By noting that he will repeal Obamacare when elected.
Posted on 08/30/2011 11:14:19 AM PDT by martosko
Texas Governor Rick Perry has been among the most vocal critics of President Obama’s health care reform initiative, and of Mitt Romney’s preceding health care program in Massachusetts. But in 1993, while serving as Texas Agriculture Commissioner, Perry praised the efforts of then-first lady Hillary Clinton to reform health care, a precursor to Obama’s health care reform efforts.
In a letter to Clinton, who is now U.S. Secretary of State, Perry wrote: “I think your efforts in trying to reform the nation’s health care system are most commendable.”
“I would like to request that the task force give particular consideration to the needs of the nation’s farmers, ranchers, and agriculture workers, and other members of rural communities,” Perry continued, noting his administration’s focus on economic development for rural Texans. “Rural populations have a high proportion of uninsured people, rising health care costs, and often experience lack of services.”
“Again, your efforts are worthy,” Perry concluded, ”and I hope you will remember this constituency as the task force progresses.”
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By noting that he will repeal Obamacare when elected.
Apples and oranges...
Why does Palin zealots committ the same B.S. attacks against Perry that were committed against her? The same old “dig up old crap, take it out of context, throw it against the wall, see if it sticks” angle.
That’s what I want to know.
“It’s going to be hard for Sarah Palin to execute anything if she can’t win any of the primaries.”
It’s going to be hard for Perry to win the nomination if stuff like this keeps comming out.
Well said.
No it isn’t. Palin supporters a throwing crap against the wall hoping it will stick. The same tactic used against her by the liberal media, they are trying to use on Perry.
It’s pathetic.
The Perry fanatics will do the same as with his support of amnesty and global warming, spin and lie.
To me, Perry comes across as more compromised of conservative issues.
Many of the criticism are valid, and they have nothing to do with whether he resigned from office or not. They have to do with policy and philosophy. He just doesn't impress me at the moment. Obviously not as bad as Romney, for instance, but he needs to be more than that.
IMHO, Perry will be effectively attacked along several valid lines of criticism, from both sides of the political spectrum, both in the primary or general election seasons.
I think Sarah has more integrity, passion, leadership, and philosophical purity. Therefore, I hope she runs.
I’ll put my conservative credentials against anyone on the board. Every attack on Perry I’ve seen so far has been completely rubbish. Anti-Perry people who are just flailing away. They’ve yet to get a glove on him.
Did you notice who I posted that response to? Someone who just joined here with the name palinsupporter. I was talking to him/her, not you.
Yes, we noted you were blowing smoke, if you do not like the screen name take it up with the mod, but I would think you should have your bag packed first, because your post was more of a personal attack than anything.
“Sarah Palin seems to follow Ronald Regan’s 11th commandment - she has good things to say about a lot of Republicans (including both John McCain and Rick Perry).”
Yes Gov. Palin follows Reagan’s 11th commandment i.e. go personal BUT if I’m not mistaken nothing in Reagan’s rule say you can’t criticize the candidates record.
Gov. Palin will vet candidates just as she would expect them to do the same to her.
I remember the 'appointed dem judges' theme with Palin, then found out that she had to pick from 3 dem judges - something like that. But this 'old crap' from Perry was him being himself, choices he made, choices that no one likes. I don't quite see them as the same thing. You may have other attacks on Palin in mind, so maybe these attacks are closer to the same thing than I think they are.
As an Iowa caucus attender, I do get a (small) say in who our next candidate is. Last time around I voted for Fred, Romney won my precinct (and will again, a lot of Mormons) and Huck did well (a lot of my church friends supported Huck...I didn't get it).
I already have looked more deeply into the Gardasil issue, and, quite frankly, despite the "opt-out" clause for parents, I find Perry's policy in that case to be very heavy-handed with respect to mandating medical procedures for the individuals affected.
I'm against such authoritarian rubbish, and it does concern me in a Presidential candidate. Perry has his work cut out for him if he wants my support.
I already know Sarah's heart...
“Reagan’s 11th commandment i.e. not going personal.”
Should proof read more. :)
The article of this thread has been blown up to be rubbish! Do you care? Do the Palinstinians care? No.
I can't take her at her word when she supports someone as a "conservative".
Palin said the Republican Party needs new blood and new leaders, "but we also need statesmen and heroes like John McCain in there to help us get through these challenging times."
That’s a token bone to McCain for making her career for her. She’ll pay that back to McCain for the rest of his life.
She owes Perry nothing, yet he made enough of an impression on her to have her endorse him anyway.
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