Get in the Game – Is Rick Perry trying to redeem himself?

Austin is a rapidly growing city and ‘allegedly’ Governor Rick Perry is expanding the job market gearing towards gaming cites that could potentially bring over 300 jobs to the Austin area. EA Sports is the developer behind such popular titles as "Madden NFL," "NCAA Football," and "FIFA Soccer."

Governor Perry says “"Texas in general — Austin in particular — has this young and talented and hip population that understands the gaming culture and wants to be a part of it, and that's why it's really awesome to have a company like EA that is committed to the long haul here now, expanding its presence in Texas."

The video game cites that are locally here in Texas employs about 4,000 people. According to the article Touting EA's Austin expansion  they claim that “The expansion establishes EA as by far the largest gaming company in Austin, as it will grow to more than 700 people.”

Although this is a step in the right direction for our economy, I definitely view this as Rick Perry slapping his name across something so he can gain credit for himself. Who’s to say that EA Sports has not been shopping around to see where they could expand their gaming cites at? Texas has always been geared towards sports, especially football, baseball and basketball.

In the editorial Perry Helps State Score More Jobs the article points out that “Perry was a huge cheerleader for those cuts that slashed $4 billion from public schools and $1 billion from higher education. That approach runs counter to another business-friendly principle that recognizes that education is the single best investment a state can make in its future.”

Let’s get real here… In order for Perry to redeem himself, his publicist needs to get his name in the headlines on a more positive approach. Especially since he is considering moving forward in the presidential campaign. It does not look good when every headline is about budget cuts, funding issues, job losses and educational cuts. But unfortunately those are the real issues at stake these days.

The state employees who are losing there jobs day in and day out will not qualify in the position of contracted gaming positions. So, what about those people? What about state jobs? Things are going to get bad before they get better, so I say “GET IN THE GAME” Perry. Because in the game, Rick Perry vs. Texas citizens, Texas citizens are winning by a landslide and there is absolutely no way the supporters will be on your side if you so choose to run as a presidential candidate. Good luck in the fourth quarter.