RINO pimping is not in the best interests of conservatives at all. We’ve had enough amnesty RINOs to last a lifetime and though the RINO party may be all for it, conservatives are not. No amount or preening and stamping of feet ala McCain on the border is going to change 10 years of pandering to illegals and pushing the North American Union.
Unless amnesty has now become a conservative goal, Perry is not conservative. Unlike liberals, conservatives don’t need celebrities to tell us how to think. We can look at the facts and determine for ourselves who should get our vote. If your only support and defense for Perry’s RINO behavior is to say look at all the stars who support him, you’re in the wrong party.
The first republican president ever said, “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.” Obama forgot that and there are some republicans who would like to turn that phrase into a lie as well.
We conservatives continue to stand for the truth.
You are disputing the judgement of Palin, Rush, Nugent and Michael Reagan?
>Sarah Palin threw her endorsement to Rick Perry for governor-. She recently restated that she likes Perry.
>Rush said that Perry is his dream candidate. http://gretawire.blogs.foxnews.com/rush-limbaugh-on-the-record-3/
>Michael Reagan praises Perry:
“If you don’t believe Reaganomics can still work in this day and age, for whatever reason, I say you should look no further than the state of Texas.
Under the leadership of Gov. Rick Perry, Texas has championed and built upon the concepts my father used to rebuild America in the 1980s..
In short, Reagan Revolution is alive and well - deep in the heart of Texas.”
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jun/24/reagans-vision-lives-on-in-texas/?page=1
>Ted Nugent is a close friend and supporter
You are disputing the judgement of dozens of Perry’s fellow politicians and scholars?
Read the official statements of dozens of Perry’s fellow politicians and scholars (both Democrats and Republicans) have had to say about Rick Perry: http://www.politico.com/arena/archive/rick-perry-for-president-in-2012.html
All (including Democrat opponents) have called him a staunch Conservative, and not one of the dozens issuing opinions has mentioned the vaccine or TTC.
Apparently they don’t consider these things an issue. They DID mention Perry threatening to secede from the unionas a strike against him.
What Perry actually said; “You know, my hope is that America and Washington in particular pays attention,” Perry continued. “We’ve got a great union. There is absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what may come out of that? So. But Texas is a very unique place and we’re a pretty independent lot to boot.”
You do not trust the opinions of our Conservative icons?
Not reasonable.
We have to run someone capable of winning this thing.
As much as we love our Palin, Backmann and Cain, they simply cannot win.
We must run someone with a proven solid record and cross-over appeal. Even with all his faults, that someone is Rick Perry.
They all have their faults.
There is no perfect Conservative candidate.
Never has been.
Never will be.
We are forced to choose the best of the lot.
That’s just the way it is.
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