Rick Perry

And here I was, thinking that maybe this would be the week that Republicans would grow up and embrace reality, instead of living in whatever Reagan-fueled fantasy land they've landed in. Rick Perry, without a hint of irony in his voice, took to the airwaves today, calling President Obama "naive...

It just does not seem logical, and yet that seems to be what Gov. Rick Perry is doing. As of this month, women's health centers in Texas have lost approximately $74 million in state funding. That money, and more, has been allocated to crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs). These places aim to council...

This is not the first time we've heard this either. At the CNBC Delivering Alpha conference the other day, hedge fund managers were there to give their best ideas, have some good food, network with other hedge-funders and talk about a variety of issues pertaining to the world economy. Many of...

It wasn't exactly Buster Douglas knocking out Mike Tyson, but Mitt Romney took Rick Perry out behind the woodshed Monday night. Romney hit Perry hard on Social Security, particularly on Perry's claim that Social Security is a scam, a fraud, and a Ponzi scheme. Perry has said before that he wants...

Former presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty announced today he is supporting Mitt Romney in the race for president. Pawlenty will serve as a national co-chairman of Romney's campaign. “The next president is going to need to lead on the economy in a new way, and that is Mitt Romney,” Pawlenty said...

Kevin Hayden – TruthisTreason.net Source: Various PERRY DEBATIN'… UP IN HIS FACE: PERRY GETS AGGRESSIVE… Have we devolved to political thuggery and physical intimidation now?  Wow. At one point during the Republican debate, when the video cameras weren't rolling — though the incident was caught...

Rick Perry doubled down on stupid Wednesday night, re-affirming his stance that Social Security is a scam and a Ponzi scheme. "It is a Ponzi scheme to tell our kids that are 25 or 30 years old today, you're paying into a program that's going to be there. Anybody that's for the status quo with...

There's a lot not to like about Texas Governor and GOP candidate Rick Perry, but, clearly, two of his redeeming qualities are his disdain for the Bernanke Fed and, based on the fact that his campaign team is, so far, devoid of economists, a seeming dislike for the entire dismal set. Prior to last...

So much for Rick Perry being God's pick for President. Texas, the state Perry where has played High Priest and Governor for a decade now, is currently suffering from not one, but two, so-called acts of god. Central Texas hasn't had meaningful rainfall in over a year now, leading top drought...

Ron Paul put on his alligator shoes, orange suit, and rings and straight-up backhanded Texas Governor Rick Perry this weekend. Recalling the fact that Rick Perry was a Democrat as recently as the Reagan era, Ron Paul's campaign released an advertisement this weekend highlighting Rick Perry's...

It started with Rick Perry wanting to play internet tough guy pistolier, and ended in gunfire into the office of Democratic Representative Gene Green. The story really begins back in 2010, when Texas added metal detectors to its capitol building. The security measures, which are standard pretty...

In an interview to appear tonight on FOX Business Network's (FBN) America's Nightly Scoreboard (9 PM/ET) Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher speaks with host David Asman about the United States economy and Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke's speech on Friday. Fisher said that “...

Texas governor and Presidential candidate Rick Perry is either an extremely smart and charismatic politician who knows his constituents and hires good people, or he's incredibly lucky. Of course, the truth is somewhere in the middle according to First Post writer Alexander Cockburn. He's certainly...

It takes all of two minutes of research to see that just about everything Rick Perry has built his campaign around is a lie. The economy in Texas is not great, and certainly is not booming the way Perry and his disciples like to spin it. Take unemployment, for example. The unemployment rate in...

Scott Lemieux linked to an article that in turn referenced a BEA report on state GDP gains with this map: or, if you just want to see the numbers, "Growth only slightly lower than Michigan's" should be a great campaign slogan.* *And that's ignoring that the second-largest contributor to...