[Seaplaner]

I like Rick Perry; however, when he chose to say that Texas could secede from the Union, he made himself radioactive for higher elective office.

There is just no coming back from some statements.

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[isthisnickcool]

I like Rick Perry; however, when he chose to say that Texas could secede from the Union, he made himself radioactive for higher elective office.

I don't think he actually said that. I'm sure one of his pimps round here will correct that one way or another.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I like Rick Perry; however, when he chose to say that Texas could secede from the Union, he made himself radioactive for higher elective office. There is just no coming back from some statements.

Are you joking?

I thought this was a Democrat talking point slam against Rick Perry's "off the cuff" comment about how this administration is attacking states' rights.

You're really scraping the bottom of the barrel.

[Palter]

when he chose to say that Texas could secede from the Union,

I dislike Perry. The fact that he was only joking about that and would never offer the option of secession, is one my dislikes of him.

[CommerceComet]

I like Rick Perry; however, when he chose to say that Texas could secede from the Union, he made himself radioactive for higher elective office.

Most of Perry's critics on the FR would have no issue with a pro-succession statement. I guess #16 backs that idea.

[GOPyouth]

when he chose to say that Texas could secede from the Union, he made himself radioactive for higher elective office.

Here's more of the quote you're referring to.

"We got a great Union. There's 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."

[ichabod1]

He did not say that. He was misquoted. He said the fedgov ought to get its head out of its ass (in so many words) and then they wouldn’t have to deal with states that want to secede. He never said Texas could secede from the union. So, there’s plenty to hang slick Rick on, but that’s not one of them.

I could go for Rick. I like him better than Mitt I think, but either of them would be willing to take the fight to the enemy. We’d have to ride herd on them like we did with W.

I don’t like him that much, but back in 07-08 he signed off on the business tax, while the state was running a surplus, and I thought that was idiotic, but he proved to be right.

I’d be a hell of a lot more enthusiastic about him than I was about the stain.

[jersey117]

He could always explain that statement as his way of defending the Tenth Amendment. He can say the EPA and the rest of the rats are trying to erode his state’s rights.