Perry visits House, talks 'guy stuff'
Gov. Rick Perry popped into the House this afternoon. The impromptu visit lasted about 15 minutes. The guv spent most of his "floor time" sitting in a window sill with Rep. David Swinford, R-Dumas. Both wore cowboy boots.
Mr. Perry said later that he and Mr. Swinford talked about border security. Mr. Swinford has filed a bill granting the governor's wish for $100 million that he could distribute to border law enforcement agencies.
Mr. Swinford said bills and budget items were secondary to some down-home visiting by a couple of West Texas guys.
"We talked about how there's been rain in places," he said. "Crops are looking good. The bull's in the pasture. And some of the fields are greening up. Important stuff that West Texans talk about."
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Perry also needed to get some good face time in Austin. With the gov being out of the country and getting some bad press recently, he's got to start turning things around and be a commanding governor once again.
Posted by: Fernon | March 26, 2007 9:15 PM
I realize it's terribly silly of me to be so irritated by someone who might as well live in Oklahoma claiming to be from West Texas, but it just. pisses. me. off. Paint Creek is not in West Texas either. You can fit Moore and Haskell counties into actual West Texas counties like Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Brewster, Presidio, etc.... a couple of times apiece minimum. My county can eat your county. I'm just saying.
Posted by: lush | March 27, 2007 2:28 PM
Wonder why Rep. Swinford is stopping so many illegal immigration bills. He says they are unconstitutional. Is he actually qualified to make that determination in advance?
Posted by: Tom Washington | March 29, 2007 8:59 PM