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Secede? You Never Know, Says Texas Governor

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 15, 2009 10:08 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Texas Gov. Rick Perry thinks this union of states we call America is a pretty good thing, but he warned that Washington better not take it for granted, the Dallas Morning News reports. "There's absolutely no reason to dissolve it," he told reporters after addressing the anti-tax, anti-big-government tea party in Austin. "But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what might come out of that."

Secession? Perry didn't exactly endorse it, but he didn't exactly call it a crazy idea, either. The Republican governor is a fierce opponent of the stimulus, rejecting $555 million of it, and he's locked in a tightening race for re-election against GOP Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. "We will not stand our pockets being picked, our children's future being mortgaged, our rights being taken away," he told the cheering crowd in Austin, one of three tea party stops he made during the day.

Gov. Rick Perry, foreground, speaks to the crowd during a Don't Mess With Texas tea party rally at City Hall Wednesday, April 15, 2009, in Austin, Texas.
Gov. Rick Perry, foreground, speaks to the crowd during a "Don't Mess With Texas" tea party rally at City Hall Wednesday, April 15, 2009, in Austin, Texas.   (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)
In this Jan. 27 file photo, Texas Gov. Rick Perry delivers his State of the State message in Austin, Texas.
In this Jan. 27 file photo, Texas Gov. Rick Perry delivers his State of the State message in Austin, Texas.   (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)
The crowd displays signs during a Don't Mess With Texas tea party rally at City Hall Wednesday, April 15, 2009, in Austin, Texas.
The crowd displays signs during a "Don't Mess With Texas" tea party rally at City Hall Wednesday, April 15, 2009, in Austin, Texas.   (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)
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COMMENTS
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Derni
Apr 16, 2009 12:18 PM CDT
More proof that Bush and other members of the Stete of Texas are cognitively challenged-whtat's in the water there?
oldgoat
Apr 16, 2009 11:06 AM CDT
Gimme a break? Facts are facts. Just because you don't like them doesn't mean that it isn't real. Migrants to Texas? Maybe because of the use of cheap labor? It certainly isn't because of outstanding schools and other standards. Don't let love of a barren state blind you from facts.
riffran
Apr 16, 2009 9:17 AM CDT
easily refuted to some degree......."Texas leads the nation in job creation. Texas posted the only statistically significant increase in employment in 2008 with 153,700 new jobs and the second largest over-theyear percentage increase in nonfarm employment of 1.5 percent in 2008, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor....." If Texas were a nation, its economy would rank as the 12th-largest in the world by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the Texas Comptroller’s 2008 estimates. Details on the nations Texas previously surpassed by GDP are provided in the 2007 Comptroller's estimatesStatistics".......I looked over the link by the way...And if, as those stats imply, Texas is such a bad place, why are we attracting waves of both domestic and international migrants? Clearly they see value not reflected in those stats. (37th most 'livable' state?! Give me a break.)
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