Perry is getting some "blowback" from GOP about his tax scheme

I ran across this Republican blog, Slightly Rough <http://www.robbooth.net/2006/05/dope-smokin-moron.shtml>, and was struck by the level of annoyance that Perry is generating within the Republican Party with his "hooray for me and my new tax scheme ad":

"Saw a Gov. Perry ad where he touted his "property tax cuts." What a moron. He has no clue that anyone who has listened to KSEV in the past few years, or can do math, knows that that's a fraud. Heck, depending on how my protest goes, the tax cut could be wiped out by a higher appraisal before it even goes into effect. And how does he tout higher spending when there's supposedly a tax cut? I guess smokers don't count."



"FIRST LIE: Perry's fictitious ad claims that the average Texas homeowner will receive a two thousand dollar property "tax cut" over the next three years.

TRUTH: Perry falsely inflates his so-called "tax cut" number by incorrectly starting with the average home sales price, but taxes are based on the much lower average home appraisal value, so Perry should base his "tax cut" spin on the appraised value. This error alone inflates Perry's number by about 50% over the correct starting point where he should begin his calculation from because the average appraised value of Texas homes is around $118,000 as compared to the 50% higher average sales price of $180,500 which Perry used. Perry then further inflates his so-called "tax cut" by pretending that there is a cap on home appraisals, which is an idea many proposed but Perry and his tax-hiking administration refused to consider. Even without voter approval, school boards are granted the authority to increase the property tax rate by $.04 per $100 of appraised value (they can raise it even higher with voter approval). Every bit of our past experience tells us the school boards will in fact raise the tax rate by at least $.04 per $100. This eventuality would have been avoided if Perry had passed a cap on appraisal increases, but Perry refused to consider such a measure. When you figure in this inevitable $.04 per $100 increase, the amount of property taxes which are being replaced by the new small business income tax is less than a third of Perry's "pie in the sky" number."

among Harris County Republicans and their blogosphere (Rob Booth is one, Kevin Whited at blogHouston is another, Matt Bramanti of mattsapundit is another, Laurence Simon of isfullofcrap is another, Sedosi of Isolated Desolation is yet another) who have been stimulated by the certain election of KSEV owner/conservo-talk show host Dan Patrick to the Texas Senate.

They've all but called for a boycott of Rick Perry and everyone else who voted for the "tax increase".

The Texas Republican Convention is this weekend, and among the various scenarios playing out besides the CD-22 clusterfuck and the possible revolt of Republicans from their ticket is one Bobby Eberle standing as a candidate for Texas GOP chair.

Yes, that Bobby Eberle, the one who owns Talon News, which once employed Jeff Gannon as a White House reporter.

You guys thought WE were fouled up?

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If Rick is weak on taxes with the Dan Patrick crowd, I predict you Rick will throw the knuckledraggers some bloody red meat on the immigration issue just to protect his right flank from c4n3p (last time Rick and c4n3p appeared on the same ballot, she was the top vote getter on the ticket and not him when she captured 2,878,732 votes compared to Perry’s 2,632,591).

I have a niece that lives in The Colony, Texas and she is a stanch Republican. She has been ragging on Governor Perry for MONTHS until this new tax scheme came out and now she right back in his camp!! I don't understand why she insists on staying with the party just for the tax breaks when some of them are only imaginary tax breaks!!! That's the issue that gets her vote!