| "Gov. Rick Perry left wildfire-ravaged Texas on Wednesday and flew to California to debate his Republican presidential rivals," the Associated Press reported after the debate last night.
The wildfires that have killed four Texans and destroyed 1,386 homes were less important to Rick Perry than going to California to fundraise and talk about what a great leader he is.
This is the Rick Perry governorship: when Texas needs leadership, none is provided.
Earlier this year, in the midst of one of the state's longest droughts, Perry cut state aid to volunteer fire departments by 75 percent. Volunteer fire departments make up the vast majority of the state's fire units. As a result of this severe underfunding, the wildfires have taken much longer to contain and have spread further as resources run bare.
This is what Rick Perry offers you, America. Don't listen to a word he says about being a leader, let alone a great one. |
