Posted on 10/19/2011 7:41:33 PM PDT by Clairity
Gov. Rick Perry likes to say the best way to promote economic growth is to reduce regulation. When it comes to the environment, Perry has made Texas one of the most industry-friendly states in the nation.
Perry has cut funding for clean air programs and sued the Environmental Protection Agency to avoid enforcing laws to make the air cleaner. As part of his Republican presidential campaign, he routinely blasts the White House for tightening environmental standards.
"As president, I would roll back the radical agenda of President Obama's job-killing Environmental Protection Agency," Perry wrote recently in an op-ed for the New Hampshire Union-Leader. "Our nation does not need costly new federal restrictions, especially during our present economic crisis."
(Excerpt) Read more at blog.chron.com ...
Yes, here is an excellent analysis of the data regarding job creation in Texas that nobody can beat:
http://www.politicalmathblog.com/?s=perry
And details about the US unemployment
http://www.politicalmathblog.com/
Illegal immigrant transportation industry?
Yep its pretty friendly to that industry!
This Perry fangirl has been posting anything she can find from every LIBERAL source that she deems supportive of La Raza Rick Perry.
See-BS News
ABC News
NBC News
Boston Globe
Mediaite
Time Magazine
Washington Compost
NY Magazine
I guess if you're pushing a liberal candidate the best source for information for your candidate would be liberal publications.
See post 8 posted by irenic:
CNBC’s Top States For Business 2010—And The Winner Is Texas
http://www.cnbc.com/id/37642856
Our fourth annual study of America’s Top States for Business puts all 50 states to the test, measuring them on 40 different metrics in ten key categories of competitiveness.
The categories and weightings, for a total of 2,500 points, are:
Cost of Doing Business (450 points)
Workforce (350 points)
Quality of Life (350 points)
Economy (314 points)
Transportation & Infrastructure (300 points)
Technology & Innovation (250 points)
Education (175 points)
Business Friendliness (175 points)
Access to Capital (50 points)
Cost of Living (25 points)
“Perry has cut funding for clean air programs and sued the Environmental Protection Agency to avoid enforcing laws to make the air cleaner.”
Damn, the Comical hates Perry. Perry has an opinion regarding these enforcement actions, but his suits have little to do with any opposition to ‘making the air cleaner.’ Instead, he’s fighting to keep industry alive in the face of what would otherwise be crippling environmental regulations. I don’t like the guy, but that press bias is just staggering.
You beat me to it. LOL
Outstanding!! Lets see the senor ricarrdo hussein perrynista illegal lovers counter those points b. How anyone who calls themself a conservative can fall for this frauds crap is beyond me. La Raza Ricky is every bit as bad for America as those twin idiots mitty and paul.
Not to mention dozens of industries drawing taxpayer funded subsidies in exchange for jobs that never materialized under Perry's ETF/TEF corporate welfare system.
There is one very big black mark against Perry and that is the proposed Trans-Texas Corridor.
Mega big land grab and a huge target fot terrorist attacks.
It cost him the support of the TX Farm Bureau and other farm related groups since it was such a huge attempt at grabbing farm and ranch land for the project.
Plus it appeared to require a Spanish enginnering firm to do the project’s building and operation.
It has been stopped for the present, but it could be revived later on.
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I suspect if someone’s candidate were ahead in the polls they would think debates were great!
More people have watched these debates than ever before and it is an opportunity for American’s to see and hear their choices of the nomination of the POTUS.
How else would you propose we get a look at the candidates?
My son and his family live right outside Houston in Webster, TX. I love visiting them, not just because they’re my family, but because of the area in which they live. If I didn’t have other children and grandchildren living near me right now, I’d pack up and move there in a heartbeat.
This is an excerpt from the Club for Growth - check it out yourself. This is the just the Summary on Perry's tenure as Governor. He's done a lot of spending in Texas to draw industries with tax payer dollars. Just lucky there are no Solyndras.
www.clubforgrowth.org
SUMMATION
When evaluating members of congress, it is somewhat informative to look at the partisan nature of their congressional district in the case of a House member or their state in the case of a Senator. When evaluating a Governor, it is even more instructive to judge performance in the context of the political climate of their state and the partisan and ideological composition of their legislature. Working in the environment in which a Governor finds him or herself, the operative question is often whether he or she improved or worsened the climate for economic growth.
The Texas tax and regulatory climate Governor Rick Perry inherited from Governor George W. Bush was already among the best in the nation. Further, during Perry’s entire long tenure as governor, the Texas Legislature has had conservative Republican majorities. So the bar for judging Perry’s performance should be set high.
It is quite clear that Perry did not move his state in reverse, or on the wrong course. In many instances, he merely maintained a positive status quo. In others, such as tort reform and regulations, he improved the Texas economic climate.
Still, his support for taxpayer-subsidized funds to lure jobs away from other states shows he has at times an interventionist streak rather than consistent free-market principles. His semi-apology for the big government interventions of President Bush suggests a similar inclination.
Should Rick Perry become President, he will inherent a far worse economic climate than he has in Texas, as well as a less hospitable Congress than he has in the Texas Legislature. It is quite likely that Perry would seek
Plus, in Texas, the Lieutenant governor actually has more power than the governor, and they do not share a ticket. Even the executive branch is not combined under one person.
It is a model other states would do well to emulate.
Ditto Post #2.
Texas is, indeed, “one of the most industry-friendly states in the nation.”
And it was long before Rick Perry became governor.
Club for growth:
SUMMATION
With very few exceptions, Congresswoman Bachmann has supported pro-growth policies throughout her career. She especially deserves praise for her consistent defense of school choice. After reviewing her record, we are confident that Congresswoman Bachmann would be a pro-growth President.
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SUMMATION
Because of his long tenure in public life, especially his presidential run in 2008, Mitt Romney is considered a well-vetted candidate by now. Perhaps to his consternation, he has developed an unshakeable reputation as a flip-flopper. He has changed his position on several economic issues, including taxes, education, political free speech, and climate change. And yet the one issue that he doesn’t flip on – RomneyCare – is the one that is causing him the most problems with conservative voters. Nevertheless, he labels himself as a pro-growth fiscal conservative, and we have no doubt that Romney would move the country in a pro-growth direction. He would promote the unwinding of Obama’s bad economic policies, but we also think that Romney is somewhat of a technocrat. After a career in business, quickly finding a “solution” seems to be his goal, even if it means more government intrusion as a means to an end. To this day, Romney supports big government solutions to health care and opposes pro-growth tax code reform – positions that are simply opposite to those supported by true economic conservatives. How much Romney’s philosophy of governance will affect his policy goals if elected, we leave for the voters to decide.
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SUMMATION
Herman Cain has generally used pro-growth rhetoric during his time in public life but has not had to serve as an elected official to prove he would govern to match his rhetoric. Aside from his support for TARP, we have very little question, based only on his rhetoric, that Herman Cain would be a pro-growth president. We look forward to seeing more details about his economic policy proposals.
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SUMMATION
When evaluating members of congress, it is somewhat informative to look at the partisan nature of their congressional district in the case of a House member or their state in the case of a Senator. When evaluating a Governor, it is even more instructive to judge performance in the context of the political climate of their state and the partisan and ideological composition of their legislature. Working in the environment in which a Governor finds him or herself, the operative question is often whether he or she improved or worsened the climate for economic growth.
The Texas tax and regulatory climate Governor Rick Perry inherited from Governor George W. Bush was already among the best in the nation. Further, during Perry’s entire long tenure as governor, the Texas Legislature has had conservative Republican majorities. So the bar for judging Perry’s performance should be set high.
It is quite clear that Perry did not move his state in reverse, or on the wrong course. In many instances, he merely maintained a positive status quo. In others, such as tort reform and regulations, he improved the Texas economic climate.
Still, his support for taxpayer-subsidized funds to lure jobs away from other states shows he has at times an interventionist streak rather than consistent free-market principles. His semi-apology for the big government interventions of President Bush suggests a similar inclination.
Should Rick Perry become President, he will inherent a far worse economic climate than he has in Texas, as well as a less hospitable Congress than he has in the Texas Legislature. It is quite likely that Perry would seek to move the country in a much more pro-growth direction. Almost any movement in the direction of the Texas approach would be welcomed. However, given some actions in his record, it is questionable whether Perry will maintain his steadfast fiscal approach when faced with a less favorably inclined legislature than he is accustomed to.
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SUMMATION
As a historical figure, it is undeniable that Newt Gingrich has played leading roles in some of the most important battles on behalf of economic growth and limited government in the last quarter century.
His opposition and momentary defeat of the 1990 Bush tax increase, his leadership of the 1994 Republican Revolution, and his spearheading of the provisions of the Contract With America are major league achievements. His consistent support for pro-growth tax reform, free trade, Social Security reform, tort reform, and political free speech also evidence a clear and impressive understanding of the fundamentals that underlie the free enterprise system that has made America prosperous.
Unfortunately, the problems in Speaker Gingrich’s record are frequent enough and serious enough to give pause. On two of the most important recent issues that confronted limited government conservatives (creating the new budget busting Medicare drug entitlement, and the Wall Street bailout), Gingrich was on the wrong side. His advocacy of an individual health care mandate is problematic. His penchant for tinkering with rewards for favored industries and outcomes shows a troubling willingness to use federal power to coerce taxpayers into his preferred direction. And his occasional hostility toward conservatives who do not share his desire to support liberal Republicans or to compromise on matters of principle is worrisome.
The totality leads one to be rather unsure what kind of president Newt Gingrich would be. Past is often prologue, and in Gingrich’s case there is an enormous volume of past on which to base a judgment. One could reasonably expect a President Gingrich to lead America in a pro-growth and limited government direction generally, possibly with flashes of real brilliance and accomplishment, but also likely with some serious disappointments and unevenness.
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SUMMATION
On the whole, Rick Santorum’s record on economic issues in the U.S. Senate was above average. More precisely, it was quite strong in some areas and quite weak in others. He has a strong record on taxes, and his leadership on welfare reform and Social Security was exemplary. But his record also contains several very weak spots, including his active support of wasteful spending earmarks, his penchant for trade protectionism, and his willingness to support large government expansions like the Medicare prescription drug bill and the 2005 Highway Bill.
As president, Santorum would most likely lead the country in a pro-growth direction, but his record contains more than a few weak spots that make us question if he would resist political expediency when it comes to economic issues.
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SUMMATION
When it comes to limited government, there are few champions as steadfast and principled as Representative Ron Paul. In the House of Representatives, he plays a very useful role constantly challenging the status quo and reminding his colleagues, despite their frequent indifference, that our Constitution was meant to limit the power of government. On taxes, regulation, and political free speech his record is outstanding. While his recent pork votes are troubling, the vast majority of his anti-spending votes reflect a longstanding desire to cut government down to size.
But Ron Paul is a purist, too often at the cost of real accomplishments on free trade, school choice, entitlement reform, and tort reform. It is perfectly legitimate, and in fact vital, that think tanks, free-market groups, and individual members of Congress develop and propose idealized solutions. But presidents have the responsibility of making progress, and often, Ron Paul opposes progress because, in his mind, the progress is not perfect. In these cases, although for very different reasons, Ron Paul is practically often aligned with the most left-wing Democrats, voting against important, albeit imperfect, pro-growth legislation.
Ron Paul is, undoubtedly, ideologically committed to pro-growth, limited government policies. But his insistence on opposing all but the perfect means that under a Ron Paul presidency we might never get a chance to pursue the good too.
http://www.clubforgrowth.org/whitepapers/?subsec=137&id=921
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Bachmann would be the winner from their summations.
Yep. His biggest black mark, in my opinion.
However, there is also his dogged resistance to eminent domain reform. He was finally forced to sign new legislation this year, but only after the legislature became so Republican-heavy that they could override a veto.
Kelo Rick.
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Yea. Amazing.
The Moronicle reporting positively regarding Perry.
Wonders never cease.
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