One smart cookie, politically. And, a justified bill.
perry has more balls than most pubies.
Gotta love that
This should be done by every state. The man has spine. I like that.
This is what EVERY governor should be doing!
Too bad he is so weak on allowing Texas to do their part in discouraging the invasion.
His approval of in-state tuition rates for the illegals ruins him as a candidate for me.
He’s governor for 10+ years. How many times has he sent this bill in the previous ten years?
Can he bill the Feds for the illegal immigrant tuitions that his state funded as well?
That would be great political posing and the naive Perry acolytes will triumph this bit of Kabuki theater as further proof of his true conservatism.
Why doesn’t Perry just put them up in college dorm rooms for free? After all, he’s giving them free taxpayer paid tuition.
………..There have been a slew of polls showing Gov. Rick Perry of Texas surging to double-digit national leads. He leads across demographic groups — among educated Republicans and less-educated ones, among upscale and downscale. Most impressive, he’s winning over the Republican activists who pay the closest attention and wield disproportionate influence with primary voters.
A poll by the conservative political Web sites, The Daily Caller/ConservativeHome, surveys these activists. When asked this week which candidate was most electable, 46 percent named Perry, while only 20 percent named Romney. When asked who would do the best job on the economy, 27 percent said Perry and 14 percent said Romney. When asked who would do the best job controlling Washington spending, 20 percent chose Perry, 17 percent said Representative Paul Ryan (who isn’t running) and only 8 percent chose Romney.
……..Nationally, the events of 2009 and 2010 moved voters to the right. In 2008, Democrats had a 12-point party identification advantage among families earning between $30,000 and $75,000. That advantage is gone, according to a July Pew Research poll. In 2008, Democrats had a 7 percent advantage among white voters under 30. The Republicans now have an 11-point advantage with those young voters, according to the poll.
Within the Republican Party, the rightward shift has been even more vehement. In 2008, roughly 63 percent of primary voters called themselves conservative, according to Public Policy Polling. Now it’s roughly 73 percent. The number of moderate Republicans has withered. The events of 2009 and 2010 also concentrated the Republican mind. It used to be that there were many themes in the Republican hymnal. Now there is only one: Government is too big, and it needs to be brought under control……
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2769283/posts
1. His passion and willingness to take the fight to Obama
2. His executive level experience
3. His stance on 2A
4. His stance on right to life issues
Things I seriously question about Perry:
1. His stance on illegals
2. His past crony capitalism (especially Gardasil)
3. The possibility he is actually a squishy conservative on the order of GWB.
To me, the biggest question mark is #3. If he is not a true conservative, if elected he could do irreparable harm to our cause.
At this point, I like more about him than I dislike, but I am proceeding cautiously. If I had to vote today, it would be for Bachmann. It is close though, and it could change -- especially if Sarah gets in the race.
All for show, it will come back as an Elvis song - Return to sender.
