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hmmmm, I live in Texas and I think Perry has been doing a good job - saved $10 billion in 2003, gave us 5 more GOP Congressmen, tort reform, defense of marriage, prolife, and now a big property tax cut albeit with business tax...

And capital punishment is moving along nicely. (Unlike CA)

I'm part of what his people call the "Houston Problem". We've been trying for years to lower the cap on property tax appraisal increases (currently at 10% a year) to something at least somewhat closer to the rate of inflation (3% would be great, 5% would still be good). The Reps in the legislature have systematically prevented this, so us people who happen to have been living in areas with high property value appreciation have seen our taxes increase, in some cases, 10-fold, over the past 20 years (not all due to appraisal increases, by the way).

As much as that irks me, we learn yesterday that Perry will not let Harris County complete their toll road loop unless the state gets a huge cut - in the billions. He's doing the same to San Antonio on a small section of highway on the east side. And, as I've mentioned in the past several times, he's signing secret agreements (actually agreements that are not fully disclosed to the public) with private companies to allow them to build toll roads, with the almost certain provisions that preclude any upgrade to parallel highways (state owned and free - at least now). He also, in 2004, attempted 3 times to convert freeway sections to toll roads. He's got some obsession here.

But you're right, I'll take the 5 House seats any day, and he's been mostly conservative in other areas - but when my taxes shoot up (and he's NEVER talked about holding schools and lower government accountable for spending), and my freeway system is thrown overboard - without even any debate in this state, he loses me.

I look at him as a Gerald Ford (albeit better on the social issues). We need him defeated by anyone (unfortunately it would have to be a liberal this year), and then a Ronald Reagan (aka, Dan Patrick), can rise up and clean house.

I also don't appreciate Perry's people (not you, but I can name names) trolling this site to attack anyone who disagrees with him and viciously attacking them - including other politicians.

But let's here it for Bilbray!!!