Meet The Candidates: 2012 GOP Thread

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

When it comes to hypocrisy, Rick Perry gets that First Prize:

Texas balanced budget with stimulus money from Washington - Jan. 23, 2011

Wonder how the tea party feels about that?

Not so fast my friend. Headlines are nice, but the devil is in the details. As the Gov of TX it would be flat out irresponsible for him to leave Federal money to help his state on the table.

From the article:
"Texas would have balanced its budget regardless of the presence of stimulus dollars," said Lucy Nashed, Perry's deputy press secretary. "This money came from the pockets of Texas taxpayers, and we are committed to getting our fair share of these dollars, which would have otherwise been disbursed to other states."