LOL and its the Truth.

California vs. Texas
Governor of California is jogging with his dog along a nature trail. A coyote jumps out and attacks dog.

California :

#1. Governor starts to intervene, reflects upon the movie "Bambi" and then realizes he should stop; the coyote is only doing what is natural.

#2. He calls animal control. Animal control captures coyote and spends $200 testing it for diseases and $500 upon relocating it.

#3. He calls veterinarian. Vet collects dead dog and spends $200 testing it for diseases.

#4. Governor goes to hospital and spends $3,500 getting checked for diseases from the coyote and on getting bite wound bandaged.

#5. Running trail gets shut down for 6 months while wildlife services conduct a $100,000 survey to make sure the area is clear of dangerous animals.

#6. Governor spends $50,000 of state funds implementing a "coyote awareness" program for residents of the area.

#7. State legislature spends $2 million investigating how to better handle rabies and how to possibly eradicate the disease.

#8. Governor's security agent is fired for not stopping the attack and for letting the Governor intervene.

#9. Cost: $75,000 to train new security agent.

#10. PETA protests the coyote relocation and files suit against the state.

Texas : (THIS REALLY HAPPENED!)

#1. Governor shoots coyote and keeps jogging. Governor has spent $0.50 on a .45 ACP hollow point cartridge. Buzzards eat dead coyote. End of story!

thats very true.

As bizzare as that sounds I believe it. In the future I can see PETA gathering up all the predator animals giving them sensitivity training as to why they should not prey on sick deer, chickens and wild vermin witha bazillion dollar price tag while all the time we have druggies roming the streets robbing killing and raping or whatever. I must have been sleeping the last twenty years or so (maybe that was the problem)Ugh!!

Somehow I doubt that Arnold the Barbarian would have bothered with using a gun to dispatch one small coyote.

Living in Texas I can confirm that this really happened. The governor, Rick Perry, did shoot a coyote while jogging. He claimed the coyote attacked his dog.

Yes there was a hoorah over the incident. Big question was, who goes jogging with a gun?

Answer - a very unpopular governor whose house was hit by an arsonist.

I always liked the news story about the guy(nut)that jumped into the Lions cage. Because he wanted to make friends with it. All the Lion saw was FOOD.

Unpopular? I am surprised at that comment.

Unpopular - you betcha!

Here in Tx private developers have been successful in perverting the law of eminent domain and getting the govt to foreclose on homeowners' property for private development (claiming the public will benefit).

At the end of the last legislative session, the Tx legislature passed a law that closed that loophole and would prevent that from happening anymore.

At the 11th hour, Gov. Perry vetoed the law. There was nothing anyone could do because the legislative session was over. To override the veto would require a special session. Only the gov can call a special session. Do you think Perry called a special session so they could override the veto?

Then between sessions, Perry signs a contract with Spain for a super highway toll road through the middle of Tx! Luckily contract got voided. Would have been the biggest land grab since Tx became a state. Over 600,000 acres would have been confiscated to build this road.

Also, our illustrious gov is not above using his position to get even. James and I both work for state funded community colleges. The state pays our salaries and our health care. Seems there were some community colleges in south Tx that did not support Perry when he ran for a second term. To get even, he also vetoed the funding bill for our health care. Also at the 11th hour so the legislature could not override the veto. Luckily the state government "finagled" a way to pay it. This is not a case of "no harm, no foul".

I doubt if Perry's reason for carrying a gun has anything to do with coyotes.

Come on Nancy. Just because he was going to make money off the toll roads and land grabs. Does not mean he is unpopular.
How about the money he is spending every month. For his little apartment. Ten thousand a month last I heard. Gotta have those gold plated toilet paper holders.
Why he is the best Gov money can buy.

5 bedrooms, 7 baths, 3 dining rooms.

"Gov. Rick Perry has spent almost $600,000 in public money during the past two years to live in a sprawling rental home in the hills above the capital, according to records obtained by The Associated Press."

"The public spending on Perry's rental comes as the state grapples with a budget shortfall forecast to reach at least $11 billion over the next two years."

Here's the link for the full story. Copy & paste to your browser.

www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/17/rick-perry-rental-mansion_n_578311.html