Anti-Washington Perry Heading to Capitol Hill

Texas Tribune ^ | December 6, 2011 | Elizabeth Titus

[Cincinatus' Wife]

WASHINGTON — It could prove an awkward encounter for Gov. Rick Perry as he heads to Washington on Wednesday to appear at a presidential candidate forum and meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill — lawmakers whose work hours and salaries he has proposed slashing.

Perry's campaign will hit the city he vows to shake up this week, and it remains unclear just how warm the reception will be from the lawmakers who have borne the brunt of his campaign rhetoric.

His trip will include at least one Capitol Hill appearance. At the invitation of U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Lewisville, Perry will speak before the Congressional Health Care Caucus on Wednesday evening. Burgess, who backs former House Speaker Newt Gingrich for president, has invited a number of candidates to speak to the caucus, most recently Rep. Ron Paul, R-Lake Jackson.

Burgess said he hopes the caucus events, like the one with Perry, will allow candidates to “talk to members of Congress about what their health policy aspirations are.”

The Perry campaign has also organized a briefing for conservative lawmakers on the Hill, and U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., has been inviting his colleagues to attend, according to an aide.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

November 16, 2011

Dear Leader Pelosi,

After reading about House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer’s outburst over my “Overhauling Washington” plan, I wonder if his obstructionism reflects your own opposition and that of the Democratic Caucus to urgent reforms the American people so vehemently demand.

After increasing the debt by $4 trillion in less than three years, no one can believe that Americans are satisfied with business as usual, and that a permanent political class in Washington can get us out of the mess you and your colleagues have created.

A part-time Congress with half the pay would still make $38,000 a year more than the average American family. Do you truly oppose lawmakers spending more time in their districts? Is it so important for the Washington power brokers to build their fiefdoms of influence, including providing bailouts to Wall Street while businesses on Main Street are being boarded up every day?

Here is the fundamental question: do you believe Washington is broken? Before answering that question, consider these facts:

1) the Washington Metro area is now the most affluent metropolitan area in the country because lobbyists, contractors, elected officials and bureaucrats have been insulated from the economic ruin prevalent in the private sector; 2) Congressional office budgets have doubled since 2000 while employers all across America are laying off workers; 3) Our nation’s total debt is nearing the size of our nation’s economy, increasing our dependence on competitors like China; 4) The number of Americans out of work has increased by more than two million since January 2009, despite the massive stimulus package Democratic leaders promised would revive the economy, and; 5) on top of the job-killing spending policies of the previous Congress, employers are faced with a staggering $1.1 trillion in costs related to federal regulatory compliance.

Do you truly believe the answer to massive debt, over-regulation and bloated big-government policies is to continue to protect the status quo, which enriches and empowers Washington insiders at the expense of the American People?

My plan would overhaul Washington, eliminating certain agencies and reducing the size and scope of others. It will force Congress to make the tough decisions to balance the budget or require a further reduction in their pay. It would end lifetime appointments to future appointees to the federal bench. I don’t want to tinker around the edges when the American People demand a complete overhaul of Washington.

Let me conclude with an invitation: I am in Washington Monday and would love to engage you in a public debate about my Overhaul Washington plan versus the congressional status quo. I think it would be a tremendous service to the American public to see a public airing of these differences. Let the people decide. If Monday doesn’t work, perhaps we could find a time in Iowa over the course of the next month to discuss these issues in front of the people of America’s heartland.

Should you choose not to respond or engage in such a healthy discussion, I will take it to mean you will continue your obstructionist ways in the face of much needed Washington reform.

Sincerely,

Rick Perry Governor of Texas

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Rick Perry on Congressional Insider Trading [:24]

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Nov. 13, 2011: “Pelosi fires back at ‘60 Minutes’ report on ‘soft corruption’”

“Pelosi and her husband participated in an initial public offering of Visa in 2008, according to CBS. They bought 5,000 shares at the initial price of $44; two days later, shares were trading at $64, CBS said.”.......... Source

Pelosi Bashes Catholics: 'They Have This Conscience Thing'... “After having some of her behind the scenes shenanigans exposed, Nancy Pelosi has turned to her friends in the MSM to help her with damage control. The effect is something akin to watching what scrambles out after you overturn a large rock.

Pelosi sought to defend herself from allegations that she and her husband made millions from insider trading in what the Washington Post calls a wide ranging interview……..

……Pelosi added a startling, if inadvertent, admission. Addressing the effects such [ObamaCare] legislation would have on Catholic health care providers, Pelosi said:

"I'm a devout Catholic and I honor my faith and love it . . . but they have this conscience thing."…….

[Cincinatus' Wife]

“Look, I am not an establishment figure, never have been and frankly I don’t want to be. I dislike Washington; I think it’s a seedy place.” —Gov. Rick Perry (Laura Ingraham Show - Aug 2011)

Perry: Uproot and Overhaul Washington

“We are fed up with being overtaxed and overregulated. We are tired of being told how much salt we can put on our food, what windows we can buy for our house, what kinds of cars we can drive, what kinds of guns we can own, what kinds of prayers we are allowed to say and where we can say them, what political speech we are allowed to use to elect candidates, what kind of energy we can use, what kind of food we can grow, what doctor we can see, and countless other restrictions on our right to live as we see fit.” -- Gov. Rick Perry -- "Fed Up!"

[mylife]

The hatred for Rick Perry on this board is getting beyond irrational.

[Jonty30]

That’s because he’s pro-illegal.

You can tell that he’s pro-illegal because he wasn’t willing to nuke Washington and the Supreme Court when they told him that he couldn’t do all that he wanted to do, in terms of what to do about them.

[Jonty30]

That’s because he’s pro-illegal.

You can tell that he’s pro-illegal because he wasn’t willing to nuke Washington and the Supreme Court when they told him that he couldn’t do all that he wanted to do, in terms of what to do about them.

[mylife]

So Perry is pro illegal and Newt is not?

Gotcha.

[Jonty30]

I keep forgetting that there are some people who cannot connect hyperbole with sarcasm.

Do you really believe Perry wants to drop a nuke on Washington?

[muddler]

Perry’s plan is revolutionary, I like it!!

[Cincinatus' Wife]

That’s because he’s pro-illegal. /sarcasm

It's amazing isn't it (I messed up too mylife with a post Sun to margarite) that the one candidate running who has dealt with the border crime and costs and illegals consuming states' resources, Rick Perry, the one who truly will seal the border is the one defamed.

The Dems are happy with that, as is the establishment GOP that tried to oust Perry in 2010 but failed.

[st.eqed]

Irrational hatted is not explainable. I am disappointed in Perry, however I am impressed with those who take a landslide of written abuse such as Cincinnatus’ Wife and yourself to name a couple. Here's to hoping Perry can right the ship. His record in Texas would be welcomed to the larger Republic.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Perry’s plan is revolutionary, I like it!!

It's Tea Party!

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Gov. Perry is back in double digits in Iowa — he is in the fight.

[txhurl]

He needs to spend hours more each day hammering that home: see this little bitty dot up here? This not-a-state tapeworm-infested maggot colony is ruining lives for all Americans making up these 50 states.

America was not envisioned or designed to be land of the free, home of the brave if or when this little bitty dot up here on
the east coast accidentally allows it to be so.

Repeal, Rollback, Reduce in half or more this parasitic little rip-off of a town.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Rick Perry is back in double digits in Iowa and he is running third in S.C.

http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-presidential-campaign/polls-gingrich-leads-in-iowa-s-c—20111206

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Rick Perry is back in double digits in Iowa and he is running third in S.C.

http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-presidential-campaign/polls-gingrich-leads-in-iowa-s-c—20111206

[Jonty30]

If I told you once, I’ve told you 5,000,000,000.5 times, if I’m obviously exaggerat’n, I don’t need a sarcasm tag.

Grrrrr.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

(((GRIN)))

Iowa: Newt Leads, Then Mitt, Then Ron Paul (Newt loves subsidies -- Perry says NO)