Rick Perry's passion, impressive record in Texas making Dems nervous

GOP hopeful Rick Perry's passion, impressive record in Texas making Dems nervous
By Andrea Tantaros - NY Daily News - August 18th 2011

"Don't mess with Texas," the famous saying goes. And from the looks of it, the warning could well come to summarize the 2012 presidential campaign. Only days after officially jumping in the race for the White House, GOP candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry has rattled the usually cool President Obama, prompting him to go on the offensive and acknowledge his opponent, a very unusual move for a sitting President when the election is well over a year away.

While the rest of the country is struggling, Perry has created a climate in Texas that is favorable to business and unfriendly to regulations and high taxes. Accordingly, the state is thriving.

This makes Democrats nervous, and they are lashing out. In fact, Obama allies like Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) have already leveled charges against Perry's record of job creation, absurdly claiming that most of the jobs he created "are one step away from slavery" because of their minimum-wage status....

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