Gov. Perry Reaps $6 Million from Regent Appointees

[sonias]

Texans for Public Justice 4/7/10
No Donor Left Behind:
Gov. Perry Reaps $6 Million from Regent Appointees
Austin: Rick Perry has collected almost $6.1 million from the 155 people whom he has appointed to be non-student regents since becoming governor in late 2000. Over the past decade, 97 regent appointees gave to Perry’s campaign—or 63 percent of Perry’s regent appointees. Regents contributed both before and after their appointments.

Read the details in PJ's latest report.

(snip from the report)

Michele "Mica" Mosbacher was the top overall regent donor. This appointee to the University of Houston Board of Regents has contributed $440,400 to Governor Perry's campaigns. Paul Foster, vice chair of the University of Texas System Board of Regents, contributed $370,157. There are 21 regent appointees who contributed more than $100,000 apiece to Perry’s campaign.

Pay to play - Perry's team rule. :grr:

[tammywammy]

1. That man infuriates me!

Quite a few people have heard me go off on Perry's meddling with the university system. :grr:

[sonias]

3. He who controls the board of regents - controls the system

He infuriates me too Tammy. The guy has no ethics whatsoever and he doesn't even try to hide it. Even more annoying is that the voters of Texas put up with this crap.

[WolverineDG]

2. I thought you meant Regents University

but this is just as bad.

:nuke:

dg

[sonias]

4. Regents University -"the global Christian university"

Reminds me that the SBOE could help them polish up their curriculum too. I'm sure they could find some offensive words that conservatives want to change the meaning to. I'm even thinking the word "Christian" might have to go. After all haven't the lefties smeared it with bad connotations like capitalism? Maybe the word "purist" would be a better fit. :evilgrin: