He was for it before he was against it. If the subject was Romney, what would the answers be? He has a history of trying to force his will on Texans. TTC, Gardasil, instate tuition, endless open border favoratism. Is that anyone’s idea of getting government out of our lives? You can put lipstick on this guy all you want, but it won’t hide his record.
Run Sarah Run!
You can’t lump the in state tuition in with Gardasil and TTC.
Gardasil was a unilateral decision, one that he had authority to do as the head of the Executive Branch and the boss of the Commissioner of the Department of State Health Services, but he agrees that he should have gone about it differently.
TTC was also something the Governor had the authority to push, as it was an Executive Branch. However, the people voted on the law to allow toll roads, in a State wide Constitutional amendment election in 2001.
The in-state tuition on the other hand, has twice passed the House and the Senate with only a handful of opposition votes.
The Governor has absolutely focused on controlling the border, with judicious use of fences in populated areas and with troops, planes, helicopters, drone aircraft, and virtual fences including video and sensors.