Gov Rick Perry (then head of the Republican Governors Association) and Gov. Joe Manchin (then head of the Democrat Governors Association) wrote to Speaker Pelosi after TARP failed (Sept 29, 2008) and the markets were faltering, requesting:
[early morning of Oct 1, 2008]: "We strongly urge Congress to leave partisanship at the door and pass an economic recovery package...It is time for Washington, D.C. to step up, be responsible, and do what's in the best interest of American taxpayers and our economy." Letter
To wit, Associated Press headlined the letter: "Governors, Business Up Pressure for Bailout Bill"
Gov. Perry immediately issued a statement to make his position crystal clear to the spinning MSM:
“In a free market economy, government should not be in the business of using taxpayer dollars to bail out corporate America. Congress needs to take off its partisan gloves and work together to bring both short and long term stability to the credit markets. They need to stop blaming each other and start thinking about solutions that put the taxpayers of this country first.” Gov. Perry, Oct 1, 2008
CW: [early morning of Oct 1, 2008]: "We strongly urge Congress to leave partisanship at the door and pass an economic recovery package...It is time for Washington, D.C. to step up, be responsible, and do what's in the best interest of American taxpayers and our economy." Letter
Wow! One of you Perry supporters claims it is false, the other one claims it is true. No wonder the Perry camp is in trouble. They cannot even get their spin lines straight.
What the LIARS don’t understand and have NEVER understood is that these provable lies will be in very directed hard hitting Campaign ads etc. Unless the Conservatives, Tea Party and sundry voters get a tingle up their legs at lies being told to them (see:c. Matthews), they are finished.
I don’t worry about the GOP Leg. THEY are the ones that voted in the Student tuition rules. They are just running for cover. The Dummies won’t repeal it, so it is NOW a non issue. IF the Texas GOP Leg was smart THEY would repeal it.