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Associated Press: "Democrat White criticizes Perry on budget cuts "

From Jay Root, writing for the Associated Press: Democrat Bill White criticized Republican Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday for pressing state agencies to cut their spending by 5 percent, calling the approach "Soviet-style" budget management. With Texas ...

From PHILLIP MARTIN, Burnt Orange Report,  9 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Rick Perry,  Texas Tribune

Phillip Martin: Now Shout It: "I am an Icelander!"

Two famous cinematic scenes came to mind when I heard that the people of Iceland had overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to bailout the bankers that sunk their country under mounds of debt: The most memorable is that of gladiators standing up ...

From PHILLIP MARTIN, Huffington Post,  8 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Phillip Martin,  Bank of America,  New York Times Company,  Citigroup,  Goldman Sachs

The Morning After

As everyone here on BOR has other jobs or is (understandably) taking a morning off from work after the primary, we're a little slower to get our post-election analysis up right away. Here are the highlights of last night, in case you haven't seen them ...

From PHILLIP MARTIN, Burnt Orange Report,  3 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Borris Miles,  U.S. Republican Party,  Rick Perry,  David Porter,  U.S. Democratic Party

Election Night Open Thread: Comments, Releases, Tips

KT and I will be updating results, so I don't expect we'll be posting anything else atop the page. Feel free to leave comments below. by: you @ soon To post this comment click here: You must enter a subject for your comment I just returned from ...

From PHILLIP MARTIN, Burnt Orange Report,  2 Mar 2010

What Does Kay Bailey Hutchison Want For Her Legacy?

"I can assure you that I will not be a financial supporter of Rick Perry, and I can assure you that most of the people I talk to are not going to support him either," said Fort Worth oilman Dick Moncrief, Hutchison's financial chairman in North ...

From PHILLIP MARTIN, Burnt Orange Report,  2 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Rick Perry,  Kay Bailey Hutchison,  U.S. Republican Party,  George W. Bush

Rick Perry's Top Ten State Agency Scandals: His Decade of Failure

One important reason why Rick Perry won't be able to tack back to the middle and win independent voters is that Hutchison never put his record of failure under the microscope. Her attacks came late, didn't stick, and she was never a strong messenger. ...

From PHILLIP MARTIN, Burnt Orange Report,  2 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Rick Perry,  Texas Tribune,  U.S. Department of Justice,  U.S. Republican Party

The Medina Conservatives: How Many Today and How Many Tomorrow?

On the Republican side of the ticket, the most important returns tonight won't be for Rick Perry, and they won't be for Kay Bailey Hutchison. Debra Medina's support tonight -- and what her supporters do tomorrow -- could define the next eight months in ...

From PHILLIP MARTIN, Burnt Orange Report,  2 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Debra Medina,  Rick Perry,  Glenn Beck,  Kay Bailey Hutchison

How Does Rick Perry Beat Bill White Without Moderates and Without Medina Conservatives?

Ed. note: This is the first in a series of five morning stories about today's elections I'll be posting every hour. I know I posted the image below once already, but I wanted to give Nick Anderson with the Houston Chronicle one more round of applause ...

From PHILLIP MARTIN, Burnt Orange Report,  2 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Rick Perry,  Nick Anderson,  Kay Bailey Hutchison

I Heard This Dave Carney Spin Before - Back When He Thought Craddick Would Win

Dave Carney is Rick Perry's chief political advisor, which means he is qualified enough to drag his allegedly wildly popular candidate into either barely winning or needing a runoff to win his own party's primary against a featherweight Republican (KBH) ...

From PHILLIP MARTIN, Burnt Orange Report,  1 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Rick Perry,  Tom Craddick

The Defining Image of the Texas Primary

by: you @ soon To post this comment click here: You must enter a subject for your comment I love it, love it, love it! Todd "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi by: you @ soon To post this comment click ...

From PHILLIP MARTIN, Burnt Orange Report,  24 Feb 2010

Related Topics: Mahatma Gandhi

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