WFAA, citing “a source” who has spoken with “GOP donors,” says Abbott will run for governor
WFAA’s Brad Watson posted the story on the Dallas station’s website yesterday evening:
There is a strong indication Thursday that state’s top lawyer has set his sights upon the Texas Governor’s Mansion.
A source who has spoken with Republican donors says Attorney General Greg Abbott is saying he’ll run for governor next year, challenging Rick Perry. With the 83rd Texas Legislative Session underway this week, Gov. Perry says he’s focused on state business not re-election.
“I’ll make my decision about what I’m going to do at the appropriate time, which will be June, July of this year,” he said.
But until then, he can’t raise any money.
State law doesn’t allow Perry to accept campaign cash from Dec. 8 until after the regular session, June 17. The blackout covers Abbott, too.
However, a Republican source who knows of fundraising activity at this level told News 8 that, ahead of that December deadline, Abbott told big donors eager to back him in a run for governor that he would.
When asked for a reaction by KVUE in Austin, Perry recalled the last prominent Republican to challenge him in a primary:
“Sen. Hutchison also announced that she was going to run for governor back in 2009 so everybody gets the freedom to do that,” Perry said of the just retired senator he easily beat in 2010. “I’m real focused, which I hope the General is, too, on this legislative session.”
But Perry could be significantly behind in the money race by mid-year.
At the midpoint of 2012, Abbott already had $14.5 million on hand, according to the finance records he’s filed with the Texas Ethics Commission. Perry has just $3.4 million.
Should Abbott widen the gap by summer, Perry was asked if that would discourage him from running.
“I’ve been underestimated many times before so we’ll just let it sit right there,” the governor replied.
In my post on Tuesday, about the first day of the session, I noted Perry’s meandering remarks to the House of Representatives. This was a moment when Perry could have seized the bully pulpit and laid out an agenda to move Texas forward. He did touch on some vague proposals about infrastructure and education but, as usual, he made no concrete proposals. Perry behaved very much like someone who has retired, which in fact is exactly what he is. He couldn’t have cared less.
In any event, my sense of the speech was that Perry isn’t going to run for reelection, and he isn’t going to run for president. Maybe he has already arranged for his exit, and maybe he and Abbott have cut a deal. I don’t think he’ll take on Abbott because he doesn’t want to lose, and I think Abbott would beat him.
So what does it mean for the state Republican party? When he is engaged, Perry is a better politician than Abbott. But Abbott is sharper than Perry, and he is more transparent. I can’t see Abbott engaging in crony capitalism, certainly not to the degree Perry does. And he is more interested in public policy. But I sense in Abbott an absence of empathy.
Perry’s great failing as governor was (if I may be permitted to use the past tense) that he made no effort to represent all the people of Texas. He only cared about catering to the ideology of the hard right. It is unconscionable that Perry is willing to forgo Medicaid expansion that could pump millions, perhaps billions, of dollars into the Texas economy that could benefit the state’s hospitals and doctors, while withholding quality health care to uncounted thousands of Texans, all for the sake of thumbing his nose at Obama. I would like to think that Abbott would be practical enough to accept the expansion. He is not as ideologically rigid as Perry, but he is one of the most partisan of all the state officials. We saw that in redistricting.
This news comes at a moment when the state Republican party is in desperate need of rebranding. It is essentially a collection of tea parties. Perry has demonstrated no interest in rebranding the party. Nor does Abbott strike me as one who thinks that the party needs rejuvenation. The mantle should fall on Joe Straus, but the tea parties that seek to bring Straus down are blind to the fact that he is the person best situated to rebuild the party. Anyone who doubts that Straus is not a “real” Republican did not hear him say (as I did shortly after he put together the votes to be speaker in 2009), “I am Republican to the core.” Well, you can’t fix stupid, as Ron White likes to say. If the Republicans can’t figure out that Straus is the best person to chart their future, that’s their loss.
And so, we have reached the moment at which it is possible, for the first time in a decade, to envision an occupant of the Governor’s Mansion other than Rick Perry. He has hit the wall, and I think he knows it. He stayed too long, and he has lost the mojo that is an essential quality of a successful politician. Perry has had an amazing career, but he has reached the point at which he has nowhere to go except o-u-t.
Tagged: greg abbott, rick perry
Anonymous says:
I can’t see a Perry-Abbott match up because their donor base is identical. If Abbots running there’s a deal.
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Blue Dogs Reply:
January 11th, 2013 at 3:24 pm
I’ve always said that Perry was NOT seeking re-election in 2014 because he’s SCARED TO DEATH of Abbott beating him (who will get the KBH voters on his side among anti-Perry forces).
Abbott will be Texas’ 48th Governor on January 20, 2015 becoming the new occupant in the Texas Governor’s Mansion and we’re going to see an open seat for the first time since 1990 when then-Gov. Bill Clements (R) chose not to run again (when he beat White in 1986, he stated this was his last term).
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emptyk says:
The Republican Party in Texas and nationally has problems which can’t be addressed by “brand management”.
Rebranding is not going to reverse a political party which has been taken captive by its most extreme elements.
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JohnBernardBooks says:
“If the Republicans can’t figure out that Straus is the best person to chart their future, that’s their loss.”
Democrats still won’t admit who Obama is, why would they adit who Straus really is.
Ron White is right “you can’t fix stupid.”
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paulburka Reply:
January 11th, 2013 at 8:21 am
Is JBB a birther?
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JohnBernardBooks Reply:
January 11th, 2013 at 7:02 pm
omg yes
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ANONYMOUS says:
My guess is yes, JBB is a birther. Goes along with all his other extreme and twisted views.
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JohnBernardBooks Reply:
January 11th, 2013 at 9:40 pm
hell yes I’m extreme, I intend on keeping my money, religion, and guns. You liberals go get your own.
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Anonymous Reply:
January 13th, 2013 at 5:35 pm
I don’t want your mom’s money, your religion (all the hatred involved would give me tired brain), and I doubt you could shoot anything without soiling your britches first. Keep it all, just stop putting your hand out for all your government assistance, then getting upset when anyone else gets a little.
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retrocon says:
If Perry DOES try to run for office again, any challenger would have PLENTY of material for some rather humorous campaign ads.
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Blue Dogs Reply:
January 11th, 2013 at 3:25 pm
Retrocon, Perry will NOT run again and the body language from his speech is that he’s finished as a politician forever.
Hello Governor Abbott on January 20, 2015.
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Kenneth D. Franks says:
Abbott endorsed different candidates from Perry in the primary. Abbott, a big supporter of the Texas Open Beaches Act endorsed Wayne Christian’s opponent, Chris Paddie and Paddie won. The district was gerrymandered maybe to push out Christian. Perry endorsed Christian. There have been other proxy fights. This is just one example. From a slightly different perspective I would like to know who actually drew the East Texas districts though. Nine is just a long narrow strip along the Texas Louisiana border. Christian was one of the East Texas members that voted against Strauss. James White did also and was paired with Mike “Tuffy” Hamilton I’m not sure who was targeted in that race. I live in district 9 within 2 miles of district 57, 6 miles from district 19, and about 30 miles from district 11 but it is maybe 150 miles to the North end of 9 the district I live in.
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paulburka Reply:
January 11th, 2013 at 1:24 pm
I am certain that Wayne Christian was targeted in redistricting by the Straus forces. The Realtors were out to get him too.
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John Johnson says:
Is this the best we can do? Greg Abbott? Really?
He’s just like all the rest, people. He is a spender, but will profess not to be. He has some chameleon blood in him, but will tell you he is solid as a rock. He will brag about being an independent thinker, but his head will always twist around to those waving the most money and promising him some of it, and their spiel will become his own.
He has a massive budget and staff as Attorney General, but still feels it necessary to run out and hire his buddy’s private firms to do the state’s work.
He started out as a moderate, thoughtful conservative, but followed our governor’s lead and started pandering to the far right wing of the Texas Republican party. He succumbed to pressure from them and has made all sorts of stupid political moves in the last two years that have cost Texas mega millions and made us all look like dunces.
Now, we can expect him to try and tiptoe back toward the middle and attempt to segregate himself from King Perry as much as possible.
Since most Texans have not been paying attention, have no idea who Greg Abbott is but will recognize his name somewhat on a ballot, we can expect him to be a front runner in the next race for gov. One of these days, maybe people will start paying attention. Until then, we deserve what we get. More of the same.
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Just Another Joe says:
Paul, Straus is a good man and a good Speaker. But your lovefest with him is starting to get obscene.
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paulburka Reply:
January 11th, 2013 at 1:27 pm
I just like politicians who want to get things done. We have a shortage of those.
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Just Another Joe Reply:
January 11th, 2013 at 2:34 pm
Correction….you like politicians who want to get the things done that you want done.
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JohnBernardBooks Reply:
January 11th, 2013 at 9:41 pm
which is bring the pork home.
Julie Reply:
January 12th, 2013 at 4:18 pm
Paul, we need more legislators who know how prioritize legislation. We don’t need another round of far-right bills like the TSA bill, which if passed, could result in Texas airports being shut down by the Feds.
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Jewish Tee Party Lesbian says:
We love Abbott because he doesn’t really believe half the crap he espouses. He is the consummate politician and the Tea Party has fallen for him hook, line and sinker.
Tea Party will elect him and we’ll be the ones dealing with him in Austin. Life is good.
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Blue Dogs Reply:
January 11th, 2013 at 3:26 pm
How many terms will Abbott serve as governor ?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
The 3-term precedent (Shivers, Daniel, Connally and Perry) seems to be the pattern.
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Tom says:
Somewhat ironic that it took the rest of the nation to show Texas what a crazy Governor we have. If he has been shown the door by Bob Perry and Harold Simmons, then it won’t be just Abbott running in the primary.
Abbott’s hypocrisy is a little thick. He sued for personal damages when he was injured, but wants to stop everyone else from doing the same.
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paulburka Reply:
January 11th, 2013 at 1:29 pm
I completely disagree with Tom’s post. What was Abbott supposed to do? Forego damages to which he was entitled? And I don’t think he is a tort-reform zealot like Perry is.
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Jim Sirbasku Reply:
January 11th, 2013 at 8:28 pm
False premise, Paul. He was not supposed to forego his own damages. He is supposed to not try and fuck every other injured person that was injured after he got his settlement. Whether on the trial bench, the Supreme Court, or as atty general, he has been steadfast in his opposition to equal access to justice. The criticism is completely valid.
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JohnBernardBooks Reply:
January 11th, 2013 at 9:42 pm
and the crazies have arrived.
Anonymous says:
JBB, who would you pick in a primary race between Abbott and Perry?
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JohnBernardBooks Reply:
January 11th, 2013 at 7:05 pm
wouldn’t happen so I don’t deal in whatifs
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Anonymous Reply:
January 12th, 2013 at 7:45 am
Thought you wouldn’t man up and answer a simple question.
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Blue Dogs Reply:
January 14th, 2013 at 11:30 am
I’m picking Abbott because he will have the GOP field all by himself once Perry retires.
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Jeff Crosby says:
I’m not counting out Perry until somebody shows up with a wooden stake.
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edwerdcolin18 says:
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Dave Reply:
January 11th, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Don’t give Perry any ideas.
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Anonymous says:
At the primary level — which is likely to be where the 2014 election is decided, given the current voting patterns — Perry’s problem is that Abbott isn’t from Washington. He was able to tap into the anger at D.C. in 2010 and tie KBH to it, which is something he can’t do with the AG, and in ’06 Strayhorn’s joining with Democrats in ’05 to go after Perry’s budget priorities allowed him to again run to the right of his primary opponent (Rick got out of the ’06 race alive because even though he got under 40 percent in the general, the opposition was divided on what exactly they wanted to replace Rick with).
Abbott also knows like everyone else that Perry is far weaker after his 2011-12 presidential run, and as the AG, has his own public relations options to run against Washington, if it becomes a battle with the governor on who can show they hate D.C. the most. Rick’s best hope is for officials in Washington to hit back directly at him in order to raise his profile to convince GOP primary voters next spring they’re sending some sort of message to Obama by renominating Perry. That may mean some even more hyperbolic rhetoric from the governor in the upcoming months in hopes of stirring up a confrontation with Washington.
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paulburka says:
Good point. When in doubt, go after Obama.
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Dollars and Sense says:
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott success in a GOP primary?
His pros
1) He puts child molesterersersesess in prison.
2) He has saved taxpayers millions of dollars by collecting delinquent child support payments from deadbeat parents.
3) He sues President Obama every other day and twice on Mondays.
3) He has no legislative record.
4) The grassroots, GOP primary voters, the business community, and Tea Partiers all love him.
5) He has a mountain of cash and excited donors who see his star rising.
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Just Another Joe Reply:
January 11th, 2013 at 2:36 pm
I tried to, but I really couldn’t come up with any cons.
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Blue Dogs Reply:
January 11th, 2013 at 3:28 pm
Abbott would be the first Texas State AG since Mark White to be elected Governor.
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Tom says:
“I completely disagree with Tom’s post. What was Abbott supposed to do? Forego damages to which he was entitled? And I don’t think he is a tort-reform zealot like Perry is.”
Abbott: I suffered a personal injury, therefore I am entitled to compensation.
Abbott: You suffered a personal injury. Too bad. Get well soon. But I will limit your right to sue.
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Yellow Page Lawyer says:
Now Greg Abbott is pounding on the Second Amendment stuff already. The guy bashing Obama the most may be Abbott, not Perry.
But if Abbott finally gets to be Governor will he know what to do? All he knows how to do is shake people down for money, hire his personal assistant to be the Deputy Attorney General and photo op everything in his day for political purposes.
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Anonymous Reply:
January 12th, 2013 at 3:15 am
“All he knows how to do is shake people down for money…and photo op everything in his day for political purposes.”
Well YP Lawyer, what else do you think that the governor of Texas does?
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Anonymous says:
And so what if Abbott replaces Perry from an everyday life perspective. They have the same masters, er, I mean donor base, so its not like schools or health care or anything will change. Maybe Abbott won’t appeal as much to the rednecks, but then, is their allegiance really in doubt in a general election? So nothing will change, except maybe Abbott presents a better image to swing hispanics and suburban soccer moms. What is that worth, two, maybe three points? Okay, maybe 2020 instead of 2018. Whatever.
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! says:
I’d vote for Abbott over Perry, just because he’s not Perry. Perry’s like a slug, leaving a slimy film on everything he touches.
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retrocon Reply:
January 11th, 2013 at 5:05 pm
I’d vote for Abbott over Perry — and over any other Republican in or out of elective office.
John Johnson asks if we can’t do better than Abbott. I would suggest JJ give us his top one or two choices so we can all offer our insightful commentary.
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The Mustache That Dare Not Speak Its Name says:
Six of one, half dozen of the other.
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JohnBernardBooks says:
just curious was Ann Richards so bad she couldn’t even beat Bush?
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Anonymous Reply:
January 12th, 2013 at 8:39 am
just curious why Rick Perry was so bad he couldn’t beat Mitt Romney? just curious why David Dewhurst was so bad he couldn’t beat Ted Cruz? Just curious why Mitt Romney was so bad he couldn’t beat Barack Obama? Just curious why Bush was so bad he couldn’t beat Bill Clinton?
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paulburka Reply:
January 12th, 2013 at 9:16 am
By 1994 the state had flipped Republican. Bush was very popular. So was Richards, but party took precedence over popularity.
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Anonymous Reply:
January 12th, 2013 at 6:49 pm
Don’t go into office and then try to push through an income tax, and then run for re-election where Democrats nationally (in the wake of the HillaryCare debacle) were about to suffer their worst mid-term election losses since the late 19th Century. That were two of Richards’ main problems in 1994.
Bob Bullock was smart enough to see the tsunami coming before the ’94 midterms, and basically ended up as the leader of the income tax opposition in ’93 to the cause he championed with Richards and other Democrats in ’91. That’s why he rode out the storm (and would have been re-elected in ’98 if he had chosen to run). It’s doubtful Richards could have pulled off such a deft political maneuver, because to the public at large, the governor is far higher profile than the lite gov, so Bullock could kind of fly under the radar, and even before the income tax clusterfark, Aun’s “Poor George” speech to the 1988 DNC convention had raised her profile nationally to the point she couldn’t escape being tied to the Democrats and their agenda outside of Texas (which has pretty much been what state Republicans have been doing to statewide Democratic candidates in every election since then).
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Blue Dogs Reply:
January 14th, 2013 at 11:29 am
Bullock would have been re-elected Lieutenant Governor in 1998 ?
Wasn’t he dying of lung cancer by the end of his 2nd term as LG along with other health problems ?
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Patriotone says:
Greg Abbot is a “nice” person but odd. His management style at AG is odd to say the least. He has put someone in charge who runs things day to day who is arbitrary and unqualified. He has not done a good job as AG but he has kept his mouth shut and that has placed him in the perfect position to move up. Lack of empathy? I think you could say.
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John Johnson says:
Abbott over Perry, any day. Just wish that he had separated himself from Perry and the Crazies instead of joining them. I could have overlooked his other shortcomings….as I perceive them.
As to Retrocon’s question…I will vote for Wendy, if she is on the ballot. I am a moderate conservative. I have been a Republican all my life, but I refuse to be classified any longer with people with no backbone, who are afraid of the MQS’s of the world.
She addresses the pertinent stuff and avoids the social issues that everyone else uses to stir up dust and garner votes. She is the real McCoy. She is smart; she zeros in on what is good for Texas and Texans, not just monied Texans. She has shown that she can garner votes from Dem’s and Repub’s alike.
This said, I like Patterson over any other Republican posibilities…simiply because he is a “straight shooter”. I do not see him prostituting himself for money. I do not see him changing his beliefs in return for money. Some here have said he has “personal issues” that will preclude him from running for Gov. I, personally, don’t care. From a political standpoint, I like him and his honest, straightforward manner…even when I disagree with his positions.
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Jed Reply:
January 11th, 2013 at 9:03 pm
now i’m trying to decide whether i’d rather be lied to, or screwed honestly.
interesting conundrum.
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John Johnson Reply:
January 11th, 2013 at 9:31 pm
Cute comment, Jed. Please expand on it.
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Jim Sirbasku says:
Wendy Davis and Jerry Patterson. The dream team.
JJ needs to take some schizophrenia medication.
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JohnBernardBooks Reply:
January 11th, 2013 at 9:45 pm
JJ, is fine its losers like you we worry about.
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John Johnson says:
I’m OK, Jimbo. I just refuse to any longer view people as just Repub’s or Dem’s. Being one or the other will no longer preclude me from listening to them or evaluating their positions on any given issue. Throw out anything relating to abortion or homosexuality and it makes it easier. Try it.
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Jesus loves little babies says:
“I’ve been underestimated many times before so we’ll just let it sit right there,” the governor replied.
Ahh, actually, you’ve been over-estimated, setting up your current conundrum as a candidate, being a national joke.
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Smokin says:
True. Very few politicians enjoy the opportunity to be considered a “presidential frontrunner”.
But only one has the ignoble honor of full and complete implosion on the national stage, making oneself the poster child of incompetence. Perhaps he’s in denial.
Congrats, Rick Perry.
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JohnBernardBooks Reply:
January 12th, 2013 at 5:35 am
You know you’ve finally reached the big time when democrats are scared of you and cannot say anything good about you while electing Bill Clinton “Father of the year.”
Now that was funny even to dems.
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Blue Dogs Reply:
January 14th, 2013 at 11:28 am
Perry brought all of this on himself with the stupid presidential campaign, or lack thereof.
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Brown Bess says:
Abbott is Perry without the social skills.
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Alan Reply:
January 13th, 2013 at 3:29 pm
Abbott is Perry with the mental skills.
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Blue Dogs Reply:
January 14th, 2013 at 11:27 am
Alan, Abbott is Nick Saban while Perry has imploded to Les Miles: stupid tricks won’t work this time.
Perry knows he’s finished as a politician forever, so he won’t even try to put his name on the 2014 ballot hence why Jan. 18, 2011 was his LAST inauguration.
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Reagan Republican says:
Expanding Medicaid would be the unconscionable thing to do.
First, doing so would put the Federal Government morenin debt.
Second, eventually the Feds would withdraw their carrot of 90% financing and Medicaid would consume our budget even more so.
Thirdly, many eligible for Medicaid expansion already have insurance or access to insurance or health care and would switch over. The effect of that would to be to reduce the insurance pool and raise rates for others with higher incomes. Then the next tier would lose their insurance due to rising premiums and the cycle is repeated.
Read John Goodman’s book Priceless.
Of course, that is what the Obama administration wants to happen. The goal of the ACA is a single payer government system.
There is a better way. Read Tom Coburn’s (and others) bill
The Patient Choice Act.
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John Johnson Reply:
January 13th, 2013 at 7:06 am
I’ll take a look, but wonder beforehand if either option creates some competitiveness within the medical community. I want to know why the charges for simple tests and pathology continue to skyrocket. Why the cost of a lithsotripsy has gone out of sight. Why tort reform has not slowed our premium rates one iota, or slowed redundant testing. Has anyone, anywhere addressed these issues? The only thing tort reform did for Texas is allow insurance companies to get richer and physicians to save thousands on their liability insurance. Nothing has changed for the Texas patient rather than possible access to doctor in the Valley.
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Reagan Republican Reply:
January 13th, 2013 at 10:25 am
Not true. There is much more access to physicians in the state because of tort reform. Lower insurance rates have also given physicians more margin to do charity work and accept lower Medicaid and Medicare rates. Not all but some. Cost is a different issue.
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John Johnson Reply:
January 13th, 2013 at 2:19 pm
Reagan Republicans…I am disputing your take on what has transpired since tort reform. My access to doctors in the Metroplex has changed not one iota, and there is no proof that I know of that supports your charity statement nor the acceptance of lower Medicaid and Medicare rates.
Premiums have continued to increase per year at almost a 10% average. Tell me how this is justified. How about redundant testing that TLR and others said would go away?
Tort reform was supposed to lower costs for all Texans, not just the insurance companies and medical professionals. For most of us, it has changed not one damn thing.
Alan Reply:
January 13th, 2013 at 3:32 pm
Reagan, where are these physicians doing charity work of which you speak? Do you know how hard it is for people on Medicaid to find a doctor who will see them? They’ll see Medicare patients because there are so many of them and the volume makes up for the poor rates; if you turned away all your over-65 patients you’d hardly see anyone.
Indiana Pearl says:
Liberals like me wanted single payer. Why should taxpayers underwrite the insurance industry? Medicare has half the overhead costs of private insurance. Fee-for-service is bankrupting our country and no one is capable of thinking outside the box.
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Truman Sparks Reply:
January 12th, 2013 at 8:41 pm
Indiana. What is your Obama Phone Number? I will call and explain all of this economic stuff.
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Indiana Pearl Reply:
January 14th, 2013 at 9:03 am
Don’t have an Obama phone number. I AM on Medicare and new to Texas. A number of doctors in Austin don’t take Medicare – MEDICARE. I also find I’m expected to have lots more tests than I did in IN. Are Texans more litigious than Hoosiers?
Time to rethink how health care is provided. Poor people without insurance wind up costing the taxpayers lots more in the end.
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Anonymous Reply:
January 14th, 2013 at 11:11 am
Tort reform was suppose to end the unneeded, redundant testing. The physicians found that it meant lots more money, as did the hospitals. No state regulators curbing this stuff. Insurance companies don’t care…they just bump up rates…some 20% higher this year with actual costs to deliver medical services going down. Go figure. Who’s looking out for the consumer? NO ONE!
Blue Dogs Reply:
January 14th, 2013 at 11:26 am
Indiana Pearl, your fellow Hoosiers will have to suck it up with Mike Pence (R) as Indiana’s 50th Governor for 8 years unless Evan Bayh wants his old gig back by then.
Lance says:
Perry vs Abbott. It sounds like the Dems might have a chance to put a horse in the race, as the Republican Party will continue to swing more to the right and not the center to appease the Libertarian Tea Party movement. If Texans wanted a libertarian movement, they would elect Ron Paul as their Governor in the primary.
Straus maybe the Republicans best horse to keep the party alive with a new brand in a general election. If the blue dogs make a comeback, the Texas Republican Party will be no more.
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Blue Dogs Reply:
January 14th, 2013 at 11:26 am
Lance, Perry will NOT run because he doesn’t want to be a two-time loser in back-to-back campaigns.
I expect Perry to announce his retirement in his June announcement this summer and endorsing Abbott as Heir to the Throne.
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Anonymous says:
Blue Dawg, how about cutting back on the loud chirping a bit? You make all these definitive proclamations that would have someone new to this blog thinking that you are some wise prognosticator – which we old timers know is not the case. Try using this preface from now on. “In my opinion…”.
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Blue Dogs Reply:
January 15th, 2013 at 10:42 am
In my opinion, Perry will NOT run agian because nobody wants him in the Governor’s Mansion anymore after 14 years. People are also getting sick and tired of seeing his face on TV alot.
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Karen says:
I won’t vote for Abbott.
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