Rick Perry’s Failure to Lead Leads Texas Closer to Obamacare

[Draggingtree]

RedState:

Rick Perry’s Failure to Lead Leads Texas Closer to Obamacare

 

By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | April 5th, 2013 at 03:35 AM

Late Thursday afternoon, the Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives took the first step toward capitulation on the Obamacare Medicaid expansion. A few hours later, the amendment directing the Texas state healthcare bureaucracy to start preparing for the expansion was reconsidered and rescinded after a handful of conservatives scrambled to rescue the situation — but the fact that it passed at all is a wake-up call.

 

Here’s the bottom line: Texas is closer to caving on the Obamacare Medicaid expansion than people realize. It’s no surprise that Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, elected with the votes of Democrats and liberal Republicans, would let this happen.

[righteousmomma]

This is very surprising because I heard Perry interviewed on the radio Tuesday and he was certainly against Obamacare. He has been assaulted for "Letting Texans die" over the Medicade issue. He said the money is the states and should be given to them and not allow the Federal govt. to interfere.

[Draggingtree]

This is very surprising because I heard Perry interviewed on the radio Tuesday and he was certainly against Obamacare. He has been assaulted for "Letting Texans die" over the Medicade issue. He said the money is the states and should be given to them and not allow the Federal govt. to interfere.

Rick Perry’s Freedom Agenda

 

 

By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | April 5th, 2013 at 09:23 AM

 

This morning’s post on Texas generated a lot of commentary. I’ve talked to people close to Governor Perry and want to give some information from their perspective.

 

Yesterday, the Texas House voted to begin the expansion of medicaid under Obamacare. Later in the evening, they rescinded the effort. Several reporters and others I talked with explained that while Governor Perry is “rock solid” on the issue, his staff has sent mixed signals on the issue and Joe Straus, the squishy Speaker of the Texas House, and others were taking advantage of it.

 

I talked to people close to the Governor this morning and they make clear that there is no shadow between the Governor and his staff on this issue. While others may have that impression, they are adamant it is not the case. http://www.redstate....freedom-agenda/

 

 

note: Once again Erick put his foot in his mouth, don't take me wrong I enjoy his post/opinion just seems like other opinion writers he gets out before the story.

[Valin]

This is very surprising because I heard Perry interviewed on the radio Tuesday and he was certainly against Obamacare. He has been assaulted for "Letting Texans die" over the Medicade issue. He said the money is the states and should be given to them and not allow the Federal govt. to interfere.

 

 

Its Erick Erickson so nothing about this should come as surprise. We could start with the small fact that (as I understand it the Governor of Texas really has very little power.

 

 

What we see here is yet one more example of little Erick trying to turn himself into some sort of major power broker.