What’s sad is that Governor Rick Perry feels the need to renounce the one good thing he’s done as governor of Texas. Rather than apologizing for executing an innocent man, he’s apologizing for mandating that girls get immunized against Human papillomavirus (HPV). I’m sensitive about compulsory immunizations, but the law did have an opt-out. HPV is the cause of most cases of cervical cancer, and it’s entirely preventable. Governor Perry stood up to the slut-shamers and endorsed the vaccine. Now his first order of business as a presidential candidate is to flip-flop on this issue.
“I obviously made an error in not having a conversation with the people of the state of Texas rather than just kind out of the blue an executive order. There was a better way to do that, I realize that now. One of the things I do pride myself on, I listen. When the electorate says hey that’s not what we want to do. We backed up, took a look at what we did. I understand I work for the people, it’s not the other way around.”
In addition, he basically threatened to lynch Ben Bernanke if he prints any money between now and the election.
