God Bless Texas
Unlike South Carolina, which is stupid and broke, Texas has one of the nation’s best business climates … and its people can read.
Well, with the exception of that commie boob … err, “compassionate conservative” America sent to the White House back in 2000.
Anyway, while S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford has been making plenty of 2012 hay by tinkering around the edges of President Barack Obama’s bureaucratic bailout, Texas Gov. Rick Perry took a decidedly different approach with some comments he made earlier this week at a Texas “Tea Party” rally.
From the Dallas Morning News:
Gov. Rick Perry appears to have given new life to the state’s two-decades-old tourism promotion – Texas: It’s like a whole other country.
The empathy Perry has shown this week to those spitting-mad-at-Washington secessionists had newscaster Geraldo Rivera calling him “grossly irresponsible” and ripe for impeachment, while former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said that Perry was being a righteous governor “standing up for the sovereignty of his state.”
What is certain is that Perry has struck a chord. And it is aimed at Texas’ ultimate mythology – that because it began as a country, by gum, it could go it alone again.
Unlike Texas, said state Rep. David Swinford, “other states know they don’t have the right to secede. But that has been built into the Texas fabric, so we have the right to talk about it.”
A poll of 500 Texans released Friday showed that 31 percent believe (incorrectly) the state retains the right to form an independent country. And another 18 percent said, given the opportunity, they would vote for Texas to secede.
Perry is right – f*ck Washington D.C.
Yeah, we said it.
And f*ck Geraldo and the rest of the leftist MSM for playing their ever-ready “race” cards and presuming that a 21st Century secession (be it initiated by Texas or any other state) would have anything even remotely to do with the color of somebody’s skin.
This is 2009, not 1859.
The “plantation owners” are all in D.C., people … giving themselves fat raises, hooking up their buddies with fat no-bid contracts, flying around the country on G-5’s, bailing out their bankers and bureaucratic allies and empowering the fringe left on virtually every issue under the sun.
Oh, and they’re doing it all on your credit card.
By the way, Gov. Perry – you’re welcome.
You know you read FITS … just admit it.
Comments
By Andy on April 18th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Tea Party silliness aside, we in SC should envy the way that Texas State Legislature operates.
Meeting every two years to enact responsible budgets that lure development from far and wide (while leading in other sectors such as energy) = pretty much the exact opposite if how things work here in the Palmetto State.
By Cooter Brown on April 18th, 2009 at 11:43 am
Who got da balls in SC to say seeesession??? Nere a one! Day’s all fraid of being called names like racist an’ such.
Why?
‘Cause weeze been beat down since da war an’ hab been a bowin’ an’ a scratching to our mastas in Warshingtun eber since.
Ain’t has no real leader sinse Gov. Wade Hampton.
We wuz once the 2 or 3rd richest state in da union befor th’ war an’ th’ birth place of great minds in lit-tit-ture (Simms), statesmanship (Calhoun), an’ resistance too tyrrany(too manie to list).
We taked th’ gov-mint monies (from FDR and otha commies) an’ da gov-mint programs (esp. in educatshun), an’ weeze sent our best boys t’ fite in foreign wars (WWI & II, Korea, Nam, an’ now da Middle East) an’ what did we git? Mo Shame! Mo hate from our so-called fellow ‘mericans! An’ mo slavery than we had in 1860! Wee always fite fer our homes, but dese wars were not for our homes– onlie 1776 an’ 1860 can count fer defensive an’ just wars to my mind…
No sur, its a time t’ masta hour own ship, throw off all dese fed-ral mandates and uncontitushunal laws, stop fundin’ our mastas, open our ports to internatshunal trade wit annie an’ all countries, free the sc markets frum yankee regulation, and make our home prosperous an’ our peoples proud again!
Can ye hear me?
By Cooter Brown on April 18th, 2009 at 11:45 am
An one more thin’, Phuck Warshington!
By Old Bike Dude on April 18th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Hate the government? Hate taxes? Hate politicians?…move to Somalia and let me know how that works out for you. Texas, only thing comes from Texas is steers and queers and I don’t see no horns on Rick Perry’s head.
By roofus on April 18th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Somalia has a gubm’t and it is mostly governed by Islamic shr’ia law (spelling?). Obama’s recent court appointment Koh is for shr’ia law. So it looks like we’re heading in that direction Bike Dude…
By Cooter Brown on April 18th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Old bike dude-
Sur, does ye know nutin’ ’bout th’ constitushun, th’ foundin’ of the uSA, aniethin’ otha than what they tell thee at foxy news or Russin’ Limpballs?
Ye ought t’ be shamed of yo-self!
Stockholm syndrome, I beliebe, day calls it… Ye loves yer oppressors!
By Gillon on April 18th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
“If I owned Texas and Hell–I would live in Hell and rent out Texas.”
Gen. Phil Kearney
By just another joe on April 19th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
JHC. What a bunch of immature babies instead of thoughtful adults. The Dems (or liberals, socialists, or what ever you may call the party now in power) were elected in a democratic, constitutionally mandated election (no hanging chads or Supreme Court declaration). You got a problem with that? Some of you folks act like a bunch of sore losers. My guy didn’t win. Bu huh huh. Live with it. Some of you act just as sicko as those folks who rant on Craig’s List. So instead of crying and whining, what do you true GOP folks propose to get us out of what ever it is that got your tail a wagging so much?
If the last 8 years weren’t conservative (compassionate my ass) enough I just want to know how much right-wing extremism all you so called financial conservative would need to make you happy.
If Gen Kearney disliked Texas so much I wonder what his thoughts would be about South Carolina.
By Old Bike Dude on April 19th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Cooter the ever evaded question remains, were you named for the turtle or the vagina?
By Old Bike Dude on April 19th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Hey roofus you talkin’ about this Judge Koh.
…Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Luch H. Koh to the Santa Clara County Superior Court bench, making her the first Korean American to be appointed to the bench in the Bay Area. Judge Koh fills the seat made vacant by the retirement of Judge Randolf Rice. The 39 year old IP litigator has been a partner at McDermott, Will and Emery since 2002. Prior to that, she was a senior associate at Wilson, Sonsini, Goddrich and Rosati from 2000 to 2002 and an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Major Frauds Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California, from 1997 to 2000. From 1996 to 1997, Judge Koh was a special assistant to the U.S. Deputy Attorney General at the Department of Justice and from 1994 to 1996, served as special counsel at the Department of Justice. She earned her JD and BA degrees from Harvard. KABA-SD congratulates Judge Koh on her appointment. This is a tremendous achievement for Judge Koh and for the Korean American legal community. Congratulations Judge Koh.
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By roofus on April 20th, 2009 at 8:07 am
Sorry, wrong Koh. I was speaking of Mr. Harold Koh who endorses a “transnational” constitutional legal perspective. He has embraced implementing Islamic law in America. Hats off to Judge Luch Koh.
By Toyota Kawaski on April 20th, 2009 at 8:25 am
when will fits be moving
By Pat Hendrix on April 20th, 2009 at 10:10 am
You fellas should make a run at Fort Sumter, should be easier to take with only a handful of NPS guides and staff working out there. I’m not making any promises about holding it with .270 rifles and Remington 870s against marines. But hey, you could die in defense of the newly minted Confederate States of America.
And roofus, Harold Koh believes no such thing:
http://www.slate.com/id/2215142/
By Texan on April 20th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Yes, you’ve got to admire the way the Texas Legislature operates…unless you live here….
AUSTIN — The Texas Legislature: in session 92 days as of Wednesday. The lawmakers’ per diem pay: $2.1 million so far.
The number of bills to reach the governor’s desk: One.
Meanwhile, major bills on windstorm insurance, transportation, reform of the state schools for the mentally challenged and modernizing the state’s unemployment system are slogging through the halls of the state Capitol.
“I have never seen a slower pace. I have seen a few sessions in my day, but I have never seen one this slow,” said state Rep. Al Edwards D-Houston, who is in his 15th legislative session.
The only bill to reach Gov. Rick Perry is one to allow CenterPoint Energy and Entergy to recover the cost of Hurricane Ike cleanup and repairs through a rate increase at the Public Utility Commission.
CenterPoint estimates it will be adding $2 to $2.50 a month to the average customer’s bill, while Entergy is predicting an extra charge of about $5.25 a month.
Without a doubt, the session has been one of the slowest paced in recent memory. By this point in 2007, there were nine bills on the governor’s desk; in 2005 there were three.
But numbers alone don’t tell the story of the 81st Legislature.
Other than the state budget — which has passed the Senate and will be debated in the House on Friday and Saturday — very little major legislation has been moved from either the House or Senate.
The actual number of bills passed by the Senate was up — from 211 in 2007 to 340 as of Monday — only because the Senate has had two full calendars of uncontested legislation, meaning bills that do not require debate.
There had been 103 bills to move out of the House by Tuesday.
The opening-day Senate battle over voter identification laws dampened the collegial atmosphere there, some say.
And the fight over replacing House Speaker Tom Craddick with Speaker Joe Straus delayed the organization of committees by weeks.
Perry on Feb. 3 listed six topics as emergency legislation, including the CenterPoint/Entergy bill.
His emergency item on paying for state government losses from the hurricane will be heard for the first time on the House floor today, but windstorm insurance reform is stuck in House and Senate committees.
“It’s not what happens at the middle of the session,” said Perry spokesman Mark Miner. “People aren’t concerned about the process, they’re concerned about the outcome.”
Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, who passed the electric recovery bill along with Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, said she is happy with the legislative session’s more deliberate pace.
“I’m glad the pace has slowed down. At least we are able to look at what we are doing and do a better job at reading the bills and discussing them in committee,” Thompson said.
Slow as it is, this legislative session has had the most bills ever introduced: 7,494. Two years ago, there were 6,359 introduced.
“We had a record number of bills introduced. That’s the bad news,” said state Rep. Harvey Hilderbran, R-Kerrville. “The good news is that probably a record number of them will fail.”
By roofus on April 20th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Pat,
The Slate is no impartial source of information. Koh has radical, extremist positions regarding the U.S. Constitution and needs to have his views critically examined. Islamic Law is much less forgiving than U.S. law which has as its basis Judeo-Christian values such as equality before the law.
By Old Bike Dude on April 20th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Roofus I understand why you would be skeptical of anyone connected to our current President but what is a Judeo-Christian? Is that not an oxymoron?
By Mab on April 20th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Biker Dude,
Judeo-Christian is our heritage, as Christ was a Jew. So we honor the Old Testament part of our history with Judeo; the New Testament part with Christian. Isn’t that neat?
Of course, the Muslim bloggers have caught onto this and now speak of America’s “Judeo-Christian-Muslim” heritage. Obama gives us this so called Muslim heritage. Well, Obama and Abraham Lincoln according to the latest propaganda arm of our government, “Islamic Hollywood.”
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=prnw.20090420.CL01596&show_article=1
By roofus on April 20th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Ole BD,
Judeo-Christian is not an oxymoron. Perhaps you should purchase a Western Civ book at the BarnYard Flea Market. Happpy reading!
By Pat Hendrix on April 21st, 2009 at 9:22 am
Roofus,
Slate is not impartial? I think Slate has a far better record of reporting facts than your sources, which I can only assume includes Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter and some dude wearing a tin foil hat, sleeping in a Mylanta cardboard box and mumbling about the trilateral commission. You consistently cite the most ridiculous things then hide behind the notion of a liberal-media cabal hiding the truth. Dude, grow up the guy never said anything about Sharia law.