Perry's security cost Texans 400k in September

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Pretty amazing.

As Perry trots all over the United States campaigning for the presidency, Texas taxpayers are stuck paying for his security.

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And, of course, Perry and the legislature are going to have to drastically cut the state's budget next year because we are spending too much.
 
It would normally cost a lot more to embarrass the state this way. We are getting a bargain. Perhaps this might help overcrowding some.
 
I'm afraid that his silliness and brain farts while out on the stump might encourage other dumb, jake-legged political wannabes to move to Texas. "If that guy can be governor, I can be elected to their legislature!"

Lord have mercy......
 
I have no problem with the bill.

He is high profile and when you become Governor of Texas, it is something that comes with the office.

Is Perry flying on Public or Private airplanes?
 
I must have missed your post about how much tax payer money Obama is wasting on his campaig... errr, I mean official state visits in the swingstat...errr, I mean vitally important areas of our country.

Get back to us after you pull the plank from your eye.
 
Right now:

BO is pres of all the states and has cause to visit any of them (and yes, I agree that he's campaigning on the public dime).

RP is gov of Texas, not an elected Fed official. His Texas-taxpayer-funded travels to other states are Rick Perry business, not State-of-Texas business. 100% should come from his campaign funds, not Texas dollars.

As a conservative, you should want that too.
 
I guess I'm not really sure what you want to do about this. It's pretty much SOP anytime an elected official starts running for president, isn't it? Should we make a law stating that if a sitting official runs for president, he has to pay for his own security?

Look, I love a good "screwing the taxpayer" story as much a the next guy, but this isn't a Ricky Perry deal, this is just the price we pay for having an election.
 
The SOP should change - by law if necessary - so that a POTUS candidate has to use campaign funds for campaigning. Isn't that what they're for? Perry has plenty. BO has plenty.

If taxpayer $$ are used for all these guys and gal to travel around to nibble on corn and crab cakes and promote themselves and their books is the price we pay, we're paying too much for a poor ROI.
 
I agree in principle, that they should pay, the problem is when something happens, think Giffords, the tragedy is much much worse than the cost. Losing a governor or an elected official is the issue and the consequences and damage it would do to our system would be too great.

I think some of the cost should be picked up by the official but the majority should ride with the state and or Secret Service.
 
Newdoc has the best post on here. Really there should be oversight to the POTUS calling campaigning "official business". He's supposedly raised a billion dollar war chest for his reelection. We should invoice him accordingly. Since he's not helping in the budget negotiations, the least he could do is cover the tab for what he's doing instead.
 
We should take an entreprennurial approach to recouping the funds. Why not have some low-level Governor's office employee create a website with "Rick Perry's goofiest gaffs" and sell advertising. then there could be a bonus section on all the funny stuff people are saying about our governor and links to the SNL, Daily Show, etc. parodies. When life gives you a train wreck, be creative and find a way to sell tickets to watch.
 
I don't mind the tab if he was running a serious campaign, but he's not. He knows he won't win, can't win, never was going to win.Although now that he's promised to stop Obama's "War on Religion", his campaign may get a second- wind.
 
This is not a Conservative, small government question. It is a question of security. Someone that is elected by the people are afforded the appropriate security.

If you think otherwise, then you are a sad and misguided individual.

I do think there should be a limit or in certain campaign situations, the costs should be offset by both state and federal officials.

How does Perry's campaign security detail increase the size of government? There officers would be in Austin doing desk work if they were not on his detail? How does this reduce the SIZE of government?

If you are going to bring the question, please have the answer?
 
major - no one is suggesting Perry go without security. the question is - if his trips are not related to business of the State of Texas, should the State of Texas bear the cost?

the question is who should foot the bill, not whether there should be security in the first place.

IMO, those who enjoy the benefits of the trip should foot the bill to a certain extent. IMO there is nothing wrong with the salary of the security officials being paid by the State (because we would be paying them anyway), but the travel costs should be paid by the campaign. those are extra expenses that, but for a campaign, would not happen. there's no reason why taxpayers should foot that part of the bill.

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Johnny:

I don't have a problem with your solution, it actually makes sense to me.

But one of the usual suspects posted above twice with snide Conservative and small government comments. While it could have been a great talking post they went ahead and just smeared dog **** all over the window!!!
 
Yea but my dogshit smells worse than theirs and I lit mine on fire!!!!
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So....you want this - or any - POTUS to have no security protection? Fire the Secret Service and privatize it to AAA Security Co.?

We're talking here abt a candidate for Pres with no chance of being nominated by the Rs, much less winning the general election, wasting $400,000 a month of Texas taxpayers' money which we can't afford to waste as he runs around the country showing his ***.
 
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