. It would be more accurate to compare Alaska’s governorship to being the mayor of the city of Austin.
In other words, these governorship comparisons are of limited value because we’re not comparing similar entities, similar populations, or even similar political offices with regard to the power wielded by the person elected as “governor.”
You’re making excuses for Perry like most of the Perry Cheerleaders.
Hey Guys, whoever has the ping list, please ping em’
Who are you pinging?
I hope she gets in. I want to see her run the primary gauntlet and let the chips fall where they may.
Sorry, but the rest of us aren’t idiots who forget the political context. Your misleading rhetoric won’t work here.
Perry definitely “walks he walk of a true conservative” when you compare him to Kay Bailey Hutchison. his opponent for the TX Governorship.
I’m not a big fan of Perry. Just noting that these comparison charts are of limited value when you consider what each governor has to contend with and the powers (or lack thereof) each possesses.
Right now, I’d hold my nose and vote for Bachmann of the existing GOP field.
If Perry enters the race and Palin doesn’t, I’ll vote for him over Bachmann.
If Palin enters the race and Perry doesn’t, I’ll vote for Palin over Bachmann.
If both Perry and Palin enter the race, I wait to see how each performs before deciding which one to vote for in the primaries.
Well actually Kay voted down the DREAM ACT.
Texas has grown by almost 4.3 million people, the most of any state in the last 10 years (oddly the same amount of years Perry has governed)
Texas has bond debt to cover infrastructure and the jump in unemployment benefits in 2009 to accommodate those 4.3 million people.
Texas has a balanced budget and a rainy day fund. The debt Texas has will be paid off like it was in 2003. The massive growth requires such things. Imprudent spending did not cause Texas bond debt, growth of population did, the only way to pay for that kind of growth is to borrow or tax and since there is no state income tax, Texas borrowed at very reasonable rates.Alaska's budgets surpluses and shortfalls rise and fall directly with the price of oil.
This is nuts! Nobody votes for a politician to keep their campaign promises! She’s destroying the curve!/sarc
And what was Zero doing???? Oh that’s right....hanging curtins.....
And what was Zero doing???? Oh that’s right....hanging curtins.....
Did you know Alaska receives the 3rd most federal money of the 50 states? Did you know Texas is a net donor state? Did you know most infrastructure in Alaska is paid by the US Govt i.e. you and I. Did you know that is not the case in Texas?
I mean if Texas was 3rd in federal funds received (and Alaska was numero uno for many years)instead of losing federal dollars to those recieving fed welfare, perhaps we wouldn't have to sell bonds to build our roads and bridges. Alaska gets that done by Uncle Sam, not the Lone Star State.
Under 2% of Texas is public land, the rest is privately owned.
Alaska doesn't have a sales tax or an income tax and it's citizens receive around $1,500 a year just for living there. Boy that Sarah Palin and every governor before her and after her are budgetary miracle workers. Could they do the same for the whole of the USA? Perhaps by levying a windfall profit tax on the oil companies but someone has to pay the welfare dollars to the states, who would that be?
*PING* to the rest of you.
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Cheers!
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