Posted on 03/29/2015 7:36:50 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Says loyalty bound him to his lieutenant governor, says more of this quality is needed in US politics.
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry told a tea party group Sunday that he supported his lieutenant governor against Ted Cruz in the 2012 Republican primary for the U.S. Senate out of loyalty — a characteristic, he said, that is sorely missing in American politics.
During a conference call hosted by Tea Party Patriots, Mr. Perry said he endorsed then-Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst because of the strong relationship they had developed over the years.
“If nothing else, I am a principled, disciplined and loyal man,” Mr. Perry said in response to a question. “David Dewhurst had been the lieutenant governor of Texas for eight years. He had been a very good partner as we helped create the most dynamic economy and when David announced that he was going to run and asked me if I would support him, I had only one answer, and that was, ‘Yes sir I will because you have been a staunch supporter of mine and the vision we had for Texas, and I will put that vision up against anyone.’”
He added, “I happen to count loyalty as one of the great traits that all too often in this business, you don’t see.”(continued)
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“If nothing else, I am principled, disciplined and loyal...
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....and as stupid as a can of Spam. Hey Rick, if you found out that he was molesting little boys, would you still have supported him? Oh, never mind. Of course you would; you’re loyal.
Whatever happened to just staying neutral when it comes to having to choose between 2 candidates in your own Party?
The indictment Perry is under now, is abuse of power. “Grand jurors in Travis County charged Mr. Perry with abusing his official capacity and coercing a public servant, according to Michael McCrum, the special prosecutor assigned to the case.”
Texas doesn't have a limit on the terms of office of a governor. Perhaps we need to limit the number of terms one can be governor.
Perry was overall, a decent governor in that he was more of a conservative, most of the time, than a liberal.
Our present governor, Greg Abbott, is a true conservative all the time. He will likely be the best governor Texas has ever had.
If this is the same case I heard of, it is a ridiculous hyped up hypocritical case that doesn’t belong in the lap of my worst enemy let alone Perry. Why cite it.
I just see a difference between loyalty and a pledge of support given early in a race from stubbornly sticking with a good ol’ boy when there was a free choice. A man’s word has to mean something.
That’s just my opinion.
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