Posted on 10/16/2012 10:24:38 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Tuesday morning, in an op-ed in the Des Moines Register, businessman and former presidential candidate Ross Perot declared his unequivocal support for Republican candidate Mitt Romney.
"President Obama promised a great deal. He has had his chance," Perot wrote. "The results are visible for all to see. It is time for a new beginning. It is time for Mitt Romney."
Complaining of Obama's policy writ large, Perot echoed the GOP challenger's campaign slogan, writing that America "can't afford four more years in which debt mushrooms out of control, our government grows and our military is weakened."
Going on to praise Romney's conservative principles as well as his record as governor of Massachusetts, Perot argues that the former Bain CEO would address and rectify the current president's shortcomings.
"He has spent most of his career in the private sector. He understands how jobs are created. He understands how government can get in the way of that process," Perot writes. "As a president, he would do what this administration has been unable to do, which is reform our federal government, pare it back, and—most critically—keep it from acting as a brake on economic growth."
The endorsement may come as a surprise to some. In recent weeks, Perot went on record as disapproving of both candidates negligence of an impending "fiscal cliff" and the country's massive debt. In an interview with USA Today he said, "Nobody that's running really talks about it, about what we have to do and why we have to do it. They would prefer not to have it discussed."
This bipartisan rejection was Perot's first explicitly political statement in years...
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Yep, those darned businessmen and their profit motive. Mr. Obama’s secont term will take care of that!!
He only popped up every four years to split the conservative vote.
You gotta wonder what favors the Clintons did for him in return.
Well what is needed right now ARE charts. Sure perot was quirky in how he did things but a few visual charts could do it in obama. A picture is worth a 1000 words. Of course not everyone responds to charts and graphs. But I think some detached independents would be shocked at obama’s “results”.
I love AVALANCHE!! I don’t care what anyone says. I admire and love Ross Perot. I have always been grateful for his respect and support of my husband’s chosen profession - Soldier. I voted for him. I respect his life.
Two nice endorsements the last couple of days. Reverend Billy Graham and Ross Perot.
I love AVALANCHE!! I don’t care what anyone says. I admire and love Ross Perot. I have always been grateful for his respect and support of my husband’s chosen profession - Soldier. I voted for him. I respect his life. I will always believe he could have fixed this country.
Two nice endorsements the last couple of days. Reverend Billy Graham and Ross Perot.
The most significant third party presidential candidate since 1968 endorses Gov. Romney and you don’t consider it breaking news? What, then, is your definition of breaking news?
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H. Ross Perot is so last century. He has been a nobody since 1992. Wow! Has it really been 20 years?
Apprarently the mods agree that this is a snooze not news story as its been dumped to Bloggers.
Yeah, but Mr. Obama got Honey Boo-Boo. We might as well fold up our tents and slink away.
Wow, I’m so burned. Do you know how much money that takes out of my monthly FR thread poster pay check?
Zero got Honey Boo-Boo? It’s over...we’re screwed.
Don’t forget we got Jake Gyllenhal this AM. WooHoo!
Agreed.
But Ross is endorsing this time, not running himself.
Well this should help shore up the alien vote. Not the undocumented Mexicans, you understand . . .
Ross was right ... Now in my Dana Carvey voice ... “Now Larry, somebody has to step forward and right this ship before it sinks ...”
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