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babsbunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-17-11 11:03 AM
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Rick Perry began his political career as a young star - for Texas Democrats
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/07/16/117733/rick-perry-began-political-career.html

By Jay Root | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a no-apologies conservative known for slashing government spending and opposing all tax increases, is about as Republican as you can get.

But that wasn't always the case.

Perry spent his first six years in politics as a Democrat, in a somewhat forgotten history that is sure to be revived and scrutinized by Republican opponents if he decides to run for president.

A raging liberal he was not. Elected to represent a slice of rural West Texas in the state House of Representatives in 1984, Perry, a young rancher and cotton farmer, gained an early reputation as a fiscal conservative. He was one of a few freshman "pit bulls," so named because they sat in the lower pit of the House Appropriations Committee, where they fought to keep spending low.

But Perry cast some votes and took a few stands that seem to be at odds with his current conservative stances.

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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-17-11 12:25 PM
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1. Whatever would get him elected to the Texas House.
Democrats dominated back then.

Perry would have run on the Free Ass and Grass Party if it would have gotten him a seat.

Apparently Perry's core political philosophy is "do whatever it takes to suckle on the taxpayer's teat".
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