Executive experience is important, but not the most important consideration. In the last election cycle Mike Huckabee was the GOP candidate with the most executive experience and he was my absolute last choice to be the nominee. What good is executive experience if you are going to use that experience to increase the reach of government? In this case, the reach of government is already pushing the point of no return and the number one criteria I have for supporting a candidate is a willingness to take a chainsaw to the federal budget. If a candidate comes along, who is willing to do this and has executive experience, all the better. Rick Perry has the most executive experience of any other potential candidate running, but is he willing to take a chainsaw to the federal budget? I am open to being convinced.
He cut education funding in a big way, not many governors have the nerve to take on the bloated education bureaucracy.
He’s called for eliminating the Education Dept. and the EPA at the national level, claims he’d make it a priority if president.
Google should give you plenty of info on it.