Perry’s Poor Scorecard

Rick Perry gets an F as Governor of Texas!Yesterday, I had the opportunity to meet Governor hopeful Tom Schieffer who is a Democrat from Fort Worth, Texas. Schieffer has represented the United States as Ambassador to Japan and Australia and was a Texas House Representative in the 70s.

His political career began at the young age of 24 when he was nominated to represent Democrats in Tarrant County after beating incumbent Speaker Pro-Tem Tommy Shannon in the Democratic Primary.

In response to Governor Rick Perry’s assertion that Texas is the "envy of the nation," Tom Schieffer has carefully reminded us all of the harm that Perry has subjugated our state to.

Statement from Tom Schieffer:

"If Governor Perry, as he told reporters yesterday, thinks we’re doing well in comparison to other states, he’s living in a parallel universe. Just take a look at his scorecard as governor.

Texas is:

  • 51st (counting the District of Columbia) in the percentage of people older than 25 who have a high school diploma.
  • 50th in the percentage of unemployed people receiving benefits
    49th in teacher pay.
  • 49th in benefits paid to women, infants and children under the WIC program.
  • 46th in SAT scores.

And look at what we’re at the top in:
The highest homeowners insurance rates in the country.

  • No. 1 in the percentage of uninsured children.
  • No. 1 in the percentage of uninsured adults.
  • No. 1 in toxic chemicals released into the water supply.
  • No. 1 in air pollution emissions.
  • No. 1 in cancer-causing agents released into the air.
  • No. 3 in teen pregnancy rate.
  • No. 3 in percentage of people living below the poverty line.

Under the Perry administration, we’ve been in a race to the bottom, not the top. If we don’t turn this around, Texas isn’t going to be able to compete with our fellow states or with anyone else in the world."

August 20, 2009 0 Comments Short URL