[BobL]

You do have to give the governor credit for getting his people on this site to keep attacking the base.

Yea, have appraisals go up at twice the rate of inflation.

Have the school property tax rate increase dramatically in most districts on top of that (when bonds are included).

Have the school districts act (or whine) as if all of their new students are living in tents (i.e., parents not paying property taxes).

And then go get these people to attack your base because they (the base) don't understand that the schools are underfunded.

Here in Harris County, we conservatives are now convinced that Dems (or anyone else) must be put into power, simply based on the way that Perry's people treat Mr. Patrick (not to mention how they treat us on this site).

I expect a LOT of surprises in November, and even more once Mr. Partrick takes office and starts getting himself involved in Republican Primaries.

As to myself, I'll continue to vote Republican at the federal (as the Dems will simply wreck this country's security), but not at the state level, not until the base is listened to. If that means throwing out my state rep and maybe state senator, so be it. Mr. Perry can then work with the people he's more comfortable with anyway - the Dems.

(oh, did I mention all of the towns and cities increasing their sales tax RATES over the past couple of decades)

So long...

[sinkspur]

What's your alternative?

Lots of big talk from you, BobL, as there always is, except when it comes to offering solutions.

[Torie]

Your nose is growing longer.

Here in Harris County, we conservatives are now convinced that Dems (or anyone else) must be put into power

This redaction and revision might get the length back to normal:

Here in Harris County, we conservatives are [I] now convinced that Dems (or anyone else) must be put into power

The royal "we" is a dead giveaway. Just trying to be helpful. Nobody with any credibility on this site uses the term "we" as a synonym for "I." Nodody. And some on this site have credibility, as to the honesty of their posts, and some don't, even when there is disagreement. And most with any tenure on this site know who is in which category.