Perry’s govt reform speech "This is not red meat. This is raw meat, still steaming from the cow"

Red State ^ | November 15, 2011 | Moe Lane

[Cincinatus' Wife]

So, Governor Rick Perry made a speech today where he proposed the following:

* Ending the practice of giving lifetime appointments to federal judges (current judges would not be affected);

* Cutting Congressional pay in half;

* Cutting Congressional pay in half again if they don’t balance the budget by 2020;

* Cutting Congressional office budgets in half;

* Cutting the Congressional calendar by half;

* Criminalizing insider trading by Congressmen (no, actually, it’s not currently illegal for them to do that);

* Reducing spending to 18% of GDP;

* Privatizing Fannie & Freddie;

* Ending the funding of Planned Parenthood;

* Eliminating the Commerce, Education, and Energy Departments;

* Getting the EPA under control;

* Getting the TSA under control;

* Audit the government, including the Department of Defense;

* Freeze incoming federal regulations, and audit all of them for the last five years;

* Federal salary freeze for all non-military and non-law enforcement officials until the budget is balanced;

* And cutting the Presidential salary in half until the budget is balanced

This is not red meat. This is raw meat, still steaming from the cow.....

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Uproot and Overhaul Washington

[Cincinatus' Wife]

The Vetoes of Rick Perry - As Texas governor, he broke records and earned conservative support.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Rick Perry on Congressional Insider Trading [:25]

Details: The Perry Plan: Energizing American Jobs and Security

Details: The Perry Economic Plan: Cut, Balance and Grow

[RexBeach]

So, how much of this is doable?

I agree with all of it, but there too many bullets, or sirloins.

He ought to stick to just two or three
major goals...similar to Mr. Reagan. That way everyone can understand what he wants to accomplish.

[MNJohnnie]

No it is a political Hail Mary play from a campaign in deep trouble.

Guess the fact that more then half of that is outside the powers of the President sailed right over the head of Perry and his supporters.

Perry is writing a political check here he knows he can never be called upon to cash.

[ken5050]

I've pretty much decided..Perry's the guy for me..And I think that Newt will make a superb VP candidate. Perry will have the mandate, and the guts, to change DC, and Newt knows where the bodies are buried and how to do it..

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Hoyer Slams Perry’s Proposal for Part-Time Congress

[Cincinatus' Wife]

No it is a political Hail Mary play from a campaign in deep trouble......

You're spinning like a top.

A look at any of these plans show the detailed work and thought that has gone into them.

[Patrick1]

It is like the old joke. What do you call one hundred lawyers at the bottom of the ocean? A start.

This is a start. All these things need to be done but I thing top priority remains what Marc Rubio said, “we need more taxpayers, not more taxes”. Does any of this reduce our current double digit unemployment rate?

[Cincinatus' Wife]

....That way everyone can understand what he wants to accomplish.

Perry wants to make Washington D.C. as inconsequential in your lives as possible.

When you look at the plan, read how it is laid out, it is not hard to grasp or see the path forward.

[isthisnickcool]

This is some very good stuff!

I say go farther and pass a law that that only allows someone that is legally registered to vote for a person running for Congress to donate money or anything of value to them.

[RexBeach]

Fine with me!

[Irenic]

I REALLY like this one...
* Audit the government, including the Department of Defense;

[achilles2000]

Doable? Who knows, but the first thing that has to be done is to put it on the table.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Does any of this reduce our current double digit unemployment rate?

Until the economy is growing on the private side vs the government side the country is in trouble.

Did you have an opportunity to see the other 2 Perry proposals that work in concert with this one?

The Perry Plan: Energizing American Jobs and Security

The Perry Economic Plan: Cut, Balance and Grow

[Reagan Man]

Good conservative proposals.

Hope it helps Perry get more traction on the way up in the polls. If that’s still possible.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

It’s steaming and eminated from a bovine alright.

[central_va]

Perry wants to make Washington D.C. as inconsequential in your lives as possible.

Does that include leaving the southern border wide open? Did he fail to address that? Until he has a come to Jesus moment with illegal Immigration this red meat is a bunch of hooey.

[Allegra]

* Getting the TSA under control

He's gone after that bscore.

I was following it from afar, but I believe the TSA even threatened to shut down the airports in Texas because of it?

[al_c]

Perry will have the mandate, and the guts, to change DC

Perry is notorious for saying one thing during a campaign and doing the opposite once in office. Trust a Texan on this ... we've seen it over and over again with him.