Posts Tagged ‘Texas’

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Big Tea Party Senate Victories Cast Shadow on 2012 Election

on November 7th, 2012 at 5:06 pm

While Indiana, Missouri, Maine and many other states managed to keep Tea Party nuts at bay, other states weren’t so wise.   Nebraska’s Deb Fischer won a senate seat by kow-towing to Tea Party extremists in the Republican primary.

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The Texas Boondoggle

on November 25th, 2011 at 3:12 pm

The first rule of asking for extra federal dollars in Texas is to never make it seem like you are asking for extra federal dollars. For Gov. Rick Perry, this is a tricky line to walk. Because as much as the Republican presidential candidate bashes the federal government in his campaign speeches, Texas gets a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Southern Secessionist Declares He Wants to Run the Union

on August 14th, 2011 at 2:46 am

The Texas Governor appointed by George W. Bush, the one who threatens to secede from the Union unless his demands are met, declared his candidacy for President of the United States in Charleston, South Carolina yesterday. In a cliche-ridden speech, full of poll-tested rhetoric and fancy slogans, Rick Perry attacked the federal government and declared his intent to cut […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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The Two Faces of Rick Perry

on April 29th, 2011 at 10:10 pm

Governor Rick Perry of Texas is a favorite of the Tea Party for his tough talk about limited government. Only last year, Perry threatened that Texas might secede from the union. Yet, Perry has a sweet tooth when it comes to government handouts. As President Obama noted last week, “Governor Perry helped balance his budget with […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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