Rick Perry Uses Federal Money To Save State From Ruin While Criticizing Bailouts

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After facing a $6.6 billion budget hole, Texas used $6.4 billion of Federal money to help patch it, allowing the state to keep its $9.1 billion emergency fund intact, CNN reports.

But on the same day he asked for the bailout money, governor Rick Perry started a petition called "No Government Bailouts." Indeed, Perry is a consistent critic of government spending, frequently pointing to his own state as proof that budget austerity -- spending cuts coupled with low taxes -- works

http://www.themidnightreview.com/2011/01/rick-perry-uses-federal-money-to-save.html

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1. Two faced Perry

He is the epitome of a corrupt politician - hollow to the soul. Only cares about getting reelected or running for higher office for his own enrichment and making his friends a lot of money too.

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2. Par for the course. nt