Texas' state sales tax revenue was $1.98 billion, up 9.5 percent compared to November 2010 sales
Misfire: Romney Ad Targets Rick Perry's Jobs Record "I think it's safe to say the Romney campaign is going for the kill with its latest attack on Rick Perry. The former Massachusetts Governor has already gotten a fair amount of mileage out of attacking his Texan rival from the left on Social Security, and from the right on immigration, but this new spot strikes at the heart of the Perry campaign's raison detre -- jobs, jobs, jobs:
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The spot's most striking image is a tumbleweed blowing along a deserted Texas highway. That's rich. It's intended to create the impression that Rick Perry's Texas is something of a depressed ghost town. Nothing could be further from the truth. Since the recession began, desperate job seekers have flocked to Texas at a clip of roughly 1,000 people per day [latest says it's increased to 1300/day]. And they're finding work, too. Despite a huge population influx and a bruising national recession, Texas' unemployment rate remains below the national average. How remarkable has the Lone Star State's economic performance been? Read this Political Math analysis (written by a self-professed non Perry supporter), and marvel. One telling data point:
While the Texas unemployment rate has remained under the National average, strange times when a Governor is trumpeting as a success an unemployment rate over 8%.
Your reply was a dodge, and doesn’t justify the doubling of the Texas debt or the participation in the Stimulus Program as being “fiscally conservative”.
You give a whole lot of credit to Rick Perry for the Texas economy.
If that is the case are you also willing to give Houston Mayor Annise Parker credit since Houston has the fastest-growing economy in North America?
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