You ought to take that comedy act on the road.
Perry has just presided and is governing over a wreckless budget that he thinks can be tamed by higher business taxes.
Texas has an $8 billion surplus. The only reliable source for stable education funding was the business franchise tax. Using any other method (like Strayhorn's goofy notion to put video gambling machines at racetracks) would not pass muster with the Supreme Court of Texas, which is calling the shots on the constitutionality of education funding.
This funding bill, which was endorsed by business, medical associations, and even legal organizations, will be Perry's ticket to another term in Austin.
So why do you think doctors and lawyers endorsed the law. Could it be they will all be general partnerships before the year is out?
I am not so sure about that.
Are you aware of the results of a recent meeting of the approximately 450 Republican precinct chairpersons in Harris County? In that recent meeting they unanimously passed a resolution urging Gov. Perry to reject HB3.
It is very difficult for a Republican candidate running for a statewide office to win without carrying Harris County (the largest county in Texas). Gov. Perry is not a hero among the conservative base in Harris and surrounding counties. Don't underestimate their desire to express their disappointment in November.