Texas GOP Presidential Politics; Not Enough Room For B'ofus!

New Voter ID Law Disenfranchises Thousands Of Texas Voters

Rick thinks the glasses make him look 'smarter!'

Rick Perry Secretly Prepares For New Presidential Run; Practices Kissing Babies

Texas AG Greg Abbott Announces Run For Guv

Tampons, Maxi Pads Banned From Gallery During Anti Abortion Bill Debate

 

Rick Perry and the anti abortion foes finally passed their restrictive and unconstitutional measure in the Texas Senate and the bill will now go to the governor who will surely sign it.

Perry is laying the groundwork for another presidential run and he is eager to appeal to the most extreme of the GOP right wing.

Rick Perry Says He Will Go To Israel

 

By Peggy Fikac : Friday, July 12, 2013, San Antonio News/Express 

Gov. Rick Perry, who told a San Antonio audience that he’ll focus on Texas for the next 18 months while he serves out his last term, told the Washington Times that he’s headed to Israel in October

From the Washington Times story, bannered as an exclusive:

“We will be going to Israel to bring together Arabs, Christian and Jews in an educational forum,” Mr. Perry told The Washington Times in an interview just three days after he announced he would not seek an unprecedented fourth term as Texas governor.

Many analysts interpreted that decision as evidence that he is setting the table for a White House campaign. Asked what would induce him to announce a run, he told The Times that he has “plenty of time to make that decision.”

When Perry announced at Holt Cat in San Antonio Monday that he wouldn’t seek re-election, he said:

“I am looking forward to the next 18 months as I serve out my term. Any future considerations I will announce in due time, and I will arrive at that decision appropriately. But my focus will remain on Texas.”

 

Rick Perry Announces He Will Not Run For Re-election

 
 


Just heard the news that Rick will not run for another term in the next election for Governor in 2014. That's the good news. The bad news is that he will almost certainly run for President again in 2016. It is also a cinch bet that Texas Attorney General Gregg Abbott will be the GOP favorite to replace Perry. Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst is probably going to run. Another name mentioned is Tom Pauken, a longtime GOP activist, and there are other potential candidates in the wings.
Perhaps the rising star of State Senator Wendy Davis might find opportunity here. Also the Castro Brothers of San Antonio might figure into the mix as Democrats will likely be invigorated in their effort to turn Texas Blue. Let me be among the first to say to Rick "Adios mo fo!"

Life Is Sacred?

Rick Perry Is A Bully

Dollar Signs Over State Capitol, Austin, Texas

Rick Perry Shuns Workplace, Environmental Regulations; Disaster Results

Texas Governor Rick Perry has repeatedly said he opposed regulation imposed by Washington. He has opposed EPA oversight in Texas. He has presided over a weak, watered down Texas Commission On Environmental Quality. The West, Texas explosion of the fertilizer plant is a result of the kind of low regulation regime Perry supports. The following are two articles from the Dallas Morning News web page about this incident.


Texas officials knew in 2006 that West Fertilizer’s tanks of anhydrous ammonia were near school, homes By Randy Lee Loftis rloftis@dallasnews.com 2:35 am on April 18, 2013

 In late 2006 or early 2007, a state environmental inspector saw the nearby homes and schools while reviewing a separate permit for a sister company, Adair Grain Inc., located at the same site as West Fertilizer. Here is the official summary of his findings from a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality permit document: The regional investigator described the area surrounding the facility as residential and farm land. There are two schools located within 3000 ft of this facility, however, the impact potential is described by the region [regional TCEQ office] as low. The nearest off property receptor, a residence, is 350 ft from the plant. Earlier post: Texas regulators knew in 2006 that the fertilizer facility that burned and exploded Wednesday night had two 12,000-gallon tanks of anhydrous ammonia and was near a school and neighborhood, documents show. However, West Fertilizer Co., of West, Texas, told Texas Commission on Environmental Quality permit reviewers that emissions from the tanks would not pose a danger. That assertion was based on expected routine emissions, not the possibility of a catastrophic failure. As a permit condition, the TCEQ required the company to build a wall between the tanks and a public road to prevent passing vehicles from striking the tanks. The company complied and on Dec. 12, 2006, the agency’s executive director issued an operating permit for the tanks, which already existed. Documents that The Dallas Morning News reviewed early Thursday did not indicate how long the tanks had been in operation before they received a state permit. However, the documents state that West Fertilizer’s permit application drew no public comments for or against it from its neighbors. The business stored anhydrous ammonia for sale to farmers. State and federal documents describe West Fertilizer as a seller, not a manufacturer. In its permit application, submitted in September 2006, West Fertilizer said it would inspect its tanks for leaks once a day and would follow safety procedures when transferring the fertilizer to and from its storage tanks, operations that posed potential risks. The company said it would limit the amount in each tank to 85 percent of its capacity “to ensure maintainable vapor pressures.” It also said it had a system to protect the nearby neighborhood from a vapor leak. “The facility shall also be equipped with a water spray system in the event of accidental release of NH3 [anhydrous ammonia],” West Fertilizer told the state agency. It described the spray system as “an added precaution considering its proximity to populated areas.”

by MATT GOODMAN WFAA Posted on April 18, 2013 at 3:05 AM Updated today at 10:14 AM

The fertilizer plant that exploded in West, Texas on Wednesday night was fined by the Environmental Protection agency in 2006 for failing to have a risk management plan that met federal standards, an EPA report shows. The $2,300 penalty was issued on August 14, 2006, records show. According to the EPA, a risk management plan is designed to ensure chemical accidents don't happen by having safeguards in place to prevent them. Quoting from its website, a risk management plan "includes an executive summary, registration information, off-site consequence analysis, five-year accident history, prevention program and emergency response program." The plant was not fined again by the EPA after that incident. According to construction permits submitted in November of that year, West Fertilizer Co. vowed to meet all standards expected for anhydrous ammonia storage tanks. The odorless gas would be stored in two 12,000 gallon permanent storage tanks. The permits vow an in-house inspection "once a day during normal business hours to ensure there are no" leaks of ammonia. Some of the safety measures it promised: A physical barrier to protect tanks from vehicular collision; a device that makes sure the ammonia is vented to the main tank and not the atmosphere; area near tanks would be equipped with a water spray system in the event of an accidental release. It also vowed to fill the tanks to 85 percent capacity. Quoting from the permit, "The housekeeping requirements, protective barriers, daily inspections, handling requirements, and items related to the physical condition and security of the storage tanks represent current BACT  (Best Available Control Technology) requirements. This facility shall meet all BACT requirements expected for anhydrous ammonia storage tanks." The Dallas Morning News uncovered another EPA report revealing that West Fertilizer Co. reported the "worst possible scenario … would be a 10-minute release of ammonia gas that would or injure no one." The cause of Wednesday night's explosion remains under investigation.

Rick Perry Rejects Federal Dollars For Medicaid Expansion

Cornyn, Perry, Cruz Hold Austin Press Conference; Attack Expansion Of Medicaid In Texas

Looking somewhat uncomfortable with each other, the three Texas politicos held a joint press conference to reiterate their opposition to Obamacare and the expansion of Medicaid in Texas.
Perry and Cruz are transparently obvious in considering a run for the Presidency in 2016. Cornyn likely holds, or once held, such aspirations but his dim star has been eclipsed. Perry and Cruz are trying to outdo the other in their pandering to the right wing extreme. Perry cares little that by refusing the Federal dollars available to set up Medicaid expansion estimates show thousands of Texans will die and thousands more will be denied health care because of his intransigence and political posturing.

Rick Perry Has Stayed Too Long

9,000 More Deaths In Texas Without Medicaid Expansion

Rick Perry Runs State Enterprise Fund For The Benefit Of His Cronies, Contributors

Rick Perry; The Man Who Would Be Prez...Of Texas Or The U.S. Whatever!!

Rick Perry...Has Been Around Too Long!

Rick Perry; Not As Dumb As He Looks!

Rick Perry Hates Public Schools

Rick Perry; Blind Ambition, Devotion To His Bosses!

Rick Perry Has Lived In Expensive Digs At Taxpayer Expense During Protracted Governor's Mansion Repair

Rick Perry Is An Embarrasment To The Great State Of Texas!