Yet another anti-stimulus GOP governor, who had been hinting previously that his state would be turning down cash, is now accepting the money.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who co-wrote an op-ed piece with South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford about all the things that were wrong with the bill, has now informed the White House that he’ll accept the money. (By the way, Sanford is taking some of the money, too.)
Perry is, however, leaving the door open to not taking all of it, as he doesn’t want to spend money that would expand existing social programs, and thus trap him into having to continue the increases later on with state money. Perry’s spokeswoman said that they are studying the aid package “line by line to determine what is in the best interest of Texas taxpayers.”
