Politics are a popping in a blue trending Texas.
Recent polls reveal that Bill White continues to kick Rick Perry's butt across the great state of Texas.
Yesterday the Houston Chronicle endorsed Bill White, the Texas 2010 Democratic gubernatorial candidate.
Rick Perry could have had his crack at such a gem of an endorsement had he not thumbed his nose at the Texas editorial boards and its newspapers. By so doing Rick Perry has also shown his blatant contempt for the people by this refusal as well as his snubbing a traditional debate. I guess our esteemed governor has been in office for so long that he has forgotten his chief role is one of a public servant that is elected into office to serve the people of Texas.
The Chronicle's endorsement of White is deservedly glowing and it's criticisms of Rick Perry is well-deserved because all are 100% accurate.
Cross posted on Texas Kaos.
Texas faces an unprecedented budget deficit estimated at $21 billion, faltering health care and public education systems, and demands for new energy sources and transportation funding. For nearly a decade, Rick Perry — the longest-serving governor in Lone Star history — has been at the helm of an increasingly wayward ship.
Texas can't afford four more years of Perry's leadership.
The governor has shown a distaste for dealing with budget details, fobbing them off on the Legislature and even suggesting in a recent news conference that Comptroller Susan Combs had better uses of her time than issuing deficit projections.
Texas voters have the good fortune of replacing Rick Perry with Bill White.
Fortunately, voters have the opportunity to replace Republican Perry with former Houston Mayor Bill White, a Democrat with credentials as a successful lawyer, corporate CEO and public servant who demonstrated his management capabilities and hard-work ethic during a six-year tenure at City Hall.
As he did in Houston, White can bring innovative financial solutions, a passion for environmental protection, and a strong bipartisan and ethical commitment to a governor's office tarnished by charges of cronyism, partisanship and catering to contributors at the expense of constituents.
"Today our state is being run like a political machine to perpetuate Rick Perry in office," said White during his screening with the Chronicle editorial board. Gov. Perry has declined to meet with Texas newspaper editorial boards.
Bill White is well known for working with and bringing people together. Rick Perry's divide and conquer scorched politics has done more to hurt rather than help the people of Texas.
"People want a governor who can bring people together to get things done," White continued. "Leadership is not dividing the state into red teams and blue teams, playing people off against each other. Leadership is not having citizens and journalists have to pry information out of the government when it's funded by the taxpayers."
Texans need a governor committed to transparency and willing to discuss the issues of the day with citizens and media. Perry has ducked debates with White, using the dodge of demanding that the Democrat release his tax returns not only for his mayoral tenure but years before. Meanwhile, he has shrouded his own financial dealings that have made him a millionaire in a blind trust.
White promises to expand the governor's role in planning the state budget and making state agencies more efficient in their financial planning. He points to the Texas Department of Transportation's budget mismanagement as symptomatic of the problems that have created the looming deficit.
"DOT was so preoccupied with the corrupt land grab known as the Trans-Texas Corridor that it lost sight of basic management and getting people from where they live to where they work," said White. "In 2008 for an extended period of time they did not know where their budget was within $1.1 billion." According to the candidate, that miscalculation resulted in numerous roadway construction projects across the state being canceled.
The Houston Chronicle's endorsement describes Bill White's achievements and accomplishments as Houston's mayor. Please check White's web site to learn more about Mr. White. This would be a good time to show him some love and get on board to volunteer. Let's blanket this state with phone calls, face to face conversations with neighbors and knocking on doors.
As we know the seriously out of touch and bloviating mainstream bubble dwelling pundits have been crowing about a wipe out of Democrats this election season.
Those of us at Texas Kaos say BULL. It ain't over until the polls close and the votes are counted. Texas Democrats aren't fighting to lose. Too many Texans deservedly yearn for change. The time has come in which we can finally free ourselves from the yoke of Perry's self-serving and dictatorial rule.