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Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat [W:613/629]

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Conservative said:
You are right, it is a lot easier to be arrogant when you have the numbers to support you. If Republicans are arrogant in TX it is because of the low unemployment, large job creation, booming economy, low cost of living, and massive explosion of population.

For someone who grew up and lives in that bastion of liberal education policies you represent the liberals quite well. You are totally ignorant of the actual economic results and even who controlled the legislative process and purse strings from January 2007 until the end of the Bush term

Specific policies, no state income taxes, enticing businesses to move to the state, allowing local communities to control their own resources, and kicking liberal economic policies out of the state. Property taxes depend on where you live, do you have any idea what property taxes fund? You choose where to live thus you choose what taxes to pay.

You are right though, I have no idea what I am talking about because I am a conservative and only spent 35 years in the business world. Amazing how little I know compared to you.
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What? Rick Perry passed laws that put forth no state income tax? I didn't realize that it was just Republicans enticing businesses to move to Texas, since last I checked, pretty much all politicians in this state, including Democrats, offer tax incentives for businesses to move here. Property taxes are worse than progressive income taxes. But the fact that my property taxes are so high is not just because of where I live, and it further keeps me from moving up in the world. You Baby Boomers have it nice, and you kicked the ladder out for the rest of us.

Your 35 years of business experience means jack to me. I've owned my own business as well, so don't act like you know so much.
 
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Fenton said:
Rick Perry Indicted: Another Democratic Party Dirty Trick | Power Line

"A grand jury in Travis County, Texas, indicted Governor Rick Perry today. Why? For exercising his constitutional prerogative by threatening to veto, and then vetoing, an appropriation to support the public corruption unit in Travis County’s district attorney’s office. This followed the arrest of the county’s district attorney, Democratic Party activist Rosemary Lehmberg, for drunk driving, after she was found “with an open bottle of vodka in the front passenger seat of her car in a church parking lot in Austin.” Ms. Lehmberg served 45 days in jail.

The Travis County district attorney’s office has long been a cesspool of corruption. It was that office, controlled by the Democratic Party machine, that infamously indicted Tom DeLay for nothing. "
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This can only help Perry. The public is getting fed-up with the corruption in the political bureaucracy and his willingness to step in here will only enhance his political future.
 
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Raven1 said:
What? Rick Perry passed laws that put forth no state income tax? I didn't realize that it was just Republicans enticing businesses to move to Texas, since last I checked, pretty much all politicians in this state, including Democrats, offer tax incentives for businesses to move here. Property taxes are worse than progressive income taxes. But the fact that my property taxes are so high is not just because of where I live, and it further keeps me from moving up in the world. You Baby Boomers have it nice, and you kicked the ladder out for the rest of us.

Your 35 years of business experience means jack to me. I've owned my own business as well, so don't act like you know so much.
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What a whiner.:peace
 
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Unitedwestand13 said:
so should have this senator from idaho have resigned after he was charged with a D.W.I. two ago?

Idaho senator accused of DUI in Virginia - CNN.com
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I don't really care about Idaho. I do know that if people elect someone that is morally bankrupt they deserve everything they get. I can see this Lehmberg is morally bankrupt. I don't know about Perry. I haven't lived in Texas since 1982.
 
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Kobie said:
Wait, WHAT? The recession, which started before the 2008 election, was caused by people voting for Obama?
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Absolutely !!

After a near financial collapse, Americans thought it was a good idea to listen to a bunch of BS superficial platitudes and elect a Jr Senator with no qualifications who then signed a Bill into law that guaranteed increased cost on Businesses, Corporations and Consumers years before it's implementation.

Great way to stifle a free market economy, promise everyone their cost health cost are going to sky rocket, tell employers the cost for their employee plans is going to sky rocket, and then raise taxes on Capital Gains and dividends.

This Jr Senator Community Organizer then borrowed 800 Billion and so he could waste it on a ridiculous green jobs initiative and pump Billions back into Public Sector Unions. It was clear soon after he was elected ( It was clear before that ) that he wasn't competent to run a Taco Truck let alone a Country.

When it comes down to it, the voters are responsible for their gullibility.
 
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Kobie said:
I'm already on record as saying the indictment is BS.

I was referring to your fantasy about the "liberal world."
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What would you call a place that is never wrong and always places blame but never takes responsibility?
 
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sangha said:
The only cheap thing I see is your lies.
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Same sort of cheap thing you pulled as the famous question: 'Have you stopped beating your wife yet?'
 
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Conservative said:
Texas economy is booming and no debt, California is in debt, why? Why are businesses moving out of California. Better think about it.
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You "conservatives" only complain about debt when liberals are in charge, but not a peep from you when Republicans are mounting up unnecessary debt like when Bush the Younger trumped up a false war and gave tax cuts to the wealthy. Why is that?
 
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NonoBadDog said:
I don't really care about Idaho. I do know that if people elect someone that is morally bankrupt they deserve everything they get. I can see this Lehmberg is morally bankrupt. I don't know about Perry. I haven't lived in Texas since 1982.
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perry is using this as a opportunity to appoint some republican to a department that has been outside his control during the entire 14 years he was govenor of texas.

i see parallels with president roosevelt's court packing plan.
 
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Conservative said:
What would you call a place that is never wrong and always places blame but never takes responsibility?
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Blame/responsibility for what?
 
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Fenton said:
Absolutely !!

After a near financial collapse, Americans thought it was a good idea to listen to a bunch of BS superficial platitudes and elect a Jr Senator with no qualifications who then signed a Bill into law that guaranteed increased cost on Businesses, Corporations and Consumers years before it's implementation.

Great way to stifle a free market economy, promise everyone their cost health cost are going to sky rocket, tell employers the cost for their employee plans is going to sky rocket, and then raise taxes on Capital Gains and dividends.

This Jr Senator Community Organizer then borrowed 800 Billion and so he could waste it on a ridiculous green jobs initiative and pump Billions back into Public Sector Unions. It was clear soon after he was elected ( It was clear before that ) that he wasn't competent to run a Taco Truck let alone a Country.

When it comes down to it, the voters are responsible for their gullibility.
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That's sheer lunacy.

We were already in a BAD recession before Obama was ever elected. The recession began in 2007.
 
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Raven1 said:
What? Rick Perry passed laws that put forth no state income tax? I didn't realize that it was just Republicans enticing businesses to move to Texas, since last I checked, pretty much all politicians in this state, including Democrats, offer tax incentives for businesses to move here. Property taxes are worse than progressive income taxes. But the fact that my property taxes are so high is not just because of where I live, and it further keeps me from moving up in the world. You Baby Boomers have it nice, and you kicked the ladder out for the rest of us.

Your 35 years of business experience means jack to me. I've owned my own business as well, so don't act like you know so much.
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Texas is run by a GOP Legislature and if your'e so proud of your Liberal ideology, then why not move to a Liberal State that DOESN'T believe in incentivizing new investment and have a economy to prove it.....like California.

Rick Perry went on tour and sold Texas to businesses in Blue States like Michigan and California.
 
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Kobie said:
That's sheer lunacy.
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No it's not, it's reality.

It's exactly what happened and the people that voted for Obama should be held responsible for their stupid decision in 2008 and their brainless decision in 2012.
 
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Raven1 said:
What? Rick Perry passed laws that put forth no state income tax? I didn't realize that it was just Republicans enticing businesses to move to Texas, since last I checked, pretty much all politicians in this state, including Democrats, offer tax incentives for businesses to move here. Property taxes are worse than progressive income taxes. But the fact that my property taxes are so high is not just because of where I live, and it further keeps me from moving up in the world. You Baby Boomers have it nice, and you kicked the ladder out for the rest of us.

Your 35 years of business experience means jack to me. I've owned my own business as well, so don't act like you know so much.
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Nope, he continued the pro growth policies that made this state great and liberals hate that. I couldn't care less if you ran a business, by the way how is the pizza business? You really have no idea about the different property taxes in the areas and what they fund. You probably should find out.
 
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Fenton said:
No it's not, it's reality.

It's exactly what happened and the people that voted for Obama should be held responsible for their stupid decision in 2008 and their brainless decision in 2012.
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It's "reality" that a recession that began in 2007 is the fault of people who voted for a Democrat a year later?
 
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Unitedwestand13 said:
perry is using this as a opportunity to appoint some republican to a department that has been outside his control during the entire 14 years he was govenor of texas.

i see parallels with president roosevelt's court packing plan.
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14 years ??

He's had 14 years to defund this department ? Why did he wait 14 years when he knew this group of Liberal activist were watching his every move ?
 
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Raven1 said:
You "conservatives" only complain about debt when liberals are in charge, but not a peep from you when Republicans are mounting up unnecessary debt like when Bush the Younger trumped up a false war and gave tax cuts to the wealthy. Why is that?
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The problem would be the definition of "unnecessary" - I suspect we would adamantly disagree.
 
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Conservative said:
That DA requested Taxpayer money and that made it a state issue. Why would any Governor give taxpayer money to any department under control of this lunatic?
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I don't know that Lehmberg is a lunatic. In fact, she's probably a pretty sharp lawyer. But she may have a problem with alcohol. Who drives around with an open bottle of vodka?
 
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Fenton said:
It was clear soon after he was elected ( It was clear before that ) that he wasn't competent to run a Taco Truck let alone a Country.
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A Mexican would have been kinda ok, right?
 
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Kobie said:
It's "reality" that a recession that began in 2007 is the fault of people who voted for a Democrat a year later?
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Yep - you finally figured it out - congratulations.
 
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Raven1 said:
You "conservatives" only complain about debt when liberals are in charge, but not a peep from you when Republicans are mounting up unnecessary debt like when Bush the Younger trumped up a false war and gave tax cuts to the wealthy. Why is that?
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Really? What was the debt to GDP ratio under that massive debt that you claim Republicans ran up? You buy the liberal story hook, line and sinker. Too bad research hasn't been taught to you in that bastion if educational superiority area of Austin. You might learn something if you actually did research instead of buying rhetoric. You think that you keeping more of your money is an expense to the govt? If it isn't an expense it cannot cause deficits
 
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GBFAN said:
Yep - you finally figured it out - congratulations.
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I hope you're joking.
 
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Kobie said:
It's "reality" that a recession that began in 2007 is the fault of people who voted for a Democrat a year later?
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The " Great Recession " refers to the last 6 years of economic malaise, chronic joblessness, rising poverty levels and massive new structural debt. Obama voters are responsible for voting for and electing Obama, Obama is responsible for being a grade A narcissist and thinking for one minute that he was qualified to hold this position.
 
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