Fed Up, by Texas Gov. Rick Perry - Part 1

I recently finished reading the book, Fed Up, by Texas Governor Rick Perry. If you're "fed up" with the liberals and the Washington political scene you too would enjoy reading this book. Not that it is profound or awe inspiring, but just that it reflects the common sense attitudes most of us have toward the power brokers in Washington. Following are a few of my choice quotes from the book:

"Republicans often aren't on the right page--indeed, some aren't even in the right chapter. But, most are in the right book. Most Democrats today, on the other hand, can't even find the library."

"Once politicians taste power, like an alcoholic they gulp it down and seek more."

"We have allowed Progressives to successfully frame the debate. Republicans constantly allow themselves to be trapped into thinking they are against people if they oppose certain programs. So instead of fighting the tough fight and articulating their opposition, they too often acquiesce for fear of seeming heartless."

"A new culture of do-something-itis now trumps any constitutional restraint and feeds the political beast in Washington, and each generation of national politicians wants to make its mark by finding another place to expand government, failing to truly address the problems created by the previous generation's expansion of government."

"We have a front-row seat to the greatest experiment in the history of mankind--a living testament to how much man can achieve when free to benefit from the use of his labor and capital--yet we continue to allow the power brokers in Washington to forsake the principles that built our nation as they are enroute to bankrupting it, all while broadening government control over the most intimate parts of our daily lives."

"Liberals are not stupid about health care--they are insidious."

NOTE: In the future I will post more of my favorite quotes from Governor Perry's book.