Texas creates almost half of jobs in country

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Military is a growth business when we have a warmonger as a president. Texas is a huge military state. The government is a small part of the job growth in Texas, I know that jealousy is strong when one does not live in a state that is doing as outstanding as Texas but get over it. Now I am all for getting our troops worldwide and bringing them home and drawing the military down but until we get rid of this warmonger of a president then Texas has to train and staff and all the other stuff that needs to be done.

Now if I remember right Florida has been stagnant as most states. If you want growth in that state then do what needs to be done. I will warn you there are side effects to all this growth we have here in Texas that is not really on the plus side.

Now please can anyone tell me which state is in second place on creating new jobs in the country?

The warmonger President has been gone for a few years now. A huge military state means a BIG GUBMINT state. Which is what I've been trying to tell you all along. Texas feasts on gubmint.

And as for lessons on Florida, tell it to Republicans why don't you? They've been busy for quite some time doing their very best to run this state into the ground just as fast as they can. Jeb, Charlie and now Con Scott. All supported by Republicans in the state legislator. No wonder we're one of the most corrupt states in the union.

Edited August 25, 2011 by Mr. Big Dog

[luckytxn 2,265]

The warmonger President has been gone for a few years now. A huge military state means a BIG GUBMINT state. Which is what I've been trying to tell you all along. Texas feasts on gubmint.

And as for lessons on Florida, tell it to Republicans why don't you? They've been busy for quite some time doing their very best to run this state into the ground just as fast as they can. Jeb, Charlie and now Con Scott. All supported by Republicans in the state legislator. No wonder we're one of the most corrupt states in the union.

Well vote Socialist and get rid of all corruption.

[Ban Hammer 13,893]

The warmonger President has been gone for a few years now.

no, he's still in office. did you forget we're not only still in the same places bush started off, but obama started a 3rd called libya?

[luckytxn 2,265]

no, he's still in office. did you forget we're not only still in the same places bush started off, but obama started a 3rd called libya?

And increased the military crusades in Afghanistan.

[sly_wolf 199]

Texas is the unique state of the USA .... and Quebec is the unique state (province) of Canada. It's nice to be so unique

Edited August 25, 2011 by sly_wolf

[luckytxn 2,265]

Texas is the unique state of the USA .... and Quebec is the unique state (province) of Canada. It's nice to be so unique

Funny. I used to go to Montreal a lot and enjoyed it.

Newfies are a lot like our Arkansans.

[Ban Hammer 13,893]

Texas is the unique state of the USA .... and Quebec is the unique state (province) of Canada. It's nice to be so unique

yeah, but i can understand what people from texas say.

[bigdog 377]

Texas is bigger than life itself.

[sly_wolf 199]

Texas is bigger than life itself.

Yes, the center of the universe where all things are good.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

no, he's still in office. did you forget we're not only still in the same places bush started off, but obama started a 3rd called libya?

If only there weren't these pesky little facts.

The most commonly cited measure of troop strength is “Boots on the Ground” or the number of troops located in Afghanistan and in Iraq. Based on average monthly Boots on the Ground figures, the number of troops in Afghanistan and Iraq increased from 5,200 in FY2002 to a peak of 187,900 in FY2008 primarily because of increases in Iraq beginning with the invasion in March 2003. In FY2009, total troop strength is expected to remain the same as planned increases in Afghanistan offset declines in Iraq. By FY2012, overall troop strength for the two wars is likely to decline to 67,500 when the withdrawal from Iraq is expected to be complete.

Get that? The number of troops in these conflicts peaked in 2008.

[mawilson 2,133]

But gov't growth is more than twice the rate of private sector growth.

True, but their private sector growth is very impressive nonetheless.

[Ban Hammer 13,893]

If only there weren't these pesky little facts.

Get that? The number of troops in these conflicts peaked in 2008.

given that, we're not even involved in libya

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

True, but their private sector growth is very impressive nonetheless.

9% job growth to accommodate 20% population gorwth is impressive? The only thing that has grown with the population in Texas is gubmint. Private sector jobs most certainly have not kept pace. Which explains why Texas' unemployment rate has doubled under Gov. Perry. Must be a Texas thing. Bush also managed to nearly double the national unemployment rate during his two terms in office.

Edited August 25, 2011 by Mr. Big Dog

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

given that, we're not even involved in libya

It's not even a drop in the bucket compared to either Iraq or Afghanistan. Not a boot on the ground, not a service member's life lost and the total cost to the treasury over the past six months that we were engaged there is about what was spent on the other two wars in a single day. Same result - dictator gone - but much better way to achieve it. If we had done the engagement in Afghanistan and Iraq similarly, we'd be looking at a few thousand graves and several trillion dollars worth of debt less. What a wonderful world it would be had we not put up with the war monger in chief.

[mawilson 2,133]

9% job growth to accommodate 20% population gorwth is impressive?

Yep, compared to the rest of the country.