Posted on 09/16/2011 8:11:33 AM PDT by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
When the initial buzz about Rick Perry started getting louder and louder this summer, I asked a friend of mine, who is a longtime veteran of Republican politics, what I should expect from the Texas governor who was trying to become our party's next nominee for president. The response was quick and to the point: “Rick Perry is George Bush on crack, just wait.” So far, I don't necessarily agree that Rick Perry is George Bush on crack, but he could definitely be described as George Bush 2.0. He is also a phenomenon that has quickly attracted intense interest and high poll numbers that continue to climb (he is currently, in most polls, the Republican frontrunner). All of it, I quite frankly do not understand. I feel like a character in “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” but instead of pointing out that the emperor isn’t wearing any clothes, I am pointing out that this person is in every way unelectable on a national scale.
Who exactly are we kidding here? Do we really think possibly nominating George Bush 2.0 is going to fly with independents in a post-Obama era? Why as Republicans are we are more concerned with retaining our moral high ground in picking a candidate who hits every qualification of a “true conservative” litmus test than thinking about the national stage of a general election? Why do we still, after all this time, and in all the ways that the world is changing, continue to put a politician front and center who has very little crossover appeal?
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Perry has the same deep visceral hatred for the “scourched earth policy piece of sh:t - Obama”...as I do...
I want a person with the same deep HATRED I have for Obama...running for President...
PERRY...at this time...meets that requirement....
George Bush 2.0 - sounds like a big time endorsement!!!
This is the biggest problem with Perry, and it’s not clear to me how he can solve it.
Lazlo, where did you find a picture of Meghan where she is not trying to distract people from the rest of her by flaunting her puppies?
Like her Old Man, she specializes in biting the hand that feeds her.
I agree, If the Ruling Class is against Him, it sounds like he just might be the candidate to support.
ps, Meghan: your daddy is a LIAR and a CROOK and belongs in PRISON for LIFE. (keating 5).
Meghan who?
Infinitely better than John McCain 1.0.
I like his sound bites on a number of issues, but it appears that Ricardo is, in fact, Jorge Bush 2.0 on immigration.
Since Ricardo has a history of talking tough during the election season, I thought he would reposition himself, even if only temporarily, on immigration. He hasn’t bothered to do that, so I think it is safe to say that he fervently believes in mass immigration.
Sorry Ricardo, no can do.
Does anyone else get a chuckle out of the fact that Meghan writes for The Daily Beast?
So we know she does not like Palin and now add Perry to that list. We could probably scratch Bachmann and Cain off her list as well.
So our choices our Newt and Mitt?
No thanks Meghan, been there done that. You don’t win elections by running someone that is only marginally different than an incumbent, even if that incumbent is the very worst POTUS in the history of the country.
The voters need to see contrast. They need to thoroughly reject big government socialism. And you need a candidate that not only talks about shrinking big government, but has a record of doing just that at the state and local level.
Actually I’m not so sure these people don’t know exactly what they’re doing. Kind of a reverse psychology thing.
Meghan McCain...Piggly Wiggly. How appropriate.
My view exactly, I worry about an Perry being ex-Dim with statist inclinations, but if this moron doesn’t like him maybe there is hope for him.
yep.
Out of the mouth of babes ( not the hot chick type ) comes pablum.
My view exactly, I worry about an Perry being ex-Dim with statist inclinations, but if this moron doesn’t like him maybe there is hope for him.
Perry: more of the conservatism and less of the no-accountability “compassion” that has been wrecking our nation.
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