Rick Perry and Bill White both went to speak to the Texas Farm Bureau. One talked about Texas and solutions to complex problems. The other played the Washington D.C. shell game and ignored Texans.
Rick Perry likes to forget about the damage his buddy, President George Bush, put our country in during his 8 year reign. Rick Perry also likes to ignore the fact he has been our Governor during not 1, but 2 massive budget shortfalls.
Now, if you are looking for a fun summer game, you can always drink every time Rick Perry brings up Washington D.C., the federal government or President Barack Obama.
Campaign spokesperson, Katy Bacon, has one of the best, most honest quotes of the campaign to date.
"Every time Rick Perry says Obama or Washington, you can bet he's hoping Texans forget he nearly doubled state spending, doubled state debt, and helped create an $18 billion budget deficit," said Katy Bacon, campaign spokesperson.
It's time for Rick Perry to answer some really basic questions. None of which are partisan in any way. What is his plan for the $18 billion shortfall? How does he plan to work with our Republican congressmen and Senators in Washington (since he refuses to work with the Democrats)? What are his priorities for the 81st legislative session since we are already hearing rumors of as many as 5 special sessions. When will he disclose his tax returns for 2004 and 2009? When will he publicly debate any and/or all candidates for Governor? When will he start talking about Texas issues in this race?
Texas is facing some complex and important dilemmas going into the next session. Redistricting is going to be tough with us gaining 3 to 4 new seats. We already had our last Republican drawn maps called unconstitutional during the Bush years and the likelihood is Republicans will disenfranchise voters again. We have less money coming into the state even as business is booming and Texas was one of the least hit states during the economic downturn, that means we have a structural deficit and we need a plan to fix the problem.
Rick Perry is showing a commitment to avoid reporters questions and ignore Texas voters. It's an art really. Maybe it's time to just assume he isn't being coy. Maybe it's time to just assume he doesn't know the answers to these tough problems. That's why he is distracting voters with tales of Washington post 2008 and not the other 23 years he and his friends of been in politics.
Luckily, Bill White has answers and we have a solution... fire Rick Perry.
