BDBoop
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- #41
Because Obama is going down, and now the Liberals are worried Rick Perry will work his way back up in the polls.Why is anyone still talking about Perry?
They have to tie a rope around his neck or their myopic Marxist universe might not happen, because he is a conservative and people in his state like him a lot because he goes out and gets jobs and brings them home to Texas.
That Obama stimulus money sure came in handy..didn't it?
Truly, truly.
If you're a reader, you know that the supposed fiscal health of Texas is a huge myth, but just to emphasize the point a bit more, a new study finds that more than any other state Texas relied on Federal stimulus money to balance its budget.
According to the National Congress Of State Legislatures, 97% of the state's budget shortfall was plugged using stimulus funds -- more than any other state.
Read more: BUSTED: Texas Was The #1 Stimulus Moocher - Business Insider
As Perry Bashed Recovery Act, Texas Relied Most Heavily On Recovery Act Funds To Fill Budget Hole | ThinkProgress
When he made a show of rejecting some Recovery Act money, Perry said this was pretty simple for us We can take care of ourselves. In addition to filling nearly his entire budget gap with Recovery Act funds, Perry also used the Build America Bonds program created as part of the Recovery Act to fund billions of dollars in infrastructure projects. He also grandstanded against and then promptly accepted federal funding meant to prevent teacher layoffs.
Perry is hardly alone amongst GOP governors in bashing the stimulus and then turning around and taking advantage of the important funding it provided. Govs. Mitch Daniels (R-IN) and Chris Christie (R-NJ) have done much the same thing. But Perry was the only one threatening secession as a response to government spending, even as his state took advantage of that spending more than any other.
Two-faced rat bastard weasel.