Morgan

Well, well, well, I guess that's what is known as a flip....flop

WASHINGTON ― Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry said he no longer wants to eliminate the Cabinet department he now wants to lead.

At his confirmation hearing Thursday, Perry said the remarks he made while running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2011 ― which included vowing to abolish the Energy Department and forgetting its name ― “do not reflect my current thinking.”

“After bring briefed on so many of the vital functions of the Department of Energy, I regret recommending its elimination,” Perry told the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in his opening remarks.

Democrats on the committee probably won’t let Perry forget his previous views, however. Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell, the ranking Democrat on the panel, mentioned it in her own opening statement. “I suspect that now having had a chance to learn about the importance of this department, you have a very different opinion,” she said.

Perry also disavowed his statements on climate change made during the 2011 campaign. He had suggested that it was a hoax and that “a substantial number of scientists … have manipulated data so that they will have dollars rolling into their projects.”

“I believe the climate is changing,” Perry said on Thursday. “I believe some of it is naturally occurring, but some of it is also caused by manmade activity. The question is how do we address it in a thoughtful way that doesn’t compromise economic growth, the affordability of energy or American jobs.”

Perry’s prior positions on the Energy Department’s existence and climate change are just two reasons that scientists and environmental advocates are worried about putting him in charge of the department.

Morgan

I almost forgot
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rick-perry-energy-department-confirmation_us_5880e6d7e4b070d8cad0ebb6

Ricko Loc: Florida

Morgan-by the time the EPA is cut down to size. Perry might not have a whole lot to lead. Good Luck America !!!

emarine

This is about Perry's speed... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJAjb2GYHIM

PeterS

He still doesn't know the name of it though. Would someone kindly write it down for him....

Zemirah Loc: Sojourner En Route...

Things are not always as they appear.

Because I initially supported Rick Perry´s candidacy in 2011, I researched and found this information following the collapse of his campaign.


http://www.back-surgery.com/rick-perry-and-the-after-effects-of-back-surgery/

Rick Perry and the After-Effects of Back Surgery

December 12 2011


Texas governor and candidate for presidential nomination, Rick Perry, made some slip-ups recently.

So what happened? How could a long-serving Texas governor with visions of the White House in his eyes fail so ignominiously? How did it all go wrong for Rick Perry?

Could Perry’s mistakes have been due to his recent back surgery, which involved stem cells being transplanted into his spine? There were rumors that Perry’s recovery was not going as smoothly as hoped, but what could have gone wrong with his low-back surgery and why might that have affected his performance in the debates?

Commentators, including Paul Burka of Texas Monthly, noted that the governor looked uncomfortable in the debates, speculating that the politician’s back pain continued. If Perry was taking pain medication then the side-effects of such drugs could explain his seeming difficulties in concentrating and remembering key facts during the debates.

The man hailed as a true Texan - former Air Force officer and fighter pilot, also ditched his trademark boots for a pair of sensible orthopaedic shoes and a back brace, although his campaign team refuted the idea that Perry was suffering side-effects from back surgery. The governor himself sent a tweet to his followers on the 1st July saying that his “Little procedure went as advertised¨...

Perry's back surgery in early 2011 was much more serious than his campaign people let on, and the candidate was in constant pain on the campaign trail. (Perry refused to take painkillers.)

Lumbar spinal fusion surgeries are a common procedure in the US, with the usual surgical risks of bleeding, thrombosis, scarring, problems with anaesthesia, infection, and the failure of back surgery to actually relieve the condition.

The procedure that Perry underwent in July was performed by his friend and orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Stanley Jones who had never carried out such an operation before. According to the Texas Tribune, Jones himself had a stem cell transplant performed on a trip to Japan to help his arthritis which had advanced to a stage where he could no longer operate.

Neurosurgeons at UC Davis Health System have been working on stem cell therapy to promote bone tissue growth after cervical spinal discectomy and announced some success. Designed to relieve chronic back and neck pain, the procedure used bone marrow stem cells, not adipose stem cells as in Perry’s procedure.

Adipose tissue has been found to be a rich source of stem cells but they do not necessarily differentiate into new bone when used in spinal procedures, or even survive the transplant. The hope in such procedures is that the cells around those transplanted will give the stem cells cues to differentiate into the desired cell types, in this case bone to aid the lumbar spinal fusion. However, fat stem cells have a very low propensity to differentiate into bone in comparison to stem cells taken from marrow, for example.

Some have applauded Rick Perry for supporting experimental stem cell treatments, but many others were simply concerned that the governor’s health was suffering following stem cell therapy for back pain after back surgery.

In present-tense diary fashion, the ill-fated presidential quest from the heady early days with Perry atop the polls and raising more money than Mitt Romney deteriorated to the sad, chaotic end.

Morgan

Well that's one good thing, I'm sure it'll stay large enough to keep the title and his new position an benefits.

Morgan

I'd say this is his speed

http://youtu.be/HPqcW3KXODk

Morgan

We could write it down but could he be able to read it?

Loki Loc: Georgia

Who, in your opinion, would be better able to take the reins? Should the EPA be reduced in power and influence to it's proper parameters, it would not take a rocket scientist to run the agency.