Never been a big fan of Perry....BUT(monkey)..I will be voting for him again. I watched him act with cool, calm and reasoned leadership during Katrina and Rita! I became a fan of his ability to lead in a crisis. Kinky has too short an attention span to lead his own nose to his drink...lol. I will go look at his web page though...my liberal sister told me to....(rolling eyes)
Kinky's schtick is wearing thin.
I'm tired of Perry's schtick too.
These are my top two choices out of the 4 candidates. Main objective will be to keep the other 2 out of office.
Kinky straddles the line of being conservative/libertarian on some issues. BUT he's already flipflopped on the death penalty, and hasn't said much beyond the one liners on some other issues.
Seeing him name people like Mojo Nixon as his press secretary and having seen the politicking of his election staff, they are all Austin libs with Kinky just being the front man.
If Kinky had a team more representative of his broad base politically, I might not be so skeered of a Kinky candidacy.
He needs to name someone on his staff that I agree with politically. And that isn't Willie Nelson, Mojo Nixon (who is as anti-Republican as they come), of the Tom DeLay bashers on his staff. And then the celebs like Jimmy Buffet and Larry Hagman who step forward are also Dems.
Makes me fear his appointments. If elected, I want Kinky in charge and appointing those who say the same things he says. So far I'm not seeing it. Who on his staff has publicly supported non-denominational prayer in schools? Who's come forward to agree that there is too much violent crime in Houston (from mismanagement of funds and police efforts in Houston)? Who's come forward to support increased border security and no more tolerance for illegal immigration (Kinky has talked about fining employers thousands for each illegal alien on staff)?
When he shows me a team who are unashamed to publicly state they will work hard to see Kinky's talking points become reality, I will be more sure that they aren't just plays for votes.
I don't live in Texas but I was very impressed with Perry during Katrina and also during his own hurricane, Rita.