Did shrubya "manage a budget in Texas"....?

cthrumatrix

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Wed Sep-08-04 10:57 AM
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Did shrubya "manage a budget in Texas"....?

Edited on Wed Sep-08-04 11:00 AM by cthrumatrix

I'm not talking about his "nose candy budget". How in the hell can this man - in soo little time - destroy the solvency of this country.

* record deficits

* the US dollar on the verge of becoming toliet paper

eveything he touches ..turns to shit

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BillZBubb

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Wed Sep-08-04 11:00 AM
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1. He didn't manage squat in Texas.

The Lieutenant Governor does all the heavy lifting in Texas. The Governor is more of a figurehead who proposes things. Virtually all of Bush*s proposals went nowhere.

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cthrumatrix

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Wed Sep-08-04 11:01 AM
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2. now you tell us .... you are kidding me

he was just a fricking puppet ....again?

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Wickerman

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Wed Sep-08-04 11:06 AM
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7. Yep, the Gov of Texas is a photo-op job

They have a few high-profile, high visibility jobs, but as was so well stated above, the Lite does all the heavy work. Bush's Lt., Bullock, was the master and very effective. When he left office and then died the state fell apart.

Seriously, many tried to warn - few listened.

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GOPAgainstGW

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Wed Sep-08-04 12:12 PM
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16. YOU ARE RIGHT, BY TEXAS CONSTITUTION, GOVERNOR HAS VERY LITTLE POWER!!!

G.W. BUSH MOSTLY GOT OFF ON EXECUTING PEOPLE WHILE GOVERNOR. YOU COULD SEE IT IN HIS EYES. HE WOULD FLAT GET EXCITED. STRANGE MAN!!!!

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BillZBubb

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Wed Sep-08-04 11:23 AM
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13. Bush*s one BIG proposal in Texas was a tax cut!

It was SO tilted towards wealthy property owners that even the Republicans in the Texas Legislature voted against it. It was a clear indication of things to come...

His school funding proposals got laughed away by everyone.

The other "big" thing he did was to veto the Texas Patient's Bill of Rights. Again, even the Republicans voted for the veto override. That, of course, didn't stop Chimpy from TAKING CREDIT for the PBoR in his debate with Gore. And naturally, neither Gore nor the media hammered him on it.

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seabeyond

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Wed Sep-08-04 11:45 AM
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14. thats what it was

i couldnt remember lol thanks

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liberal N proud

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Wed Sep-08-04 11:02 AM
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3. You forgot, about the parties

the governor attends all the social events
Beer, Wine, Whisky, pretty cowgirls.

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seabeyond

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Wed Sep-08-04 11:07 AM
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8. wasnt it a stripper into late '90's

and people from texas was saying it, the nation just wasnt listening. the few things he did have his hand in he screwed em up. cant remember specifics now.

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liveoaktx

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Wed Sep-08-04 11:57 AM
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15. National Enquirer

http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/77326

Remember how much you played up Monica Lewinsky?s blow jobs and Paula Jones? sexual harassment lawsuit against Clinton in the 1990s, while ignoring or downplaying extramarital activities by the hypocritical Republicans who served on Clinton?s impeachment committee like Henry Hyde and Bob Barr? Remember how much you covered Gennifer Flowers? affair allegations ? which did not even include a lawsuit ? against Clinton, while ignoring or downplaying affair allegations against more prominent Republicans like Newt Gingrich and Bush Jr.?

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NewYorkerfromMass

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Wed Sep-08-04 11:03 AM
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4. but he campaigned in 2000 as a fiscal stalwart

IIRC.

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cthrumatrix

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Wed Sep-08-04 11:04 AM
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5. we've been had by the media... again

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GOPisEvil

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Wed Sep-08-04 11:04 AM
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6. Oh hell no! The Lt. Governor and Speaker of the House have much

more control over the budget than the Governor. The Governor here is a glorified figure-head. He or she can has to work with the legislature to get their programs funded.

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gasperc

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Wed Sep-08-04 11:08 AM
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9. managed to fuck it up

just like he's managed to fuck up medicare, Iraq, the deficit, the public school system

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Gothmog

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Wed Sep-08-04 11:10 AM
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10. No, Governor is not that powerful in Texas

Bob Bullock, the Lt. Gov., really ran the state during most of Bush's time as governor. Bush did not do much but watch people get executed.

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RoyalWickedness

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Wed Sep-08-04 11:10 AM
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11. Exactly,

The Texas governorship is NOT what would be called a Powerful Position. I knew we were in trouble during the 2000 campaign when Shrub said that he was going to "do for America what he did for Texas." I used to live in Houston, my brother still does, and I know firsthand what a mess it turned into because of the Shrub.

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DebinTx

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Wed Sep-08-04 11:18 AM
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12. And it continues to grow its mess

since repukes are in charge in Austin and DeLaid is calling the shots.

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Wed Sep-08-04 12:14 PM
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cthrumatrix

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Wed Sep-08-04 12:16 PM
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18. a total farce ...fricking media saved his ass again

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