NEXT!
Just say no to Gov. Goodhair Perry.
The ONLY reason he’s still governor is because we conservative Texans had no one else to vote for. Perry is a RINO through and through. He’ll back whichever project gets him the most air time and kickbacks.
Discuss.
Maybe Texas can share him with the other 56 states and find us another governor.....
This Gov. is too well-connected to BigPharma not to be corrupt and a supporter of Gov.Health Care.
NEVER NEVER TRUST GARDASIL RICK PERRY. Let no one forget that this pig (and stockholder in Merck) tried to force every school girl in Texas to be injected with Merck’s HPV vaccine.
The fact that I would even consider him viable says more about the “quality” of the current possible contenders than it says about my enthusiasm for Perry.
One of his positives is his current disdain for overreaching federalism.
Not famous enough to win in 2012.
Clearly not the “top Republican”.
Texas Governor
Hmmm...served active duty as an Air Force pilot. He piloted C-130's (but his campaign releases the photo with the jet trainer, so as to appear as a fighter pilot).
So, US Military service, check. This compares favorably to Obama (as well as the other GOP candidates).
He also grew up on a ranch. That's good. Lots of Presidents have had ranches. LBJ, Carter (farm), Reagan, Bush.
According to Forbes. Texas is #2 for the friendliest to business. Virginia is #1. But Virginia has all of that endless supply of Belt Way money.
According to this web site Texas is #1 this year and last year for business friendly. Has been #1 on many lists for around 7 years. Great track record for business. What is this country huting for now?????
http://chiefexecutive.net/best-worst-states-for-business
I read that as a good conservative government.
Obama would not want not run against a governor that has the BEST business climate in the U.S. when everything else is in a depression. He also has a military background. He also can speak Spanish. Which Obama can’t do.
Also spending has not went up significantly in Texas for several years. Another reason for a great business climate.
And hair. Perry is famous for that.
If Daniels was six foot tall, and had hair like Perry he'd be way ahead right now.
Yeah? Which party?
No Perry. In my view his track record shows a Romneyesque sort of track, but without the exposure of Romney.
Perry was for all the things Texas Conservatives,”H” all Conservative’s were against until all of a sudden Perry seemed to see himself somewhere down the road doing something he wanted very badly, and began to be more malleable.
The guy was a Democrat, and was governing as though still a Democrat, thus a RINO until only a couple of years ago.
I think he’s had his eye quietly on the Pennsylvania Ave. add’y for awhile, and thus the reason for his turnabout in attitude.
Appears self serving, and lacking in conviction to me.
Of course he is. He was invited to the Bilderberg meeting a couple of years ago. (2007)
To everyone getting excited over the thought of Perry being WHAT PALIN IS DOING-Perry’s VP. I gave a gut feeling Rick Perry is only throwin this out there to send a signal to the chosen billion dollar man Romney<———Hurl- that he would be a good VP.
West or Cain or a non professional politician or bust.
Lyndon Johnson
Accomplishments
Failure in the Vietnam War.
Medicare.
Medicaid.
Huge expansion in welfare state.
George W. Bush
Accomplishments
Near failure in the Iraq War.
Free prescription drugs for seniors, marking the then-largest increase in the scope and size of the federal government since--guess who--Lyndon Johnson.
Refused to fight Democrat smears, resulting in Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House.
Refused to push for reform of Fannie and Freddie, resulting in the 2008 mortgage crisis.
$600 billion in TARP corporate welfare to rich Manhattan bankers.
Lesson: Don't vote for a Texan for President.
Aw He!! No. Trans Texas Corridor Perry. Guardasil Perry. Thanks but no thanks. No more Texas RINOs.
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Interesting that most positive comments on this thread come from FReepers outside of Texas. We on the inside know Perry, and I beg you to listen to us.
Rick Perry is for sale to the highest bidder. The line that he “was tea party before the tea party was cool” makes me want to barf. Simply not true.
He is a looks-good, talks-good opportunist.
Read bgill’s post #46 and af_vet_rr’s post #94. They said it all.