| Texas Dmoecratic Party Chair Boyd Richie authored a solid op-ed in yesterday's Austin American-Statesman (Sat., Aug. 1st) titled "Texans Lose Helping Hand Because of GOP Finder-pointing".
Richie makes a lot of interesting points in the letter. Some include:
Here's the Republican primary politics price tag on just this one issue. The state will have to borrow - with interest - as much as $2B to cover the shortfall in our unemployment fund. Texas employers will pay a "Republican Primary Tax Hike" because our tax dollars went to other states.
The unemployment fund fiasco should send an ominous warning to voters about what happens when politicians stay in office so long that they put their political careers ahead of what's right for Texas.
Today, we are paying the prices for a Republican primary between two politicians who have shown neither the character nor the leadership that made Texas great.
My Take:
Realize, what Rick Perry did, as horrible as it is for Texans, was politically brilliant. This is candy for his 400,000+ Republican primary votes he'll need to secure his win over Hutchison.
Perry was down by as much as 25% before this, and up at least 10% after.
Smart move for Perry, horrible for Texans. This is the reason Perry will win the Repub Primary in March 10'. He will do anything to win.
Can you blame Gov. Perry for wanting to win and doing whatever it takes to win? A lot of folks in that position might have done the same thing. He's simply pandering to his conservative primary base.
What would you do if you were in his shoes, knowing this act would likely help you win the Governor's seat?
Best,
David Kobierowski |
