Comments on: Texas Governor Saves Toll Road Promotional Campaigns

By: keepaustinweird

keepaustinweird — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:51:50 +0000

Perry is an embarrassment. Is Kinky going to run again?

By: CamaroKid

CamaroKid — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:20:58 +0000

Unlike Gov. Sanford, he probably would not be missed

With talk like that you are likely to bring down the wrath of B-Con or Ronnie or someone.

As for the Gov… cut him some slack… at least he had an affair with a woman, that alone is a bit of a change these days for Republicans.

By: George B

George B — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:38:44 +0000

Not happy with using Texas state funds to promote toll roads. On the other hand, I regularly use NTTA roads. As long as the toll road is built with both toll lanes and free lanes on the service road, I don’t mind. In North Texas the toll roads have a better record of being built on schedule and within budget than the tax funded roads.

Texas 121 Sam Rayburn Tollway
http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/4183

NTTA first with toll tags
http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/153

By: fredtal

fredtal — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:21:11 +0000

He must be getting a heck of campaign contribution from those toll road guys. Man I know folks who would sooner vote a democrat back in then Perry.

By: ttacgreg

ttacgreg — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:52:27 +0000

One has to ponder what the governor’s motives are. Certainly he or an associate stands to profit from this.
Between toll roads and traffic cameras to generate, it feels to me like we are inching towards subjecting motorists to plain old extortion.

By: Dave M.

Dave M. — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:07:52 +0000

Rick Perry can not be voted out of office soon enough.

This. I’ll even vote for Kay-Bailey.

By: educatordan

educatordan — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:01:23 +0000

Anybody driven through Texas from NM to OK on I-40? Show of hands please. ;)

Can you imagine what would happen to the traffic on the last remaining scraps of old Route 66 if those idiots in TX tried to make I-40 a toll road?

By: texan01

texan01 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:54:10 +0000

Rick Perry needs to go away as soon as possible. I can’t wait for the next election and vote him out.

I’ve always found alternatives to toll roads, so I suspect a lot of other people will as well.

By: topgun

topgun — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:21:04 +0000

May be he can implement his toll road policies when he is President of Republic of Texas!

By: John Horner

John Horner — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:28:52 +0000

Maybe Rick Perry can disappear to Argentina for a week without telling anyone where he is going or how long he will be gone. Unlike Gov. Sanford, he probably would not be missed.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/23/sanfords-story-questioned_n_219809.html

By: superbadd75

superbadd75 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:55:20 +0000

Rick Perry can not be voted out of office soon enough.