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Thanks TT,

No argument with the gov's hacks regarding the Trans Texas Corridor. If these clowns hadn't jettisoned the gas tax as the primary means of funding our freeways over a decade ago (i.e., when gas was actually very cheap), we wouldn't be in near the mess that we are in now - where we are in the process of giving Spanish owned firms control over ALL of our roads (i.e., via non-compete clauses in their yet-to-be disclosed secret toll road contracts). No doubt the plan still sits well with the gov, as he is assured a seat on the Board of Cintra once we kick him out of office.

Anyway, this thread is not on that subject, so I'll leave it there. Now back to the original subject:

If you go back a year (or slightly more) ago, you'll see that this same bunch of Perry apologists were viciously attacking the most popular Republican in Texas by far, Kay Baily Hutchison, when she was thinking of running. They since turned their sites on Carole (who I agree could use some brushing up on conservative credentials - to say the least). As far as I can tell, they are paid by the governor (or someone associated) to simply attack the daylights out of any potential opponents, and anyone else (including yours truly and now Dan Patrick) who happens to oppose the governor.

That is their right to do as well as our right to respond (at least until they manage to silence internet discussion and talk radio).

People who get as personal as these people are simply desperate, nearing the end of a gravy train. If they had spent 1% of the time trying to convince the governor that he was doing really dumb things, rather attacking the his opponents, their political futures wouldn't be as crowded, and the governor and other Republicans would be coasting to victory in this solid RED state.

And I would have been able to vote straight ticket Republican, as I had for decades until 2002, when the road sellout became obvious.

I also think that my credibility is clear, as my posting history has very few (if any) attacks on other Republicans (except from maybe an attack or two from the right on McCain or Chaffee, but I'm not even sure of that), so I don't worry about perpetually angry people trying to stay employed.

Finally, he was right in one sense. I don't know who of the 3 I will vote for in the gov race, but it will be the person polling the highest, as my only objective is to defeat Perry's policies, and the only (apparent) way to defeat those policies is to oust him.

By the way, I'm waiting to see my state rep and state senator show some distance from Perry, as they will be voted against also if they refuse to do so.