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19 Dec 2011, 9:42 am
Rick Perry had overseen more executions than any governor in modern times, and spectators burst into applause. [read post]
18 Dec 2011, 11:50 am
But I question their long-term growth potential when crime rates are declining, states are de-incarcerating, both companies have spotty health and safety records, and folks like Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry are out on the campaign trail touting comprehensive immigration reform.Even more specifically, I don't think Harris County is likely to privatize its jail anytime soon, to the extent that was cause for extra optimism by analysts. [read post]
A SURVEY OF Republican Presidential Candidates’ Positions on Higher Education. I’m surprised that R…
17 Dec 2011, 7:28 am
I’m surprised that Rick Perry’s proposal for a $10,000 bachelor’s degree hasn’t gotten more attention in the debates. [read post]
16 Dec 2011, 8:51 am
Perry Anderson, a mutual friend, had invited us to debate the wisdom of American intervention in the Balkans. [read post]
16 Dec 2011, 7:41 am
Rick Perry issued a posthumous pardon for Timothy Cole to clear his name when he turned out to be actually innocent. [read post]
16 Dec 2011, 5:47 am
A few years ago, Rick Perry--whom the whole nation now knows is as dumb as a doornail--fell in with the reactionary... [read post]
15 Dec 2011, 2:42 pm
Interesting Ken Vogel report on the new type of campaign staffer to add to the payroll. [read post]
15 Dec 2011, 8:51 am
Texas has executed a total of 477 people since 1982; 238 executions have occurred during the administration of Texas Governor Rick Perry, more than any other governor in U.S. history. [read post]
15 Dec 2011, 8:34 am
Rick Perry responded. [read post]
15 Dec 2011, 5:48 am
Rick Perry has faith on his side, reports The Texas Tribune. [read post]
14 Dec 2011, 7:09 am
Car Wrecks: Rick Perry Puts Politics Over Safety With Veto of Texting-While Driving Ban Auto Accidents: You Too Can Earn A New Job By Texting While Driving [read post]
14 Dec 2011, 5:13 am
The Trib's Brandi Grissom called Bradley "a giant figure in Texas politics," but that may overstate things: He's an influential figure in legal circles, no doubt, but politically he lost his only ever competitive race - for the Court of Criminal Appeals back in the '90s - was appointed to his current spot by Rick Perry, and has never faced a serious challenger until now. [read post]
14 Dec 2011, 4:35 am
While the national press may have been focused on some of the recent Rick Perry ads about the end of "don't ask, don't tell" and its connection to the celebration of Christmas in the public schools, there has been an even more controversial ad running on Iowa TV stations - anti-abortion spots being run by Randall Terry, the head of Operation Rescue, who has announced that he is running for the Democratic nomination for President -… [read post]
13 Dec 2011, 9:00 pm
Speaker John Boehner and Texas Governor Rick Perry recently claimed that federal income tax compliance costs about $500 billion per year, apparently basing it on a 2005 report of ours in which we project that compliance costs will be $483 billion in 2015. [read post]
13 Dec 2011, 11:52 am
Someone should pull John Boehner, Paul Ryan, Tom Coburn, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, and the Governor of Indiana aside and whisper in their ears, ‘When the Tea-Party sprang up in 2009, its initial adherents carried signs reading, “Honk if you are paying someone else’s mortgage? [read post]
13 Dec 2011, 11:37 am
MOE LANE: “I think that you should watch this Rick Perry video.” [read post]
13 Dec 2011, 6:17 am
Image by 401K via Flickr In recent days, both front-runner Newt Gingrich and Texas Governor Rick Perry have touted their respective “optional flat tax” plans as an easy solution to a complicated tax system. [read post]
13 Dec 2011, 1:30 am
Forbes: By Declining $10,000 Bet, Rick Perry Spared Mitt Romney a $4,000 Tax Bill, by Janet Novack: By now, you’ve probably seen the video of Mitt Romney offering a $10,000 bet to Ricky Perry at Saturday night’s Republican Presidential debate and thought about the political ramifications. [read post]
13 Dec 2011, 1:30 am
Forbes: By Declining $10,000 Bet, Rick Perry Spared Mitt Romney a $4,000 Tax Bill, by Janet Novack: By now, you’ve probably seen the video of Mitt Romney offering a $10,000 bet to Ricky Perry at Saturday night’s Republican Presidential debate and thought about the political ramifications. [read post]
12 Dec 2011, 8:52 pm
Rick Santorum and Rick Perry also signed it. [read post]
