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.....

[Allegra]

*before*

Damn autocorrect!

[BunnySlippers]

Go Perry Go!

[Cincinatus' Wife]

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.

Spin away!

Perry has done more to protect the border than the Feds have and he wants it SEALED and NO amnesty.

[shield]

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THIS IS PERRY WHEN HE WAS RUNNING FOR AG COMMISSIONER. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN PERRY'S PHILOSOPHY.

[shield]

Actually, you have a big plan when some of them are passed, you’re head of the game. That is his strategy...per Perry’s campaign.

[normy]

oooh yeah, I like that idea and abolish the 17th Amendment, the direct election of Senators.

[Mycroft Holmes]

Good start. I’m with all of that.

[normy]

Not true, trust another Texan on this.

[Captain7seas]

You may want to research Newt a bit more if you think he is fit for any political office as a conservertive.

Just saying

[all the best]

Sounds like good start!

[shield]

I too am a Texan...prove your statement. I can say such and such all day long without proving my statement it is worthless. Ping me back with your proof.

[smoothsailing]

Ignore the message, attack the messenger. Typical lib tactic.

[W. W. SMITH]

Was reading this article and thinking about Free Republic and how it has contributed to sanity in this nation. consider the TVs that are still functional not having been shot, the walls without holes punched in them, the many small children who have not yet learned profanities. This is all due to Jim and Free Republic lending us a megaphone to shout our frustrations at the world. So get off your wallets people, put your money where your mouth is and help us pay for that megaphone. our sanity depends on this.
Respectfully
W.W.SMITH

[pgkdan]

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

You should know all about campiagns in deep trouble!

[pgkdan]

Perry will have the mandate, and the guts, to change DC, and Newt knows where the bodies are buried and how to do it..

Yep!

[marty60]

Didn’t the 60 minutes thing make it clear that Congress is ALLOWED to do insider trading?

Everyone else would go to prison but not congress people.

The only other thing is I want THE EPA ENDED NOW.

[Chasaway]

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

Governor Perry has already talked about his plans for that.

If it'd help, I'll direct you to some links.

[ichabod1]

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

Patrick, the INSTANT the government takes its JACKBOOT off the necks of business, this economy will come roaring back to life. It isn't magic, it isn't voodoo, it's well known what needs to be done to kick start an economy, and sucking 10 trillion out of it to hand to your buddies and sycophants is NOT the way to do it.

[mikhailovich]

MNJohnnie is the tirant of Free Republic. He issues commands and edicts to everyone here unless they support his candidate. His rules are to be strictly obeyed by everyone. Except himself.

[Chasaway]

Like the man said...”Better to shoot for the moon and miss than to aim at a stump and miss...”