Gov. Rick Perry’s job-recruitment journey has taken him to the northeastern United States where he’s appealing directly to businesses to relocate to Texas.

I’ve seen the latest ad and to be candid, it’s actually a pretty good piece of work.

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/rick-perry-takes-aim-at-new-york-93030.html?hp=r3

I continue to be amazed at the in-your-face approach Perry is taking toward his fellow governors. The previous targeted states – California, Illinois and now, New York – all are governed by Democrats. Perry, who once was a Democrat, is now a card-carrying Republican who’s demonstrating time and again that he doesn’t care one bit about working with Democrats.

Still, he is a member of the National Governors Association, which still has a number of members from the “other” party. He goes to NGA meetings, hob-knobs – I presume – with other states’ governors. Maybe they swap stories about working with their legislatures or even brag about how good things are going in their particular state.

Does he cross the proverbial aisle at these meetings and talk shop with Democrats? My hunch is that he rubs shoulders only with Republicans, mainly because he’s managing to tick off Democrats with his job-poaching initiative.

Frankly, I cannot blame the governor for wanting to lure more business to Texas. Name a governor of any political stripe who doesn’t want to put more constituents to work and I’ll show you someone who’s not long for the office he or she holds.

But every business magazine published already has touted the Lone Star State’s business-friendly environment. It’s the worst-kept secret in the realm of national politics.

The governor might need some of those Democratic governors one day to help push some bipartisan idea forward – if any such notion ever pops into Perry’s noggin. I’m betting they won’t stand with him.