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His comments at the end of the article (at link) should be noted — Montana’s viability is being starved by spending on legal fights with environmentalists -— money that’s spent for lawyers (not on engineers), along with lost revenue that would be theirs to spend on schools, roads, sewers and basic services (something all states have been dealing with) — companies won’t come to a state with a business climate like that, they go to places like Texas.

People can knock Rick Perry on immigration and other matters but one thing he knows is that we have to boost all kinds of oil/gas/energy production. He will do a 180 on Obama energy policies. He will explain to America that one of our competitive advantages is our abundance of cheap energy, but if only we will explore for it and produce it. Texas has suffered under EPA oppression. Perry knows how anti-American the EPA is. He will nullify that agency and give lard arse Lisa Jackson the boot

With Rick Perry as president he will immediately make it easier to open coal fired electricity plants. He should also take Texan T.Boone Pickens ideas and give incentives to fleets such as UPS to move to natural gas - CNG

I see how the Obama-bots are trying to block a new oil pipeline from Canada because the oil is from tar sands that eco-freaks don't like. Perry will reverse that BS and open up Gulf drilling too

You have made some excellent points dennisw but I can't let this by:

People can knock Rick Perry on immigration and other matters but one thing he knows is...

June 29, 2011: Roger Hedgecock interview with Rick Perry (starts 1/2 way into audio file)

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“If you show up illegally, without your card or you’re here as a criminal element, I’m for throwing the book at those folks, but the issue of people who want to legally, thoughtfully and appropriately come to America to work and help us build our economy — we should quickly come up with a program and an identification card to do that.” [end excerpt] Source

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"......When Obama continued to refuse even five minutes for the Governor, Perry took matters into this own hands and was standing on the tarmac at Austin’s airport when President Obama stepped off of Air Force One. Obama looked confused, Perry looked determined. Obama still ignored the pleas for help.

Perry again took matters into his own hands, and established an elite unit of Texas Rangers to bolster border security..." Source

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"Other states leaving Secure Communities (TX expands ICE program]--- "As Texas moves toward expanding Secure Communities, several northern states are dropping out of the program that matches the fingerprints of those arrested against a U.S. [ICE] database.

Last week, before Gov. Rick Perry's announcement that the expansion of Secure Communities would be on the agenda for the Legislature's special session, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced his state will not take part in the program...." Source [subsequently dropped by the TX Legislature so nothing was sent to Rick Perry to sign. Though he did -- after 6 years of fighting -- get voter picture ID passed.]