Posted on 06/25/2011 6:08:32 PM PDT by no dems
Perry has been the douche running against turd sandwiches in every re-election he has had. He has been very lucky no real conservative ran against him.
Perry blows, but blows less than Obama. If it came down to Perry and Obama I'd hold my nose again for Perry. But Perry will not run unless it is a fairly easy win for him. He is lazy and somewhat stupid. But, he excels at saying conservative things and having them written for him (his book) and he looks "presidential" while doing so. Perry will not make a move until Palin does.
Perry is a UBER-RINO. That is without question. And once again he has called ANOTHER unnecessary special session. Why he has had so many of them over the years does not make much sense. Other than he gets to set the agenda. It is one of the few times Texas govs have real power. Dewhurst is the guy with the real day-to-day power. Don't get me started on that asswipe....
Is that Google or Goggle?
I predict that Sarah isn’t going to run and she will endorse Perry. What will people do here then — take back their nasty, lying posts about Perry?
I hate to break the news to you, but Perry is to the right of the Republican Party. The Republican party is pushing Romney and they hate the tea party as much as the democrats hate it.
Romney is the quintessential Republican.
So if Perry is running to the right of Romney, then we should all be glad Perry is a RINO.
Sarah Palin is a RINO too.
So is Bachmann and every other conservative candidate.
So am I.
Yep, won’t matter who you like or vote for.
The writing’s on the wall.
Obama will win because I truely believe he is the Antichrist.
Look how so many people cover for him. They’re immoral sheep.
If he wins, I’ll tend to agree with you. Until then, he’s just a wicked bastard and an enabler for the antichrist to come on the scene.
“As a Conservative Texan, I think Perry would be no better than Obama.”
You sound like those leftist Dems calling into Rush’s show, claiming to be a lifelong Republican, who just couldn’t bring himself to vote for Perry, because Obama is better.
I have been known to change my mind. I think that was sometime in the mid-eighties...or early nineties. LOL!
“My rule of thumb.
If I agree with any candidate on every issue 100% of the time, someone is lying. Either the candidate is lying to me or I’m lying to myself.”
Bravo! Someone with intelligence and sense.
Plus, Sarah Palin has heaped praise upon his conservative credentials:
"That's why I am supporting Governor Rick Perry for re-election. He does what is right regardless of whether it is popular. He walks the walk of a true conservative. And he sticks to his guns – and you know how I feel about guns!" ..... Sarah Palin
If Perry is what it ends up taking to beat Romney and Obama, he's perfectly acceptable to me.
If she doesn't run then that would be the ideal scenario. We need to congeal around a conservative or even semi-conservative candidate to head off a Romney landslide.
Romney (and the Republican establishment) are all hoping that the conservatives divide their votes so that Romney can win the nomination with 30% of the vote of the party members.
Sarah is in the position of kingmaker. If she puts her efforts into one candidate, that candidate will most likely win the nomination.
If Perry doesn't run, then I suspect that Sarah will. In the end the nomination is going to go to Palin, Perry or Romney. Nobody else really is in the running.
A random pick from the phone book would be better...
I don’t settle. I have certain minimum standards I expect a candidate to have, and Perry doesn’t have them. Honesty for one... illegal immigration policy is another.
I’ve been accused of a lot in my life, acting like a dem is a new one...
Not really.
Rational Thought may think he/she is rational, maybe actually is, but he/she is surely not even moderately well informed — i.e. quite ignorant on the facts. Basing “rational thought” on falsehoods, does not generate truth.
RT says “he’s only been a Governor in the recent past. “
The FACT is:
“The Texas Republican, the longest-serving governor in the U.S., “
“Elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998, he assumed office as governor in December 2000 when Governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full terms in 2002, 2006 and 2010, an unprecedented feat in Texas political history.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Perry
First, I take back NOTHING that I say about Perry. NOTHING.
Second, I endorse Palin because she is the candidate that agrees the most with ME. I do NOT follow Sarah Palin as my Lord and Savior. If she has a policy position that I believe is wrong, I will hand her her butt just like I do any other politician.
I like Sarah Palin, but she doesn't tell this Texan how to think or how to vote. If SP chooses not to run and endorses in Perry in her stead, I will find another candidate to support.
Only if you take back your nasty, lying posts about Palin.
And grovel in the dirt when she does declare.
Why should she declare now? It's to her advantage to delay it as long as possible.
Should she declare to make it "fair" for your guy?
If he needs Sarah's permission, he must not be much of a candidate.
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