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Shrub : The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush [Paperback]

Molly Ivins Texas Observer (Author), Lou Dubose (Author) Ivins died of breast cancer and Dubose now writes for the Washington Spectator http://www.washingtonspectator.org/index.cfm a superb magazine website and magazine. Want to know the truth? Read this.


We need to be very careful with the mainstream media including the New York Times and especially mainstream and liberal MSNBC. The bottom line is advertising revenues. Neither the New York Times or Washington Post who wrote so-called complete history of Bush in Texas and his failed oil businesses and the rape of affluent Latino whose properties were condemned to allow an expansion of his baseball team.


Ivins and Dubose took investigative articles from newspapers such as the Dallas Morning News who reported on the negative side of Bush, but forgot the facts during the Bush campaign. The Washington Post did an in-depth investigation of Bush but neglected the real important facts showing what kind of President he would be. During Bush 8 million jobs were sent overseas and not replaced here and his favorable policies including tax breaks helped close 50,000 manufacturing plants during his 8 years.


We were already in a recession by 2005-2006 before the crash in 2008. The housing crisis started before Bush and Greenspan were in place. The latter was working with Clinton to pass two disastrous Banking bills. Bush’s SEC also allowed Paulson and others to leverage at twice previously allowed leverage or a factor of ten. Under Bush, all the regulatory heads who helped corporations and neglected all the regulatory laws in place and even erased important environment protection information from the White House and government website. We still do not know all the harm done yet, but we know the financial community scandal and failures will be felt by all of us for at least a decade and we will suffer a jobless economy for some time.



Since 2006, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been boosting his conservative credentials, and now we know why -- he wants to be president. During this year's legislative session alone, Perry has taken on immigration, sanctuary cities, voter ID, women's reproductive issues, airport security, and, of course, the Obama administration, all national issues he can talk about in a national campaign.

Outside his home state, Perry might best be known for toying with the idea of secession. During the rise of the tea party, Perry told supporters at a rally in April, 2009, "We've got a great union. There's absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, who knows what may come of that." We're still not sure if Perry wants to run for president of the United States or president of the Republic of Texas.

Perry's disdain for the media rivals that of Sarah Palin, as evidenced by his avoiding reporters, eschewing televised debates, and even refusing to meet with the state's editorial boards during the last gubernatorial election. Unfortunately for the governor, he's going to need the media if he wants to run on a national platform. And he's never seen anything like the Washington press corps.

As momentum builds behind Perry's potential run at the White House in 2012, the national press is sure to delve deeper into his record. As that process begins, here's a list of things Texans know about Rick Perry that the national political audience should know, too.

12 Things Texans Know About Gov. Rick Perry That You Should, Too

By EILEEN SMITH


JUN 20 2011, 3:53 PM ET

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http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/06/12-things-texans-know-about-gov-rick-perry-that-you-should-too/240638/

Eileen Smith is the editor of the satirical political blog In the Pink Texas, and a guest columnist at the Texas Observer. She lives in Austin.

Rick Perry Facts:

FEW TEXANS WOULD VOTE FOR HIM

As people have been saying, Perry's not exactly popular in his home state (but, as he told Neil Cavuto last week, "a prophet is generally not loved in their hometown."). An independent poll released June 16 showed that only 9 percent of likely Republican voters in Texas would support him for president.


HE SUPPORTED AL GORE IN '88

When Perry first entered politics as a candidate for the Texas House in 1984, he was a Democrat. He remained a Democrat until he ran for Agriculture Commissioner in 1989, when he joined the Republican party. (In 1988, he not only endorsed Al Gore for president, he headed up his campaign in Texas.)


ADIOS, MOFO'

His infamous catchphrase from 2005 later became a Texas Democratic campaign slogan: "Adios, MoFo." He had been referring to a reporter when he thought he was off-mic. (Or he knew he was still on-mic, and wanted to look like a bad-ass.)


CONSPIRACY THEORY: HE BACKS TRANSNATIONAL GOVERNMENT

In 2007 -- way before all his anti-federal ranting -- Perry pushed hard for the Trans-Texas Corridor super highway, a.k.a. the "North American Union" under NAFTA. Conspiracy theorists in Texas (i.e. Alex Jones) accused him of trying to create a single nation consisting of Canada, Mexico, and the U.S., living under one currency, the Amero.


SUED OVER HPV VACCINES

In 2007, he bypassed the Texas legislature and signed an executive order to require HPV vaccines for all 6th grade girls. It did not sit well with conservative Christians and a lawsuit was filed by a group of concerned parents. Perry's former chief of staff Mike Toomey (Now senator R) was a lobbyist for Merck, which created Gardisil, at the time. The legislature repealed his order.


COYOTEGATE

Last April Perry claimed he shot and killed a coyote while out running with his laser-sighted pistol (a .380 Ruger). He says he carries the gun with him when jogging because he's afraid of snakes. But he'd gone running without his security detail for once, so no one was there to verify the kill.


BORDER CAMERAS, SANCTUARY CITIES

In 2006, Perry proposed installing hundreds of night vision cameras along the border that would allow anyone to view it live online. During the regular legislative session this year, a bid to create sanctuary cities didn't pass, but Perry added them to the special session agenda. (Plus he has said he thinks Juarez is the most dangerous city "in America.")


HE'S GOTTEN MORE RELIGIOUS

The governor has become increasingly Christian over the years, asking Texans to pray for rain and to join him in a Day of Prayer and Fasting to solve the nation's ills. It was sponsored by the American Family Association, which is known for its extreme anti-gay views.


HE PALS AROUND WITH PALIN

Sarah Palin endorsed him in the last gubernatorial campaign, making public appearances with him. It would be pretty great to see these two on the stage together. Ditto Rudy Giuliani


HE DIDN'T BLAME BP FOR THE SPILL

Last year Perry called the BP oil spill an "act of God." (He considers many things "acts of God.")


HE'S NOT POPULAR WITH W

Bush loyalists can't stand Perry. But that might be a good thing.


FRIENDS WITH TED NUGENT

He's really good friends with Ted Nugent, who likes to show up everywhere draped in Confederate flags and tell Obama to suck on his gun.


A NADER CONNECTION

Perry's top adviser Dave Carney was accused of helping collect signatures for the Ralph Nader campaign in order to help Republicans in the 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns.


FEW TEXANS WOULD VOTE FOR HIM

As people have been saying, Perry's not exactly popular in his home state (but, as he told Neil Cavuto last week, "a prophet is generally not loved in their hometown."). An independent poll released June 16 showed that only 9 percent of likely Republican voters in Texas would support him for president.


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