Awww, geez whiz, "smaller government" Perry only ENLARGED government by 25% during his tenure in office! What a great guy! Coulda been enlarged by 50% but thanks to Perry he's enlarging government at a much slower rate! I guess "small government" now means "enlarging government less quickly" instead of actually SHRINKING government.
>> Just for comparison purposes, I decided to look at Alaska's spending growth during Sarah's term. <<
Yawn. More of the "you're waiting for Sarah!" BS from Perry fans. Well, unfortunately for you, since I am NOT "waiting for Sarah" and she's NOT currently a candidate for President, I don't care what the spending levels in Alaska were. Try comparing Perry to people actually in the race.
>> Either you love to deliberately misrepresent the truth, or you just don't understand economics. <<
Looking in the mirror again?
The only other candidate that was a governor is Romney, and he does not compare to Perry at all. So there is no one else in the race to compare with Perry on this issue.
I guess "small government" now means "enlarging government less quickly" instead of actually SHRINKING government.
Well, I agree that shrinking government is better, and Perry is the first Texas governor in the last 60 years to actually cut state spending in the last budget. But while you don't like that 2.5% annual real spending growth rate, Perry still has a better record on that than any of the other candidates in the race. So it sounds like you are looking for a candidate that has not yet appeared.