Newly reelected Texas Governor Rick Perry already said on Morning Joe that Texas and other states should be able to opt out of Social Security. On CNN's State of the Union, he told Candy Crowley that they should be able to opt out of Medicaid as well. Perry said that Texas would create their own insurance program for them which I assume would be privatized given Perry's track record, so basically anyone who could not afford to pay into that system would be hung out to dry.

Crowley asked Perry why this would be good for his state, given that they would receive 60% of the money to fund this from the federal government, and Perry basically tried to pretend that Texas isn't a welfare state that doesn't already receive more in federal funds than it pays out. Sadly, Candy Crowley couldn't be bothered to point out to "that's our money" Rick Perry that his state is doing exactly that.

I pity any of our liberal readers from Texas with having this man reelected as Governor. My own state (Missouri) isn't much better with just who got elected to office throughout the state, so I can relate.

Think Progress has more from this interview where Perry and Pawlenty showed their hypocrisy and where their words don't add up to their actions on federal dollars going to their states as well -- Pawlenty And Perry Tout Opposition To Health Law, While Accepting Some Of Its Funding.

I keep wondering when their lies are finally going to come back to haunt the Republicans despite the cover our corporate media keeps giving them. Eventually reality is going come back to bite them in the ass with the electorate because the voters finally start paying attention after enough pain has been inflicted on them to the fact that their policies are not meant to protect the working class in America.

Transcript below the fold via CNN.