Perry vetoes texting while driving bill

During the coverage of the US Open a commercial was aired multiple times that showed a number of parents making sure that their kids were safe, e.g., wearing safety gear while biking, floaties when taking a bath, etc. One of these parents was shown buckling her child into a car seat and checking it. Then it cuts to her driving while texting, with her child securely buckled in the car seat in the back seat. Suddenly, as she is not paying attention she runs an intersection and is hit broadside. The commercial illustrated that one should be mindful of all risks to the safety of their children and should not be texting while driving. This was definitely a good and effective way to drive home this message.

On Friday, June 17, Texas Governor Rick “I wanna be president” Perry vetoed a bill that would have made texting while driving illegal. He did so because he views it as "a government effort to micromanage the behavior of adults." He recognizes that "texting while driving is reckless and irresponsible”, but prefers information and education campaigns to dissuade drivers of all ages from texting while driving.

So OK, that is understandable, especially when considering the governor’s hard right leaning political posture, one that he moved to after previously being a Democrat. (He no doubt changed parties because he saw no future in politics as a Democrat in Texas, but I digress.) However, he is currently flying all over the place to address various groups of conservatives, testing the waters for a presidential run, and repeating his anti-abortion stance.

Does anyone else see the hypocrisy in this? He vetoes a bill that may save real, living and breathing lives because he does not want “to micromanage the behavior of adults”, yet he wants “to micromanage the behavior of adults” by outlawing abortion. What about an “information and education campaign” to dissuade folks of all ages to avoid unwanted pregnancies? Plus doesn’t “pro-life” include all lives? Apparently not to our governor.

This is just one of many examples of why this guy should never be president. C'mon Republicans, you have to have someone better than this guy. If you don't, then there is no hope for your party and our great country.