[–] OsoCovfefe 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
Rick was my Governor, he was a Democrat long ago, switched to RINO/Repub when he realized Dems had a harder time getting elected down here. Became a drugstore cowboy, Rhinstone RINO maybe, we used to call him Governor Goodhair.
He was known to take an interest in bidness which touched him in some way. Wanted to force Mothers to impose vaccines on their kids which were questionable at best, tried to imminent domain lands for forced toll roads/rail lines, not an outright crook but a politician still.
And maybe a crook.
He was a fair governor here tho because Texas doesn't let governors have much to do with anything. Heck, we only let our State Legislature meet every two years for a couple months, and as long as you don't put it in the ditch it's hard to mess up being governor.
You wouldn't mind having a beer with him but probably wouldn't want to be his neighbor.
[–] mcpaperclip ago
Yep, weak ass guy. Remember what he tried to do with the highway system while governor? And he wanted to sell out tolls to another country. Shit I even voted for Kinky Friedman because he would've been way better than Oops Goodhair.
[–] OsoCovfefe ago
HAHA!! I voted for Kinky as well, mainly because I smoked with him in Willie Nelson's bus.
Why is he stepping down? He's a crook and he stains the prez. So many betraywd him.
[–] OsoCovfefe 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Yeah, at times I like Rick...shooting that coyote was good, talk of secession was good...he kinda went where Texas wanted him to go.
But a politician, phony, tried borrowing a lot of gravitas by association with the people exuding it.
[–] standwithuQ [S] ago
Ok thanks. I guess I'm glad he's resigning and if he has corrupt deals with Ukraine, I hope its exposed and he does jail time.
[–] OsoCovfefe ago
I don't think he's dirty, he's just a politician, maybe more of a Good Ole Boy Wannabe.
[–] TurquoiseLover 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
He's got some Ukraine dealings that will be exposed.
https://www.invidio.us/watch?v=h8s35AnjYAo :
Rick Perry announces plans to resign as energy secretary - YouTube
[–] ilikeskittles 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
He is. But probably has something else in mind to do. Government service is a pain in the ass.
[–] TexasInfidel 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
We ran that fucker out of Texas
Take it for what its worth.
[–] Cuck_not 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
He was your longest serving governor IIRC
[–] TexasInfidel ago
Texas suffered for it too