In reference to the Houston Chronicle article (www.chron.com), I think it seems as if Perry is trying is best to not have to show up to the debate. He may not want to "hide from his failure on border security and his record of nearly doubling state spending [and] doubling state debt", but he certainly has a reason for not wanting to take part. He keeps insisting that he showed all his income records since 1987 and that White should do the same in order to be transparent. But White insists that people know more about his financial earnings than Perry's because Perry puts his investments in "a blind trust". It seems to me that Perry is avoiding the whole debate.
In reference to the El Paso Times article (www.elpasotimes.com), I believe that what Bill White is calling for is totally reasonable. There should be a limit on how many terms a governor can serve, just like the President of the U.S. Gov. Rick Perry was the incumbent for George W. Bush when he left the seat of the governor of Texas to take up the office of presidency. Perry served 2 years during that time and 8 years during his 2 four-year terms subsequently. Now he is running for governor yet again against Bill White. I think this is obviously too much time allotted for one person. There should be a limit just like there is with the U.S. presidency.
In reference to the Austin-American Statesman article (www.statesman.com), I believe that Gov. Perry is wrong for demanding White's tax filing and that he needs to be more reasonable. I think the border security plan that White laid out is an improvement to what Perry had laid down before, which was obviously not efficient enough. Although Perry says that he has "long called for bringing more National Guard troops [to] the Texas-Mexico border. I think Perry is just buying time.
In reference to the Wikipedia article (www.wikipedia.org), it sheds a lot of well-needed light on the history and background of Perry's previous terms and how a gubernatorial election works. My thoughts on this are that White has the advantage and will most likely win because he has the support of independent voters, young voters, and minorities.
In reference to the Capitol Annex blog (http://capitolannex.com), I think Gov. Perry's statements are contradictory. He earlier said that the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was "an act of God" but he then states that he has full confidence in BP (British Petroleum), the company responsible for the rig. But then again, the company's BP Political Action Committee gave Perry "$5,000 in his 2006 race against Democrat Chris Bell", so he may be merely helping them out in return.
In reference to the Texas Capitol Report blog (http://elpasotimes.typepad.com), I think that Gov. Perry is not well-informed of common knowledge news facts. Perry said that the projected budget deficit of up to $18 billion is "a number that somebody just reached up in the air and grabbed" when several newspapers and other news sources have confirmed and agreed upon the number being accurate.
In reference to the Burnt Orange Report blog (www.burntorangereport.com), I think that what Bill White is calling for is totally reasonable. There should be a limit on how many terms a governor can serve, just like the President of the U.S. Gov. Rick Perry was the incumbent for George W. Bush when he left the seat of the governor of Texas to take up the office of presidency. Perry served two years during that time and 8 years during his 2 four-year terms subsequently. Now he is running for his third term as governor against Bill White. I think this is obviously too much time allotted for one elected official. There should be a limit just like there is with the U.S. presidency.
In reference to the Off The Kuff blog (www.offthekuff.com), I think that cutting spending on The Texas Grants college financial aid program, the beds being cut at five state hospitals, cutting community mental health service, and reducing state-paid child-immunizations that the Perry budget plan calls for is not necessary and seems to be a pretty insensitive and bad decision. Bill White is not in support of cutting spending and wants to find funds to prevent the cuts. I agree with this much more than I do with cutting spending.
In reference to the Texas Monthly blog (www.texasmonthly.com), I think that Perry having 50% in the polls and White having 38% and the rest being either undecided or for someone else is indicative that Perry does have a considerable lead, but not one that is definite. White still has a chance and early polls actually showed White being even more behind Perry, who had a more comfortable lead earlier. Towards the election, the numbers are getting closer and one can speculate that it could quite possibly be somewhat close.
The above articles are worth reading because it is important for everyone to know about who the candidates are and who would lead our state the best. The articles talk about what kind of finger-pointing, going back and forth, and conversations between the two candidates are taking place. If you want to be a conscious voter, you need to closely follow who stands for what so that you don’t blindly vote. When the time comes you know exactly who stands for what issue and who you would want to lead the state. In whose hand would the future of the state be the best?
