Today Texas Governor Rick Perry vetoed House Bill 950 (HB 950). HB 950 would have brought Texas into compliance with the federal Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 signed by President Barack Obama. The bill makes it easier for women to sue employers over wage discrimination between their male counterparts. Above is the interview […]
Butt Of Republican Jokes, Big Liberal State Has A Problem, Big Budget Surplus
In February Texas republican Governor Rick Perry made a trip to California. His supposed intent was to lure California businesses to Texas. The premise is that Texas is more business friendly than California. To be sure, Texas is a state that gives away over $19 Billion in taxpayer dollars even as it cuts basic and […]
Cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Teacher Pension But Guess Who Double Dip From Government
The President has been promoting a grand bargain for some time now. He has been touting a balanced approach to solving our fiscal problems, our budget deficit and our national debt. Republicans on the other hand have been insistent in balancing the budget on the back of the middle class even as they want to […]
Texas Gov. Perry Requesting Federal Aid Continued GOP Hypocrisy (VIDEO)
First I must send my most sincere condolences to my fellow Texans in West, Texas who perished from the fertilizer plant explosion. Unfortunately it was not necessarily a surprise since the plant was cited in 2006 for a permit violation. Texas Governor Rick Perry (R) according to The Raw Story declared a state of emergency […]