Dallas News has recommended current Lt. Governor David Dewhurst to be elected again for the third time during this November Election. Dewhurst has been the Lt. Governor of Texas since 2003. Dallas News feels that since Dewhurst has invaluable knowledge of state agencies which would help alleviate some of the state's $21B budget deficit. They also feel that he has a sense of fairness and can help "spread the pain around".
Dallas News also believes he did a good job with state's water, transportation and educational issues. He hasn't killed bills that would help the state grow. They feel he is better suited than the Democrat nominee Linda Chavez-Thompson.
In my opinion, I believe that Dallas News is right in recommending Mr. Dewhurst to continue being the Lt. Governor. I haven't been in Texas long enough to know any other Lt. Governor, however, from what I have seen, he has done a good job. During a time when a lot of states has faced many issues, Texas has stood strong. It is one of the reasons why many people has moved to Texas. I agree that education, water and transportation are important issues to Texas. Texas is one of the fastest growing states and its infrastructures has to be updated in order to meet the needs of the new population.
I believe Dallas News was targeting the general Texan voting population and trying to influence them to vote this November election and vote for Dewhurst. Dallas News does a good job of engaging its readers and providing solid evidence. How influential is this editorial? We might have to wait until November to find out.
Source: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/editorials/stories/DN-dewhurst_1004edi.State.Edition1.16713bd.html
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
Gov. Rick Perry Criticizes House Minority Leader & Supports Tea Party
Governor Rick Perry has criticized the House Minority Leader John Boehner over his statement that he would vote for Obama's plan of raising taxes for certain Americans. According to the Statesman, Governor Perry has said that he is supporting Tea Party candidates that won the primaries in Delaware and New York. The support of Perry highlights the growing division among the Republican party supports between its more vocal Tea Party supporters.
Perry believes that the Tea Party stands for what the Republican party stands for, which is "fiscal conservatism" and "small government". However, the Tea Party has been known as very outspoken on several issues and has been portrayed as bigoted, racists, and even as a fringe group.
Perry's support of Tea Party candidates and his criticism of the Republican House Minority Leader should be concerning for the GOP. Perry is a favorite to run for the presidential election in 2012 even though he has denied it on numerous occasions. We should closely follow his support for other candidates and his position as he runs for reelection this November against former Houston Mayor Bill White.
Source: http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/texas-gov-perry-criticizes-gop-leader-boehner-922047.html
Perry believes that the Tea Party stands for what the Republican party stands for, which is "fiscal conservatism" and "small government". However, the Tea Party has been known as very outspoken on several issues and has been portrayed as bigoted, racists, and even as a fringe group.
Perry's support of Tea Party candidates and his criticism of the Republican House Minority Leader should be concerning for the GOP. Perry is a favorite to run for the presidential election in 2012 even though he has denied it on numerous occasions. We should closely follow his support for other candidates and his position as he runs for reelection this November against former Houston Mayor Bill White.
Source: http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/texas-gov-perry-criticizes-gop-leader-boehner-922047.html
Friday, September 3, 2010
My First Post
This is the first post in The Texas Talk. This blog will be about Texas, politics in Texas, etc.
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