4588686 Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 [url="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/opinion/the-texas-unmiracle.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fopinion%2Findex.jsonp"]http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/opinion/the-texas-unmiracle.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fopinion%2Findex.jsonp[/url] As expected, Rick Perry, the governor of Texas, has announced that he is running for president. And we already know what his campaign will be about: faith in miracles. Some of these miracles will involve things that you’re liable to read in the Bible. But if he wins the Republican nomination, his campaign will probably center on a more secular theme: the alleged economic miracle in Texas, which, it’s often asserted, sailed through the Great Recession almost unscathed thanks to conservative economic policies. And Mr. Perry will claim that he can restore prosperity to America by applying the same policies at a national level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kujo Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Rick Perry: A Neo-Con You Can Believe In Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Props! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vee Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Texas ZZZZZZzzzzzZzzZZZ Endless campaigning for US presidential elections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dUSt Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Texas is an amesome country. I wish Rick Perry would just have Texas secede from the union. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vee Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 (edited) Texas isnt amesome cus I dont live there. edited to add Edited August 15, 2011 by vee8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 [quote name='dUSt' timestamp='1313420963' post='2288369'] Texas is an amesome country. I wish Rick Perry would just have Texas secede from the union. [/quote] yeah, cause that went real well the first time "y'all" tried that..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Although I don't know a bunch about Governor Perry, I'm intrigued by him. He certainly seems to have more experience than a lot in the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie-Therese Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 [quote name='Hasan' timestamp='1313412667' post='2288292'] [url="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/opinion/the-texas-unmiracle.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fopinion%2Findex.jsonp"]http://www.nytimes.c...n%2Findex.jsonp[/url] As expected, Rick Perry, the governor of Texas, has announced that he is running for president. And we already know what his campaign will be about: faith in miracles. Some of these miracles will involve things that you’re liable to read in the Bible. But if he wins the Republican nomination, his campaign will probably center on a more secular theme: the alleged economic miracle in Texas, which, it’s often asserted, sailed through the Great Recession almost unscathed thanks to conservative economic policies. And Mr. Perry will claim that he can restore prosperity to America by applying the same policies at a national level. [/quote] Good article, however I take issue with this statement: [quote] By the way, one in four Texans lacks health insurance, the highest proportion in the nation, thanks largely to the state’s small-government approach. [/quote] Nope. The author makes it seem as though if only there were large-government policies in place, somehow the heath insurance issue would be moot. The problem is that the small-government policies are combined with the same problems everyone in American experiences: unjust taxation, hyper-manipulation of the economy by government interests, and a fundamental inability for the citizens to choose how they are governed because of the mutation of the state and federal governments into a massive, bickering nanny state. Otherwise though, good article. Could have been written about pretty much any of the candidates though. While Texas might have some flattering statistics, the same issues involve every state in the union on some level. Whenever I see some of these quotes touting one or another positive government intervention I always remember the "lies, damned lies and statistics" quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amppax Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Marie-Therese' timestamp='1313427323' post='2288404'] Whenever I see some of these quotes touting one or another positive government intervention I always remember the "lies, damned lies and statistics" quote. [/quote] Mark Twain Funnily enough, my AP statistics course started with that quote. One of my favorite classes ever. Edited August 15, 2011 by Amppax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardillacid Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 When I want a fair and balanced assessment of someone on the right I go to hassy. When I want a fair and balanced assessment of someone on the left I go to Socrates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 [quote name='dUSt' timestamp='1313420963' post='2288369'] Texas is an amesome country. I wish Rick Perry would just have Texas secede from the union. [/quote] The best thing to come out of Texas is I-10 East. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinaSt.Cecilia2772 Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I would say some things, but i'm restraining myself from doing so. All i have to say is that if i was old enough to vote, i wouldnt vote for Perry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 [quote name='LinaSt.Cecilia2772' timestamp='1313438466' post='2288539'] I would say some things, but i'm restraining myself from doing so. [/quote] Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinaSt.Cecilia2772 Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 [quote name='Hasan' timestamp='1313438529' post='2288540'] Why? [/quote] because i dont want to offend anyone. i'm not particularly a Perry fan, me being a texas resident and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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