“Then you asked me why I wouldn’t be happy if Romney won with Cain as his V.P. “
I was only wondering why it would be different than McCain/Palin. We were all pretty happy about that. It was a legitimate question.
Did I say that I’d be alright with it? Nope. Never. I was just wondering what we’d do if we found ourselves in such an unlikely quandary.
I was addressing an issue that Perry supporters continue to raise - over and over and over again - with a question of my own.
So now I ask you this, why do Perry supporters hate Cain so much?
As I see it, all of the vitriol came when Cain started surging. The main argument isn’t that Cain isn’t a true conservative or that he doesn’t embody conservative ideals...
It’s that they believe that only Perry can beat Romney. That he’s our only hope.
As Cain surges in the polls and begins to overtake Romney, why aren’t Perry supporters at least happy that Romney can still go down? Cain is doing at least as well as Perry did against Romney a month ago.
To answer your charge that Cain supporters are being mean about Perry:
The reason why Cain supporters are so mad is that Perry supporters have been a pain in the butt for almost two months now. I’ve been a FReeper for nearly 12 years and I’ve never been slammed as a RINO, a Paulbot, stupid, etc like I have when I tried to raise legitimate concerns about Perry. I live in Texas and this guy has been a personal thorn in my side for years.
You ask why we gloat? Well, your group has been viscous for months and many of us are getting sick of it. The few who actually were willing to discuss the issues with me in a rational way were actually scoring points in my mind and I was starting to look at Perry with an open mind. Not convinced, but not hating quite so hard. I was starting to see him as a lesser evil than Romney. (That was a big step for me)
But about three weeks ago, the nastiness, name-calling and word twisting started and I am now shut down. I have no reason to fight my own conscience to find a way to be alright with Perry.
I now have a candidate that agrees with 90% of my own values. I’m tired of being called names and attacked. I’m not listening any more, Perry-people.
Ahaaa....now we're getting to the bottom of this. Sounds like maybe you took the budget axe from the legislature? If not, care to share why he's been a personal thorn in your side for years?
I'm also a Texan and nearly lost my job due to the cuts. Rather than whine and sniff about Perry, I recognize he's a true FISCAL CONSERVATIVE and balancing the state budget comes before my precious job.
Its called BIG picture and not being selfish, in my case. Not sure about your's. My guess is you'll go silent and continue to view Perry and his supporters as mean and nasty for your own selfish reasons.
Is that right on the money?