Perry stresses record during N.Y. speech

[Rick] Perry, take a dim view of this bill (LIBS don't want Gov to keep incandescent bulbs) "....The bill now awaiting gubernatorial action says incandescent light bulbs — including the old-fashioned, less-efficient kind many of us are used to — that are made in Texas with Texas components and have not left the state's borders would be exempt when the federal light-bulb law kicks in next year."

Perry is using the weasel words of John McCain and those of similar ilk. McCain has said precisely the same sort of things. They oppose a physical barrier, and used one trick after another to see that the Secure Fence act of 2006 was never implemented.

Then they talk about increased worker permits to bring America the workers she need. It's all a ruse from politicians who want no improved border security and who will not rule out amnesty for millions of illegals in the future.

And it is strange to see that blather from Perry about how he'd treat illegals, the same guy who says an Arizona type law (one that would be effective) is "not right for Texas".

And the further ruse about putting the National Guard on the border. GWB put some there for a a few months. Then Obama put a few hundred there last year to help reelect his ally John McCain, after McCain and Kyl held their big press conference, a few hundred who were allowed to do little more than shuffle paper. Where are they now? This is just a ruse to temporarily quiet those who want the borders enforced, whenever the start getting loud again.

Perry just uses the same ruses and weasel words used by McCain and W and other amnesty pushers. Show me where Perry has ruled out any future amnesty, or paths to citizenship for the millions of illegals already in the US.

I’ll be watching to see if the MSM slobbers over Rick Perry’s 2 books like they slobbered over Barack Obama’s 2 books.

Rick Perry On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting for - In On My Honor, Texas governor Rick Perry, through the legacy of the Boy Scouts of America, takes dead aim at the moral relativism of the secular humanist movement, indicting its corrosive impact on the culture. Examining the left's legal assaults on the Boy Scouts of America - which span more than 30 years - Perry offers prescient insight into the multi-faceted war, which pits the proponents of traditional American values against the radical leftist movement that seeks to tear down our social foundations.

On My Honor underscores the depth to which the culture warriors of the left will go to force their secular humanist minority view upon American society and revered American institutions. It is a revealing look at a culture war that rages close to the surface of American life, and it is a must read for any American concerned that our society is slipping from the high moral ground of liberty to the valley of license.

Rick Perry Fed Up!: Our Fight to Save America from Washington - “Now, do not misunderstand me, America is great.

But we are fed up with being over-taxed and over-regulated. We are tired of being told how much salt to put on our food, what kind of cars we can drive, what kinds of guns we can own, what kind of prayers we are allowed to say and where we can say them, what we are allowed to do to elect political candidates, what kind of energy we can use, what doctor we can see. What kind of nation are we becoming? I fear it's the very kind the Colonists fought against. But perhaps most of all, we are fed up because deep down we know how great America has always been, how many great things the people do in spite of their government, and how great the nation can be in the future if government will just get out of the way.

Our fight is clear. We must step up and retake the reins of our government from a Washington establishment that has abused our trust. We must empower states to fight for our beliefs, elect only leaders who are on our team, set out to remind our fellow Americans why liberty is guaranteed in the Constitution, and take concrete steps to take back our country. The American people have never sat idle when liberty's trumpet sounds the call to battle-and today that battle is for the soul of America.”

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"My friend Rick Perry knows that it is the American people who make this country great and not Washington. With appropriate respect for both our rich history and the practical needs of today, Rick sees a bright future for America, based on freedom and limited government." (Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana )

"Rick Perry has hit the proverbial nail on the head in FED UP!, making a powerful case for a return to limited government and the restoration of the proper balance of power between Washington and the states. As Governor of Texas, he has seen firsthand the greatness of America and the prosperity we can enjoy when we empower people and get government out of the way. He explains in detail the historical, constitutional, and practical reasons why a government closest to the people protects liberty, and lays out the path to right the ship - citizen involvement and engagement to hold politicians accountable. No citizen should skip this book - your future depends on getting this right." (Rush Limbaugh )

"In FED UP!, Governor Perry explains that we can and will save America by taking necessary steps to restore the proper balance of power between federal and state government. He understands what seemingly few other prominent politicians do-that America's greatness stems from the people and our collective respect for the Constitution, not from the 'geniuses' in Washington." (Mark Levin )

"FED UP! lays out the truth of how far our Washington politicians have driven this nation off track. It's refreshing to read that at least one of our leaders understood what my dad always knew. The Government works for the people and not the other way around." (Michael Reagan )

I live in Maryland, What has my Governor done.

Bwahahahaha Thats a funny question.

Let’s see, He gives them drivers licenses, and support Casa De Maryland, He just gave them In-State Tuition,I am sure he helps them in other ways.

My Governor is a Democrat, but he didn’t get in the Governor’s mansion with my vote.

He got in with the votes of the blacks from PG Baltimore, Northern Charles, Howard and Baltimore County.Add a few Broken Glass Democrats and the liberals from Montgomery and my State is under the complete Control of the Democrats

I got to vote for the last Republican Gov of Maryland, Bob Ehrlich (also a satisfying vote against a Kennedy).

The tour guides at the MD state capital were apologizing to the tour groups that the governor was a Republican and that the "People's House" would now probably be referred to as "The Governor's Mansion." I KID YOU NOT! I was grinning from ear to ear.

Now I'm back in Texas. Phew!

How about this scenario?

Rick Perry - President 2012-2020
Sarah Palin - Energy Secretary

Sarah Palin - President 2021-2029
Piper Palin - Rose Garden Wedding!

AW MAN THAT IS HEAVEN’S OWN SCENARIO....EVERY THING GOOD IN AMERICA IN ONE FELL SWOOP...

This conservative Texan hopes he doesn’t even come close to the nomination. N WHY NOT? WHATS WRONG WITH THE BELOW...?

11 REASONS TO VOTE PERRY FOR PRESIDENT: 1. 48 percent of the jobs created in the United States in the past two years have been created in Texas.

2 He led the Texas Legislature balancing the state budget without raising taxes.

3. He revamped the state Medicaid and children's health insurance program (CHiP) and helped pass a $153 billion budget in 2009.

4. Perry signed into law a school finance reform program that simultaneously reduced school property taxes by an average of 33 percent while raising teachers' pay an average of $2,000.Office of the Governor

5. He has also supported block grants for crime programs.

6. In 2003, sponsored a controversial state constitutional amendment to cap medical malpractice award This legislation has resulted in a 30 percent decrease in malpractice insurance rates and a significant increase in the number of doctors seeking to practice in the state.

7 He turned down approximately $555 million in stimulus money for unemployment insurance lauded by the Texas Association of Business for this decision and his justification—that the funds and the mandatory changes to state law would have placed an enduring tax burden on employers.

8 HE has resisted creating a Texas state income tax and increasing sales tax rates, choosing instead to increase user fees and debt, adding $2 billion for road bonds, borrowing from the Federal Unemployment Trust Fund and adding surcharges to various traffic offenses

9 Perry supports the death penalty. On June 2, 2009, Texas carried out the 200th execution since Perry assumed the office of governor

10. Perry does not believe there is valid scientific proof of anthropogenic global warming. He has said several times that there is no scientific consensus on the issue. Perry said, "Virtually every day another scientist leaves the global warming bandwagon. ... But you won't read about that in the press because they have already invested in one side of the story."Perry opposes regulation of greenhouse gas emissions because he says it would have "devastating implications" for the Texas economy and energy industry

11 Perry believes that the federal government should fulfill its responsibility to its citizens by securing the borders with "boots on the ground" and technology to improve safety while not harming trade with the state's biggest trading partner, Mexico. Perry supports Arizona immigration law SB 1070 and is willing to sign a similar bill in Texas.

***GRIN***

Nobody’s good enough for Piper Palin! (sniff)

Texas has a HUGE hispanic population. Perry, like Bush and every Republican from Texas, knows that we need that population in order to beat the Democrats at their own game. The legal hispanic population is Catholic, hard-working and dedicated to their families. They are natural conservatives and efforts have to made to convince them that the Democrat party is the party of same-sex marriage, abortion, drug rights and despair.

Marco Rubio did not support the Arizona law for the same reason Perry didn't, they can't afford a backlash in this huge minority group.

Even if you don't agree, you have to at least try to understand.

He’s solid on that, plus pro-life.

If your good friend was pro-abortion and running for office, would you go out and campaign for him and tell Americans that he was the best choice to lead this country?

Because that's exactly what Rick Perry did in 2008 - he went around telling America that the pro-abortion Rudy Giuliani was the best thing for America.

You can't be pro-life and then go out and tell Americans they should vote for a pro-abortion candidate like Giuliani.

Same here. Perry makes “conservative” noises but his actions show he’s a globalist.

I think it's more than he's more in it for his friends than any kind of global agenda. The latest mess he's in, courtesy of documents released by the Republican Attorney General (who has taken the side of the taxpayers) involves him helping a donor get millions in taxpayer money for some kind of hokey company. This is par for the course when it comes to Rick Perry.

UPDATE 11:40 a.m.: Two of Convergen Lifesciences three directors, who were listed on the company’s application for a $4.5 million state grant, say they have never served on the board.

Sha’Chelle Manning said she was invited to join the company’s board but she never participated because of other business and family obligations. Likewise, Thomas Kowalski said he would have become a director at the first board meeting that he attended, “but I have not been to a board meeting, and I’m not a director.”

“I really don’t know anything that’s going on with the company because I haven’t participated,” he said.

That would leave only David Nance, a company founder, as a director, according to the 2009 grant application.

It’s unclear whether Nance has added other board members to the company

UPDATE 11 a.m.: The state, which gave Convergen Lifesciences half of the $4.5 million in August, paid the second half of the grant on Tuesday, the day before the company released its application and other documents.

Earlier:

The founders of Convergen Lifesciences Inc. had invested $1,000 of their own money when they asked the state of Texas to give them $4.5 million to help get a new lung cancer-fighting drug closer to market, according to documents the Austin American-Statesman obtained Wednesday.

Convergen’s co-founder, Austin businessman David Nance, a friend and political contributor to Gov. Rick Perry, sued the state in January to block the release of his company’s grant application to the Texas Emerging Technology Fund and other documents that Attorney General Greg Abbott deemed were public information.

Convergen’s application touts Nance as a business and biotechnological leader without mentioning the bankruptcy of Introgen Therapeutics Inc., where he was CEO. Introgen failed in 2008 after the Food and Drug Administration denied its application to market a cancer-fighting therapy.

Convergen won the ETF grant under unusual circumstances. A regional panel that reviews applications turned Nance down. Convergen then bypasded a special panel that reviews life-sciences applications, and Nance appealed for help to Alan Kirchhoff, who then oversaw the Emerging Technology Fund for Perry.

Nance appealed directly to a 17-member statewide advisory committee which makes final recommendations on grants to Perry, the lieutenant governor and House Speaker.

That board noted one reason for recommending the $4.5 million award: “Finally, the committee knows and respects Convergen’s founding management team, having successfully launched other biotechnology companies in the past.”

Indeed, two members of the board knew Nance well. Max Talbott, now a consultant, was part of Introgen’s executive team. Bob Pearson, who has had business dealings with Nance and briefly shared office space with him, recused himself from voting on Convergen’s application.

Perry approved the award last August, but did not publicly announce it until the very end of the year. He has not explained the delay.

After Nance left Introgen, Nance launched another venture, the Innovate Texas Foundation. Perry steered $2 million in federal money to that foundation, which was intended to create a Texas network for entrepreneurs and researchers.

Nance paid himself $125,000 a year at the foundation, but the state declined to continue funding it after two years when it did not live up to Nance’s early promises of scoring big economic development projects.

My favorite email in all of this

From: David Morrow
[mailto:david.morrow@governor.state.tx.us]
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 3:43 PM
to: David Nance
CC: 'Rodney Varner'; Alan Kirchhoff
Subject: TETF Due Dilligence Complete - Convergen LifeSciences, Inc.

David,

Due dilligence on the application submitted by Convergen Inc. to the Texas Emerging Technology Fund has now been completed by the Office of the Governor. The synopsis report has been forwarded to staff of the Lt. Governor and Speaker of the House for their Review.

Thank you for your application to TETF and for your help during this process.

Regards

David Morrow
Texas Emerging Technology Fund
Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism

How much due diligence was involved when two of the three people listed as directors on the state application for Convergen LifeSciences never even served as directors?

Maybe I should start donating money to Perry and then put in for grants.

What is really interesting is that the two directors who were never actually directors when this company was asking for taxpayer money, well one of them was a consultant for the governor's office from 2005-2007, and the other served on a council for Governor Perry.

Rush can ignore Perry’s past record on illegal immigration if he chooses. Most posters here who identify themselves as Texans aren’t giving Perry any ringing endorsements.

We're not because Perry's biggest donors are home builders, and home building in Texas tends to benefit from illegal labor....

Even if you don't agree, you have to at least try to understand.

And something others need to understand is that Bush and Rove took the Republican party from one of its strongest positions ever after the elections of 2004 to one of its weakest ever after the election of 2008. And Bush's pigheaded attempts to force amnesty for illegals on a party and nation that didn't want was the main reason for that nosedive in Republican fortunes.

We do not need any border state governors or senators running for president anytime soon because most all of them are cowards when dealing with the illegal alien issue. Your post attempts to justify pandering to Hispanics and that is the biggest reason for the party's nosedive.

Bush and Rove pandered and pandered and insulted the party's base for four years and you see - or you should be able to see - what resulted from their pandering.

Texas is not the only state in the union and Texans who think pandering is the answer need to get out of Texas for a while and learn what many other red states think of their pandering politicians.

AKA, crony capitalism.

The "pighead" seems to be resting on your shoulders. I didn't agree with Bush's immigration bill and I thought he misread how it would be received, but he went a long way in Texas to wooing hispanic voters to the Republican party and was elected & re-elected governor because he expanded the conservative vote and mobilized the base.

How would a genius like you grow the party?

"something others need to understand is" the relentless, 100% negative press/media coverage and the cowardice of the average GOP voter in the face of that onslaught, was what took the party from its strength in 2004 to its defeat in '08.

If Obama had received the Bush press treatment instead of its protection, his approval # would be in single digits.

The "pighead" seems to be resting on your shoulders.

First, you'd have to be able to grasp the fact that local politics in Texas might not be best for the entire USA. So far, you show no ability to do that.

How would a genius like you grow the party?

Like many other "geniuses" who have commented on this subject here and on talk radio and other places:

Appeal to all voters with the same conservative message regardless of their ethnicity or skin color or whatever. This pandering nonsense is a formula for a repeat of the Republican results from 2004 to 2008, courtesy of Bush and Rove and their Tex-Mex pandering strategy.

But just for you:

Family values don't stop at the Rio Grande.

Doing work Americans won't do.