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Texas Governor: Obama Turning U.S. Into Socialist Nation

Boom2Bust.com | November 12th 2009 by Christopher E. Hill

“I’ve been such a fool, Vassili. Man will always be a man. There is no new man. We tried so hard to create a society that was equal, where there’d be nothing to envy your neighbour. But there’s always something to envy. A smil read more

TheCapitalist

GOV. RICK PERRY OF TEXAS TELLS IT LIKE IT IS.."OBAMA HELL-BE…

THE FREEDOM POST | November 12th 2009 by TheCapitalist

God bless Governor Rick Perry. As a Texan currently in a new location (once a true Texan, always a Texan), I miss the great state of Texas more and more each day. So many people out there are fearful of calling a spade a spade. But, not Gov. Perry.Du read more

jasonthe

Perry Challenges Bachmann for Crown

The SideTrack | November 12th 2009 by The SideTrack

The bat-shit crown, that is.“This is an administration hell-bent toward taking American towards a socialist country," Perry remarked. "And we all don’t need to be afraid to say that because that’s what it is.” Perry praised tea party activist read more

Craziest Republican of the Day: Rick Perry

The Reaction | November 12th 2009

By Michael J.W. StickingsThe governor of Texas thinks that:[T]his is an administration hell-bent toward taking American towards a socialist country. And we all don't need to be afraid to say that because that's what it is.He was referring to Obama's read more

CitizenWarrior

Help Our Fort Hood Troops

Infidel Blogger's Alliance | November 6th 2009 by CitizenWarrior.com

From the office of Texas Governor Rick Perry: Our fellow Americans need your help.As Governor Perry said in response to the tragedy at Ft. Hood, "the Texas family suffered a significant loss with the tragedy at Fort Hood. Along with all Texans, Anita read more

lindonlaco

The Vagaries of Estimating Cap-and-Trade's Impact on Consumers

technica browser | November 4th 2009 by lindonlaco

Predictions for the impact of cap-and-trade on individual consumers, or even states, should be viewed with some skepticism, a policy specialist says. read more

newindian

TEXPAC Endorses Gov. Rick Perry For Reelection

Zamp Bionews | November 3rd 2009 by Zamp

Calling Governor Perry a sound leader on patient care issues, TEXPAC, the political arm of the Texas Medical Association (TMA), announced that the organization has endorsed Texas Gov. Rick Perry for reelection in 2010. “We thank Governor Perry read more

joshpainter

Sticking with Sarah

Texas for Sarah Palin | October 29th 2009 by Josh Painter

Corrie MacLaggan, on Postcards, the American-Stateman blog, reports on an interview Gov. Rick Perry sat down for at Austin FM station KVET. Our guv talked about his RGA colleague Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, who was due in Texas today to endor read more

shanevanderhart

NY 23 Race: Hoffman Surging, Scozzafava Fading Into Irrelevancy

Caffeinated Thoughts | October 29th 2009 by Shane Vander Hart

I haven’t forgotten about the NY 23 Congressional Race.  If you didn’t believe the previous two polls, perhaps you’ll believe the latest poll taken after Sarah Palin’s endorsement, Governor Tim Pawlenty’s endorsement and national media read more

MikeJS78

Cheney to Support Hutchinson Against Perry?

Axis of Right | October 28th 2009

This one baffles me.  Former Vice-President Dick Cheney is backing Kay Bailey Hutchison over Conservative Rick Perry in the race for Governor of the State of Texas.  Now, I won’t go so far as to call Hutchison a RINO.  She is a moderate cons read more

LesleyMo

Texas Opts Out Of U.S. Postal Service

My turn to rant | October 28th 2009

(you're my man, kinky ... unless somebody sends $12.6 million to kick off my own campaign)Breaking News ...Governor Rick "Yee Haw" Perry has just announced that the state of Texas is opting out of the U.S. Postal Service."The last thing we need is mo read more

citizensarah

Texas Progressive Alliance Weekly Round Up

Texas VOX | October 26th 2009 by Citizen Sarah

The Texas Progressive Alliance is ready for the start of the World Series, and it presents to you its weekly highlight reel as we await the first pitch. quizas of South Texas Chisme wonders about the US detaining a Mexican human rights activist. WWJD read more

Texas, the Eyes of Justice Are Upon You (Guest Voice)

The Moderate Voice | October 26th 2009

Texas, the Eyes of Justice Are Upon You by Bill Moyers and Michael Winship On October 13, we lost a resolute champion of the law, a man who left his impact on the lives of untold numbers of Americans. His very name made his life’s work almost i read more

ECitizen

This Can't Make Anyone Feel Safe

Everyday Citizen | October 20th 2009 by Everyday Citizen

I've been trying to digest the idea that something like judicial or political pride in our state would trump wanting to make certain that we got a crucial matter like capital punishment right. The case of Cameron Todd Willingham has been the source read more

ECitizen

Failure to Get Food Stamps to Hungry People Hurts the Economy

Everyday Citizen | October 18th 2009 by Everyday Citizen

While people are bemoaning the idea of a 'jobless recovery' from the worst recession since the Great Depression (again, 'horrors'! After 10 months in office the current administration hasn't corrected excesses at least 8 years in the making!), the la read more

minny

Same Sex Couple Allowed Divorce in Texas

Free Legal Advice Online | October 16th 2009 by minny

Should same sex couples be allowed to file for divorce in a jurisdiction they were not married in? A question on most Texans’ minds with the recent decision made by a state judge to allow a gay couple to divorce. Many same sex couples are happy read more

dimensionline

Baby Boomers Will Drive Real Estate Growth

Automotive Guide! | October 16th 2009 by Sekar Wijayakusuma

Baby boomers, baby boomers, baby boomers; we all hear this term over and over again. So who are the baby boomers? Baby boomers are people in the United States who were born between 1946 and 1964. Approximately 78.2 million people fall into this categ read more

joshpainter

Sarah Palin coming to Texas to stump for Rick Perry

Texas for Sarah Palin | October 15th 2009 by Josh Painter

Although there is nothing in the report that we haven't heard before, CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby put a post up on the network's Political Ticker blog about Sarah Palin coming to the Lone Star state to help Gov. Rick Perry in his bid for reele read more

EddieHowell

EU Wants U.S. To End Death Penalty

Something You Might Like | October 10th 2009 by Eddie Howell

“End death penalty, EU tells U.S.” – Headline The European Union wants the United States to abolish the death penalty. They cite examples of people wrongly convicted and sentenced to death and maintain that the death penalty is subject to error read more

thepubliceye

"A Power Hungry Federal Oligarchy"

Truth to Power | October 10th 2009 by Vic Populi

Federal vs State governmentby Josh EbochAs originally posted: Tenth Amendment Center September 9, 2009After decades of broken promises, many Americans have realized that whichever party is in office, the more power held by federal officials, the less read more

icebergslim

Texas has the blood on their hands in executing an INNOCENT MAN,…

This Week With Barack Obama | October 8th 2009

h/t JJP, From ABC's Nightline:Part OnePart TwoAnd Rick Perry was Governor and still is of Texas at the time of this execution. read more

tvuadmin

TEXAS GOVERNOR SAYS STATE HAS NEVER EXECUTED ANYONE

The Virtual Union | October 6th 2009

Austin, TX – Capital Punishment has for decades been one of the most hotly debated and fiercely fought over issues in the American landscape. Over three decades since reinstatement across the country the debate hasn’t let up even as certain state read more

citizensarah

Texas Progressive Alliance Weekly Round Up

Texas VOX | October 5th 2009 by Citizen Sarah

The Texas Political Alliance hopes that everyone reading this today has ensured they are registered to vote in the November election, as the deadline for doing so is Monday, October 5. The Texas Cloverleaf reviews proposed changes to the city of Dent read more

citizensarah

Climate-Change Bill: Is It Really Bad for Texas?

Texas VOX | October 1st 2009 by Citizen Sarah

Public Citizen hopes for climate change legislation that will direct us in becoming more energy efficient, less dependent on foreign oil, and better stewards of out state’s environment. As we await the outcome of the Waxman/Markey and Kerry/Box read more

For Guv Goodhair, CYA More Important Than the Truth

Reconstitution | October 1st 2009

Just the other day, we looked at the problem of Medical Examiners in Texas issuing faulty findings that are undoubtedly leading to the executions of innocent people. I touched briefly on the jokes of junk science known as “crime labs” in read more

citizensarah

Texas Progressive Alliance Weekly Round Up

Texas VOX | September 28th 2009 by Citizen Sarah

As early voting for the November elections looms on the horizon, the Texas Progressive Alliance says good-bye to September and hello to another weekly blog roundup. BREAKING NEWS: Natural Gas Development Brings “amazing and very high” Lev read more

Dumb and dumber on immigration

The Mex Files | September 25th 2009

Dumb… (Cindy Casares, Guanabee): Texas Governor Rick Perry, he of the Teabag Nation, has a new fun trick to appeal to wingnuts this election season: Sending Elite Texas Rangers to the border to fight the hordes of Mexican illegals rustling catt read more

lindonlaco

Texan Sees 'Economic Disaster' in Climate Bill

technica browser | September 22nd 2009 by lindonlaco

Gov. Rick Perry assailed the bill, which would create a cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions, as a "legislative monstrosity" that would do grave damage to the Texas economy. read more

ambitgenius

Governor hosts Cap & Trade Summit in Houston

AmbitGenius - Advice & Tips for the Ambit Energy consultant | September 22nd 2009

Governor Rick Perry is hosting a a Cap & Trade Summit in Houston today, just on the heels of his Value Voters Summit over the weekend. There is expected to be lively debate on whether or not cap & trade is considered good for Texans. read more

SuzieQ

Christian Right Scrambles To Claim It Isn’t Racist

Suzie-Q | September 22nd 2009

Overshadowed by Tea Party Movement, the Christian Right Scrambles to Claim It Isn’t Racist By Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. Posted September 22, 2009. The Tea Party movement has the juice as the religious right is on the wane. Survival may me read more