I know Rick Perry means well. But we all know about good intentions and where they take you.

The Texas governor just announced his state will not only refuse the Medicaid expansion, but they won't be setting up their own state exchange either – as required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

"If anyone was in doubt, we in Texas have no intention to implement so-called state exchanges or to expand Medicaid under Obamacare," Gov. Perry declared in a statement. "I will not be party to socializing health care and bankrupting my state in direct contradiction to our Constitution and our founding principles of limited government.

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