So who's the empty suit really :-

Rick Perry Is a Socialist in a Secessionist Costume

Despite all of these remarks (and others that I don't have room for here), Rick Perry is responsible for Texas being the second biggest state recipient of ACCA stimulus dollars -- ostensibly "redistributed" from tax payers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York and the president's home state of Hawaii.

In 2010, Perry was confronting a state budget deficit of $6.6 billion. A constitutional amendment mandated that Perry balance the budget somehow, but instead of using a "rainy day" fund established with state money, Perry decided to tap a different source to fill the void. The stimulus. According to Politifact, Perry and the Republican-controlled Texas legislature requested, received and used $6.4 billion in stimulus money to help balance the budget. 97 percent of the budget shortfall was filled with stimulus money.

There's more.

In addition to the $6.4 billion to balance Rick Perry's budget deficits, Texas also used $5.7 billion in stimulus money in 2010 for "programs such as highway and bridge construction, child care development programs and weatherization assistance."

That's a total of $12,100,000,000 in total stimulus money for Rick Perry's Texas in one year alone. Nearly seven percent of the total Texas budget in 2010 was stimulus money. That's a lot of "principle" being "tossed out the window."
Bob Cesca: Rick Perry Is a Socialist in a Secessionist Costume


He's got some great speechwriters (like Obama), but I think Ricks lies will catch him out. My moneys on Romney.

Must admit, this was a catchy slogan for his base-
“I’ll work every day to try to make Washington, D.C., as inconsequential in your life as I can”
Just happens to be a porkie though. Then again, hows that hopey changey stuff working for you?