In response to an attack ad from a SuperPAC that supports Michele Bachmann, the communications director for teabagger favorite and professional kewpie doll Rick Perry said “Gov. Rick Perry cut taxes, signed six balanced budgets, takes a hard line on spending, and led Texas to become America’s top job-creating state.”
All of these statements are true … *IF* you add the factual context:
- “Gov. Perry cut taxes” True. Rick Perry cut taxes for all Texans earning more than $285,000 per year, cut business taxes by 54% aggregately, and eliminated three different state transport taxes for retail corporations operating in Texas.
- “Gov. Perry takes a hard line on spending.” True … if you consider more than DOUBLING the state’s spending from 2000 to 2010, from $46 Billion to $94.7 Billion is “hard line.”
- “Gov. Perry signed six balanced budgets” True. Perry balanced two state government budgets by using more than $28 Billion from the Bush/Obama stimulus that Perry now says “hurt the economy.” Perry balanced four state government DEPARTMENT budgets (Transportation, Commerce, Interior and Administration) by shifting funds to them out of the budgets for five other departments (Health & Human Services, Education, Fire/Paramedics, Police, and Social Services).
- “Gov. Perry led Texas to become America’s top job-creating state” True … as long as you specify that SEVENTY-EIGHT PERCENT of all jobs created in Texas during Perry’s administration are PART-TIME, MINIMUM WAGE, and/or TEMPORARY/SEASONAL jobs.
Spin, spin, spin goes the [campaign] …
If the devil is in the details, Rick Perry needs to trade in the (Look at me! I’m just like George Bush!) cowboy hat for a red body suit, horns and a pitchfork.
Posted in: Political Observations
Posted on September 1, 2011
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