[Clairity]

Of course this has nothing to do with Perry having been governor of Texas for 10 years... (/sarc)

[Nowhere Man]

Maybe I should move to Texas.

[1scrappymom]

I’m waiting for the California apologists to tell me again how Texas is too flat and too hot to bother with.

The article doesn’t mention which five states would receive the downgrades. I am curious to know which states those are.

[GeronL]

Not really. Perry did double spending and raise taxes on business while Governor.

Having a weak Governor and a legislator that only meets every other year is some of the real reasons

[Terry Mross]

This is great! Texas can borrow money then loan it to the feds and pocket the difference in the interest rate. Just skim a little off the top and it’s only paperwork.

[RINOs suck]

Texas ranks near the bottom in government spending per citizen, and it relies on federal money much less than many other state

I thought Perry was a big-government, compassionate conservative like George W. Bush. Have some here been lying?

[unixfox]

All I can say is, when the sh!t hits the fan don’t even think about bringing your liberal ignorance down here. We have enough of that socialist/liberal crap in Austin as it is!

[Clara Lou]

but nine governments within Texas, including Dallas, Bexar, Tarrant and Travis counties, could lose their AAA rating in the event of a federal default.
Let's see. That's basically San Antonio, Dallas, Ft. Worth, and Austin. Wonder why?