Texas governor, Rick Perry, wants help from the federal government
because of the problem his state is having with wildfires. He's
complaining because it's been two weeks since he asked the White House
to declare Texas a disaster area so it can receive money from the
federal government to help the state pay for the damage done by the fires.

But this is the same governor that not long ago talked about seceding
from the union. This is the governor that has loudly and often
criticized Obama and the federal government in general for being
incompetent. He's stated repeatedly the federal government needs to be
smaller.

So now that he needs help from outside the state he's singing a
different tune. He wants help from the federal government after
badmouthing it for years. And now he wonders why it's taking so long for
the Obama administration to come to his aid. Is he really that stupid?

Hawke