Bachmann: Perry used jobs fund to reward backers

[FredK]

http://news.yahoo.com/bachmann-perry...070556392.html

Rick Perry brags that Texas has created more than 1 million jobs during his 10 years as governor, trumpeting the state's hands-off regulatory climate and business-first policies. But another part of his jobs agenda, the part that promotes investing state money in private companies, is drawing new criticism as he runs for the Republican presidential nomination.

Rival Michele Bachmann recently likened one of the deals subsidized by the Texas Enterprise Fund to Solyndra, the California energy company that went bust after receiving a $528 million loan from the federal stimulus program.

Perry's state fund "gave $35 million and a grant to a private company and there were donors in that private company," Bachmann said, referring to Perry campaign contributors. Though the company promised to create jobs, "they didn't create any," she said.

Just when one thinks we got to dig this stuff up.

[LawDog]

Really? You're going to post about 35 million and be absolutely quiet about 535 million obozo gave doing the same thing? Really?

[FredK]

Really? You're going to post about 35 million and be absolutely quiet about 535 million obozo gave doing the same thing? Really?

Start your own thread if you want to LD. This is about Repubs digging up dirt on each other.

[LawDog]

Well have fun then....

[TxMusky]

yawn......Bachman has done what lately? Isnt she a member of the Congress that has an approval rating in the teens? And she has the audacity to point fingers at an opponent that has a working State that is actually doing good? Can we compare Texas stats to her home State stats to see if she should be running her mouth to begin with?

[FredK]

yawn......Bachman has done what lately? Isnt she a member of the Congress that has an approval rating in the teens? And she has the audacity to point fingers at an opponent that has a working State that is actually doing good? Can we compare Texas stats to her home State stats to see if she should be running her mouth to begin with?

So is it true, Tx? Where's the anger at a mention of a payoff to backers, err...investors?