We're Texas damn it. We do things in a big way. Why can't we have a race in the news like this?

We already have a quality governor in Texas, unlike the fruits and nuts of the Golden Shower state.

I am not saying get rid of Perry. I just would like for us to do races in a big way. National coverage. That would be fun.

Go west, young moron

We are 10 times the state Cali is, why can't we be in the news?

If all Media is liberal and all of California is liberal then..

(a) All of California is Media
(b) All of the Liberals are in California
(c) The Liberal Media loves California almost as much as they love to sit back and watch Bill Clinton ruin our economy.

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At least California's elected officials stay in California and don't high tail it to New Mexico...

chonghorn, you are good at this. The freebirds post was good, and this one has serious potential.

We had a race almost as good ... Ann Richards vs Clayton Williams.

The arrogant silver-hair bit<h vs the man with terminal foot-in-mouth disease.

If Austin Leslie had run too, we would have had GLOBAL coverage, not just national.

The state of Texas has an image. That image is important to our identity. We are very proud and colorful people. Why not have that translate to our politics.

I think we are more important as a state than Cali. Cali is all about the fakeness of Hollywood and the entertainment industry. Texas is the energy center of the world. We literaly keep the world running. Why not wield that power into more exposure. I could care less about the fake drama of Grey Davis.

Chong - We played a big part in it. Gray Davis' downfall began with the power frauds in California perpertrated by us Houstonians. I think we can take credit for this whole spectacle.

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Exactly Dub. You have the right idea. Why can't we have a race between Ken Lay and Anna Nicole. That would grab head lines. It's a known fact the TX govenor is virtually powerless. We should have fun with that spot.

Our neighbors to the east had the right idea when they ran the Crook (Edwin Edwards) vs the Grand Wizard (David Duke) a few years back.

If we could get Ed "Maddog" Maddox to run for the D's against Carol Keeton Rylander Strayhorn for the R's, it would get interesting. Those two old wardogs would sling some mud.

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Meanwhile, on another network:

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Governor Rick Perry will be interviewed today on "Kudlow and Cramer" on CNBC and the interview is scheduled to be aired tonight. Check your local listings for channel and time in your area. The Governor will be discussing economic development in Texas.

Aaron Strasser

Texans for Rick Perry - Managing Director

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Is she still "One tough Grandma?"

The headline on this article from the HC today won't surprise anyone familiar with Texas politics:

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/politics/2141320

Perry pitches Texas to New York
Governor declares Lone Star State is `open for business'
By CLAY ROBISON
Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle Austin Bureau
AUSTIN -- Despite lingering controversy back home over budget cuts and uninsured workers, Gov. Rick Perry was in New York City on Monday promoting his state as a desirable place to locate or expand a business.

"The overall theme is that Texas is open for business," spokesman Gene Acuna said of Perry's three-day trip, which ends Wednesday.

The governor also will squeeze in a political fund-raiser between meetings with corporate executives and the editorial boards of financial publications. On Monday, to further signal his economic development priorities, he even rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

Perry was expected to continue his pitch that Texas has an attractive business climate because its tax load is low compared to many other states. At his insistence, the Legislature bridged a $10 billion revenue shortfall earlier this year without raising state taxes.

Perry said lawmakers still were able to increase funding for health care and public education by more than $2 billion over the next two years. But critics said critical services were cut and warned that the new budget failed to adequately provide for the needs of a growing population.

Patrick Bresette, associate director for the Center for Public Policy Priorities, which promotes programs benefiting poor and middle-income people, said the new budget also retreated on training and educational programs essential to expanding the Texas work force.

Work force development is more important than tax breaks or a low tax burden in attracting new industry, Bresette said.

New Census Bureau figures released last week also raised questions about the prospective health of thousands of Texas workers. One out of every four Texans lacks health insurance, the highest percentage of uninsured residents in any state.

In an appearance Monday from New York on CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight, Perry discussed the importance to Texas of trade with Mexico and said illegal immigrants crossing the border represented a "two-edged sword."

Responding to questions from Dobbs, the governor said the immigrants increase health care and education costs for Texas taxpayers, but he pointed out that service industries are "all benefiting from those workers."

"You bet, we wish the federal government would do a better job of taking care of our borders, but by and large we have this close, very complex relationship with Mexico always," he said.

Perry also met Monday with the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal and with directors of the New York Stock Exchange.

Today, he is scheduled to promote Texas at a breakfast meeting of business executives rounded up by former U.S. Sen. Phil Gramm, who is now vice chairman of UBS Warburg, an investment banking firm.

Then, Perry will raise money for his own political warchest at a luncheon hosted by American International Group, an insurance and financial services organization.

Before returning to Texas, the governor also will speak to a luncheon of the Manhattan Institute, a free-market think tank; will meet with the editorial boards of Business Week and Fortune Magazine and will appear on the Kudlow and Cramer show on CNBC.

On Sept. 1, the state's economic development functions were merged into the governor's office. And at Perry's insistence, the Legislature created a $295 million Enterprise Fund that enables the governor to offer incentives to lure companies to Texas.

"Texas is now poised to help lead America toward economic recovery," Perry said recently in Austin. He also defended his opposition to higher state taxes.

"You can't create jobs by passing the tax hikes that kill jobs. No government in the history of mankind has taxed and spent its way to greater prosperity," he said.

But in a report to be released this month, the Center for Public.......................


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Basically, Rick wanted to get out of the state while Tom Delay is in Austin telling Dewhurst and Craddick what they're gonna do about redistricting.

Rick will then use the Sergeant Schulz defense.



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In a Republican primary for Guv worthy of the WWF, we're liable to have a three way mud wresting contest between "One Tough Grandma", Kay Bailey "Hit your aide with a file folder" Hutchison, and Rick "Goodhair" Perry.

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Why does Rick look like he always came out of Glamour Shots?

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Then, Perry will raise money for his own political warchest at a luncheon hosted by American International Group, an insurance and financial services organization.

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Perry's term as governor summed up in one sentence.

I still think Rick is better than what we could of had.

I must admit, I have enjoyed the runaway legislature. It's crazy, it's edgy, it's in the news. All we need now are fights on the house floor.

It was more fun before the "Bo Pilgrim Law", which was passed after Lonnie Bo was filmed walking around the floor of the legislature handing out cashier's checks for $10,000 made out in blank, and our lege determined it was legal, but unseemly (right after it was publicized in the newspaper).

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