Rick Perry
SAN ANTONIO, TX - MAY 27: Texas Gov. Rick Perry sits courtside as the San Antonio Spurs take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game One of the Western Conference Finals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center on May 27, 2012 in San Antonio, Texas.
Connections
Quotes
He's a better candidate today than he was four years ago and four months ago
There's, you know, people who come from out of state and make their endorsements known ... But Texas conservatives are lining up behind David Dewhurst.
There is something inherently wrong when getting rich off failure and sticking it to someone else is how you do your business. I happen to think that that is indefensible.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
-
Feds to halt Texas Women's Health Program funding
stop funding the Women's Health Program because federal law requires women to be able to choose any qualified clinic.Gov. Rick Perry counters that states have the right, under federal law, to determine qualified providers in the program.The program provides Read more »
Around the web
-
CNN Poll: President Obama and Mitt Romney in dead heat
A new CNN poll finds a dead heat with no advantage on the economy, Rick Perry says outside groups don’t know what they’re talking about, and Bill Clinton rallies Democrats in Wisconsin. Make sure to sign up to get “ Afternoon Fix ” in your e-mail inbox e 5:36 PM from The Washington Post Read more »
-
Perry doubles down on Dewhurst in US Senate race
Gov. Rick Perry on Friday forcefully reiterated his support for David Dewhurst in the state's ferocious U.S. Senate race, suggesting that national tea party groups claiming the lieutenant governor is too moderate "don't know anything about how Texas work 4:07 PM from The Paris News Read more »
-
Perry jabs Tea Party groups in Texas race
Texas Gov. Rick Perry doesn't have a very high opinion about the out-of-state Tea Party forces getting involved in the state's hot Senate race. The Associated Press reports Perry said Tea Party supporters backing Ted Cruz for the seat of retiring U.S. Se 3:47 PM from USA Today Read more »
-
Perry dings national tea party groups for Cruz support
This is one way for Rick Perry to prep for another presidential run, via the AP: Perry said Friday that national tea party factions that have supported the lieutenant governor's opponent, former state Solicitor General Ted Cruz, "don't know anything abou 2:24 PM from The Politico Read more »
-
President Obama calls on Congress to respond to jobs report by moving forward with his jobs plan
"Rick Perry talks a lot and he's not very bright. And that's a combination I like in Republicans." --- James Carville In 24 hours of programming they can't find the time to point out some facts now and then. Must be because facts have that well-known lib 2:18 PM from Daily Kos Read more »
