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‘Git-R-Done,’ Perry says
Gov. Rick Perry today exhorted the Texas Senate toward adopting his proposed business tax by invoking Larry The Cable Guy — a reference testing the attention of reporters perhaps (I’ll admit) more attuned to talk radio, public TV and the latest shift in schedule for NBC’s “The West Wing.”
“There is a renewed spirit of optimism in this building as this plan gathers momentum,” Perry said two days after the House advanced the plan to the Senate, which is expected to hold hearings this weekend.
“I am confident the Senate will seize the opportunity before us and pass this bipartisan plan,” Perry said, stressing the possibility of $15 billion in cuts in local school property taxes in exchange for replacing the corporate franchise tax with a broader business tax tied to gross receipts.
“As ol’ Larry The Cable Guy says on a regular basis, it’s time to ‘get ‘er done,’ ” Perry said. (Web research reveals that the correct spelling in Larry-speak is Git-R-Done.)
Last week, Perry referred to the ever-hungry cartoon hamburger fanatic named Wimpy in a line basically saying he’d pay Tuesday for a hamburger delivered today. He took no other swings at pop culture at today’s gathering.
He was joined by business and real estate lobbyists supportive of the plan. David Hartman of the Lone Star Foundation delivered an economic analysis of the plan projecting billions of dollars in economic growth should the state proceed with the business tax, property tax cuts and a suggested $1-a-pack increase in cigarette taxes.
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By Katy
April 27, 2006 4:16 PM | Link to this
Is there something I should know about the West Wing?
By Wynne
April 27, 2006 6:53 PM | Link to this
I am shocked and dismayed that our govenor would use such a lewd phrase. I was disgusted when the UT baseball team adopted the phrase, but they are college men; this is a mature adult who should know better!
I hope that some of the people who think Perry is such a wholesome guy will think twice about voting for him - this is evidence of who he really is.
By Wynne
April 27, 2006 6:54 PM | Link to this
I am shocked and dismayed that our govenor would use such a lewd phrase. I was disgusted when the UT baseball team adopted the phrase, but they are college men; this is a mature adult who should know better!
I hope that some of the people who think Perry is such a wholesome guy will think twice about voting for him - this is evidence of who he really is.