Reply #27: Bush is good at conning people one on one

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A lot of people he met casually claimed he was a nice, smart, likable guy. It's part of his act, and people that meet him casually never have to see through it, unless the run afoul of him, like the head of the Funeral Board in Texas did.

Perry's not as likable. But Perry's been a slightly better governor than Bush. Bush came in while the state and the nation were booming, and began spending Texas into a hole even before the national average went down. he had a budget shortfall when he left office. Perry took over a state that had been overspent for the next decade, with a struggling economy locally and nationally. He's had to face the results of Bush's excesses and mismanagement.

Not saying I like Perry, mind you. I just think Bush was worse.