Rick Perry delivered his last speech as governor of Texas Friday afternoon as he addressed the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting. Perry had a lot to say about his state’s economy, playing up job creation in particular under his leadership (nearly one-third of all jobs created).
It was border security, though, that gave Perry an opening to slam President Obama for not doing his job, or rather, delegating all of it to the states.
Perry: "Take the crisis at the border…a crisis of the president’s own making."
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 16, 2015
Perry on immigration: "The fact is Congress should have acted many years ago.
But the answer isn’t an executive order to bypass Congress."
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 16, 2015
Perry: "
My constitution says border security is a federal responsibility."— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 16, 2015
Perry: "Maybe the president just wanted to give me a head start on doing federal duties."
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 16, 2015
That’s a pretty sly way to imply you’ll be running the country next.
???“@TimAlberta: Perry, on Obama not securing the border: "Maybe the president just wanted to give me a head start on doing federal duties."
— CountryGirl (Kat) (@sweetnspicy66) January 16, 2015
"Maybe the president wanted to give me a head start on doing federal duties. But the fact is somebody needs to lead in Washington DC." Perry
— Adrian Carrasquillo (@Carrasquillo) January 16, 2015
#PERRYWATCH: @GovernorPerry in SD, "Maybe the prez just wanted to give me a head start on doing federal duties." #GOP2016 h/t @ZekeJMiller
— Jody Serrano (@jodyserrano) January 16, 2015
Having turned his attention to Washington, Perry kept the hits coming.
Perry: "We are experiencing a crisis of competence in Washington, and the people know it."
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 16, 2015
Perry: When a president makes promises that he won’t back up…his statements are not policy, they’re just opinion.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 16, 2015
Perry: "There is nothing wrong in America that can’t be fixed with a change in leadership."
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 16, 2015
Perry: "America is looking for a new path forward. And, starting today, let’s give it to them."
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 16, 2015
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