The Texas Tribune has a story today which advances some theories about the rift between Texas Governor Rick Perry, a Republican, and the folks associated with the Bush family. Today, “41” (that would be George Herbert Walker Bush) publicly endorsed Kay Bailey Hutchinson, the Republican who is challenging Perry in a primary.
The story includes a reference to Perry’s campaigning in Iowa in 2007 on behalf of Rudy Giuliani, a Republican presidential hopeful at the time. Here’s a snippet from the story:
Then there was (Perry’s) 2007 appearance at an Iowa house party for Rudy Giuliani. Perry told a living room full of Iowa Republicans that the President (George W. Bush) was “never, ever” a fiscal conservative. “Wasn’t when he was in Texas … I mean, ’95, ’97, ’99, George Bush was spending money.”
He continued: “George was never a fiscal conservative. I think people thought he was.”
About O.Kay Henderson
Kay is a founding member of the Radio Iowa network newsroom. In 1994, she became the network’s news director. She’s a featured reporter and commentator on Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press,” and the 2002 recipient of the Shelley Award.
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