SocraticGadfly: Texas House bitch-slaps Lil Ricky Perry

April 17, 2009

Texas House bitch-slaps Lil Ricky Perry

It remains to be seen if the Texas Senate will follow, but the state House has cut Gov. Rick Perry’s official office budget “by 96 percent. On a voice vote, without discussion.

If you think you can get re-elected by using incitement to riot, talking up secession and promoting nullification, Lil Ricky, you’d better think again.

Of course, the House GOP has a different spin, claiming they didn’t want to waste time talking about Perry:
most Republicans said they went along simply to speed debate of the state budget – a debate that could last into Saturday.

“At the end of the day, the governor will be fully funded,” said House GOP Caucus Chairman Larry Taylor, R- Friendswood.

But Larry, not wanting to talk about Perry, and not trying to defend his budget against more funding for other issues, is entirely the point.
And, let’s see how this plays out in budget talks with the Senate, indeed, Jim Pitts.

Lil Ricky manages to beat Kay Bailey Cheerleader in the primary next year, by playing even farther to the right, how comfortable are you running with him in the general?

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