Since his first race for office more than a quarter-century ago, Gov. Rick Perry has emphasized his roots as a rural farmer.
Yet Perry's bank account no longer reflects those humble beginnings as his bottom line has soared in recent years, records show, thanks largely to a handful of real estate deals that critics allege were achieved through the presidential candidates' political connections.
In just about every campaign Perry has run since 1989, allegations of his using his position for financial gain have come up. It's an issue that Perry long ago accepted would linger as long as he remains in the public eye.
"I've been in politics long enough to know that this is just a part of doing business," Perry told the Star-Telegram in 1998. "I know full well, as my wife knows, that our private lives, particularly on the financial side, becomes fair game."
5 comments:
He knows "full well", huh? He just does not give a crap about what you or I think--- he KNOWS we can't do anything. Yet.
He should have spent more time with Harry Reid and he would be a lot richer following his coaching.
why do all these millionaires want to go into politics
they have everything and still lust for power
you can say they are patriots and altruistic blah blah blah
its just plain suspicious and creepy to me
He is wrong for getting rich in office. Course Harry, Nancy, Barack, Joe, and the crooks deserve all they swindled.
Good for him! He's living the American dream.
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