Gov Perry will not seek re-election

[X-spurt]

Now that’s not a bad idea.

[Red Badger]

They elected Ma Richards..............

[X-spurt]

Could not have said it better!

[af_vet_rr]

If he runs for Prez how will that accord with the rising public sentiment against amnesty, since it is suppsedly such donors who support it?

Lot of Republicans believe Hispanics are the key to winning in the future, and that somehow pandering to illegals will win those Hispanics over, although most of us know it won't. Unless that public sentiment is funneling/bundling a lot of money into your campaign chest, you ignore the public sentiment when possible.

I'm actually curious how Abbott will handle a lot of things on immigration, but I'm betting he'll do what Perry does and make his donors happy.

Although I don't see Abbott being nearly as chummy with La Raza as Perry has been. Perry seems to genuinely like them, and they seem to like him.

[af_vet_rr]

Well at least we know what his GPA is, unlike Obama.

We also know that he actually graduated. At times, I wonder about Obama.

[X-spurt]

That was back in the true Yeller Dog Dem Days.

Besides that bitch was mean-funny, not ha ha funny.

[af_vet_rr]

Oh that had to be some DoWorst supporters trying to double spin him into a conservative. Will never work, we know all too well who he is. Showed he arse too much sliming Cruz. He’s done, you can poke a fork in him.

Dewhurst is definitely done. His race against Cruz and the Tea Party ended any potential he has. I expect him to head back into private business after the next election.

[sockmonkey]

They elected Ma Richards..............

Our one term wonder who won the Governorship with 49% of the vote.

[AmericanVictory]

I have been thinking a lot about this conflict between the rising sentiment among the populaton against amnesty and a path to citizenship on the one hand and this queston of donors on the other. So I have begun, with the aid of my far more savvy son-in-law, who has experience in the Silicon Valley. to put together a blog on it. You can see a few early bits by using the Google search engine to go to keep-the-republic.blogspot.com, which reflects the name of our old U.S.Defense-American Victory web site. I find it difficult to see why this is not the most vulnerable spot in the armor of our present ruler wannabe. You seem to be a TExan. Itwould be interesting to know what you think.

[NativeTxn]

I can’t even stand the voice of Jeff Ward! Makes me sick!

[af_vet_rr]

I find it difficult to see why this is not the most vulnerable spot in the armor of our present ruler wannabe. You seem to be a TExan. Itwould be interesting to know what you think.

It is the most vulnerable spot in our armor, so to speak. We do a lot of things here that encourages illegal immigration, or perhaps we don't discourage it, depending on your point of view. Because so many are coming in, it ties up border/security resources that could be better spent on making sure certain members of the Religion of Peace aren't crossing the border or bringing God only knows what across.

As for the donor question, and by the way, it's not just Perry, and in many cases, the donors are donating to both sides at the same time, it's easy. In Texas, there are/were (now that Bob Perry has passed away) some incredibly wealthy folks who are home builders (Bob Perry being the prime example), and people in the grocery/produce business (Charles Butt) who ostensibly benefit in some way from such labor.

In my view, the Republicans and Democrats who favor amnesty (or a guest worker program like Perry and Bush/McCain/Keneedy/etc.), are doing so at the behest of their donors. If you are a large business that relies on unskilled labor such as homebuilding and agriculture, some kind of large-scale amnesty is going to help you, because it will flood the market with legal unskilled labor which will help depress labor costs.

This is why things like this happen:

Top business leaders try to derail Texas ‘sanctuary cities’ bill:

Two of Texas’ most powerful business leaders have mounted a late-hour push to derail an anti-illegal-immigration bill in the Legislature’s special session.

Houston homebuilder Bob Perry and HEB/Central Market grocery chieftain Charles Butt applied pressure Thursday to members of a House panel to block the “sanctuary cities” measure that would let police officers ask anyone they stop about their residency status.

The Senate-passed bill faces a crucial hearing Monday before the House State Affairs Committee. The special session must end by Wednesday night.

On Thursday, Austin superlobbyist Neal “Buddy” Jones Jr. of HillCo Partners, which represents Perry Homes and HEB, urged committee members not to pass the bill.

“Just want to tell you that Charles Butt and Bob Perry have asked me to call every member of State Affairs and ask them not to pass the sanctuary city bill,” Jones wrote in an email to Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine. House Democrats released the email to The Dallas Morning News.

“They think it is very bad for Texas,” Jones said, encouraging Gallego, an opponent of the bill, to inform his committee colleagues “that these two giants of Texas business are concerned that this is taking Texas in the wrong direction.”

It's also why things like this happen:

Hon. Rick Perry, Governor of Texas at 2010 NCLR Annual Conference

Although in that video, I don't think Rick Perry is there because of his donors, I think that what you see is what you get - he likes the La Raza folks (who apparently include some Aggies going by the whoops) and they like him. But with Perry, you do have to ask what his donors get out of it when something happens.

[EternalVigilance]

I think he’s a true Right to Lifer.

Can't prove it by the bills he's supported and signed.

Or the politicians he's supported.

[Arrowhead1952]

I listen to the first few seconds. If he is on, radio goes off. If Suzanna Hupp, Deborah Cole or Lisa Fritsch are on, I usually listen. Robb Baylon and several others make me as sick as Jeff does.

[novemberslady]

Texas for President!

That's great :)

[Rusty0604]

“Adios, mofo”

http://althouse.blogspot.com/2011/08/adios-mofo.html

[martiangohome]

You are correct. All the anti-Perry hysteria lies were generated by the Left and picked up by gullible Conservatives. Perry has more conservative in his big toes than Romney has in his whole body, yet Perry was still spat on by so-called “conservatives.”

[DallasSun]

They are very good friends. Have been for many years. I am just relieved to not have Perry as my Gov any longer. He has embarrassed us long enough.

[X-spurt]

I say BULL.

Texas may not be simple politics as Iowa. Without watching Perry’s governing with a vested interest day in day out, there is a lot non-Texan’s that won’t get the whole picture.

[txrangerette]

Perry is foresquare against any of the legislation brewing in Congress re: immigration reform.

He is a border security only pol.

After, and only after, a secure border then he says, come talk about the people who are here.

You will read every conceivable misconception, misperception, outright lie with malice aforethought, etc, about Perry.

Get ready for that.

We’ve seen it all before.

Perry said, border security first. Perry said, no expansion of Medicaid under obamacare. Perry said, no state exchange for obamacare. Perry busy trying to codify more protection for the unborn and women caught up in the abortion mill industry.

Perry, against gay marriage, against gays in Scouts, and on it goes.

But HERE, he’s the second coming of RINO MAN.

Just let it roll off. They either don’t know, or don’t care, or are eaten up with hate.

[Vaquero]

A big chunk of Perry-haters probably stayed home last Nov, too.

???

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obviously, Perry did not make it to the general election.

I think we need to form a new party. the Republican party is run by the RINOs and we will not change it. Perry is ‘OK’ better than most but not as good as some...GW Bush was more of a RINO than Perry.