Posted on 10/24/2011 3:23:28 PM PDT by casinva
"We have a serious responsibility to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars, and the bill we passed in Texas created a process for us to examine spending and find ways to be more efficient," said Gov. Perry. "Continuing the effort to eliminate waste will be a cornerstone of my administration.
Cut, Cap, Balance... (and Drill)
Governor Perry is also one of only five U.S. Governors who has signed the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act pledge, those five governors including:
Nikki Haley
Gary Herbert
Sean Parnell
Rick Perry (signed July 13, 2011)
Rick Scott
Mark Levin has also signed the pledge as a “prominent citizen”.
http://www.cutcapandbalanceact.com/governors.php
Ping please.
If Perry includes within the pledge a blood oath to imprison Obama (following his conviction, of course) and submit him to unspeakable bad things, I’ll give him my vote.
I like Mr Perry and I think he is the most rounded candidate on the roster, but I wish he would not sign onto pledges.
While, lean gov is the correct course, I have some hesitancy toward 6 Sigma.
I thought Dr Demmings philosophy worked pretty well.
Herman Cain signed both the Strong America Now and hte Cut, Cap and Balance pledge, this summer.
We could use a few more deeds; not words and pledges that are likely to be broken.
Part of Perrys campaign to steal the spotlight away from Herman Cain
Oh Noes!
Being good stewards of taxpayer dollars would also entail not subsidizing illegal aliens or their families.
In theory, the city dog catcher should be able to thump Obama at this point.
Yeah right that is why Perry has spent the last 3 years FIGHTING the socialist grab by the Obama Administration.
Yes, he sure cut out the spending on illegals in Texas, you can really depend on his word.
Phase I: Cut taxes, cut spending, cut government
Phase II: Repeat Phase I.
Perry needs to sign the following pledges first:
1. Never again call conservatives HEARTLESS.
2. Never give a dime’s worth of benefits to illegals,
including tuition breaks.
3. Build a double wall, monitored by electronic sensors
for any sign of activity between the walls.
4. Stipulate what he will cut from social security, medicare,
medicaid, unemployment benefits, etc. since these items
constitute the lion’s share of federal budget, waste is less
than 1/100 of the above items.
It all sounds great. The problem Gov. Perry has with such a pledge is the debt in Texas has almost tripled while he has been Governor, a faster rate than the Federal debt over the same time frame.
It just seems like it opens him up to more criticism.
You got some numbers that claim otherwise?
Perry has been working for years within federal guidelines to reduce the tax burden on Texans,He has worked for years to change state law to benefit Texans, and that is his job as Texas Gov.
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