Rick Perry's entry is no surprise; his skill will be — to some

Corpus Christi Caller ^ | August 16, 2011 | Editiorial Board

[Liz]

I used some Spanish so the Perrybots can understand it.

Good idea w/ the Spanish........think I'll have a go at it.

"Hasta la vista, senor."

I do not want anyone to feel "disrespected." (sob)

[Liz]

TADSLOS POSTED; "Perry has become just another republican statist politician who has managed to piss on and piss off Texas conservatives with regularity over the years while dreaming up big government schemes, pushing whacky social engineering ideas and courting racists organizations that do not have the best interests of Texans at heart. The man is an unabashed opportunist. His sudden conservatism comes from his wet finger catching the Tea Party wind. Regardless of what he says now, if you vote for Perry, you will eventually live to regret it."

Nice deconstruction---thanks. Deserves a repeat.

[Inspectorette]

Yikes! He looks SO much like GWB in this picture. Don’t know if I would use that one for campaign posters. In other pix or on TV, he doesn’t look anything like GWB. Definitely better-looking, although I always thought President Bush was a nice-looking man too.

[mikhailovich]

Nice filibuster, but I still haven’t found Perry’s name in that posting...and that’s was the point of my post.

I'm a native Texan of 47 years. I'm not sure what your beef is with Rick Perry. I'm absolutely impressed with his record and pleased with the job he has done. One knock on him is that he's been governor for a decade - so he has a LOT of time in office for the media (and scumbags like you) to cherry pick his faults. Bachmann escapes this scrutiny, so does Palin and Romney. You put any of them as governor for 10 years and I guarantee there's some dirt to use against them.

I think you and others are being jackasses toward him.

New growth and new people are POURING into this state because of the ease of finding jobs, affordable housing, low taxes, and a good quality of life. And this has been going on for years, while other states remain in economic stagnation and lose population.

If that bothers you so bad, pack your _____ and move.

[Ann Archy]

Roger Staubach??? I am so disappointed!!

[Cincinatus' Wife]

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/former-bush-official-nicole-wallace-rick-perry-is-the-ice-cold-glass-of-water-the-gop-needed/

Slide to 9:20 into the broadcast (Rick Perry cold glass of water GOP has been crawling over sand to drink — Perry expressing what a large swath of Republican’s believe about Obama and how he feels about America).

[DoughtyOne]

Ouch.  I would suspect that's photo shopped too.  I would certainly hope so, LOL.




Perry can cloak himself any way he wants, and he's pretty good at it, but in the end, he'll still wind up being seen for the reptile he is.

appolgies ot Skinks everywhere

[stephenjohnbanker]

LOL!

[DoughtyOne]

;^)

[wmfights]

In 1988 Perry was a conservative democrat.

I know I've changed in 23 yrs.

[P-Marlowe]

I know I've changed in 23 yrs.

In 1944 Ronald Reagan was a liberal FDR Democrat. Twenty Years later he gave the keynote address at the Goldwater Convention. A lot can happen in 20 years. I was a socialist in 1972 (I voted for McGovern and Carter) and by 1980 I was a flaming right wing conservative. I think I became a conservative convert sometime in 1977 or 1978. Carter cured me of my liberalism rather quickly. A lot can happen in just a couple of years.

Perry seems to be a pretty genuine conservative. He's to the left of me, but then, who isn't?

[wmfights]

Perry seems to be a pretty genuine conservative. He's to the left of me, but then, who isn't?

Hey, I'm standing right next to you!

I think if Gov. Perry had changed party a couple years ago I would be more suspect of it. I believe it is a positive that someone sees where they may be wrong and changes, or sees they are in the wrong party because it's dominated by people who don't share the same values.

I think Gov. Perry could be a formidable nominee. He has everything obama doesn't have. He has been a successful executive in a state with a growing economy. If we can keep the House and not only take the Senate, but add conservatives in the process whatever moderate leanings Gov. Perry might have will be tempered. I don't see conservatives making the same mistake they did with Pres. Bush, where they supported everything because he was the head of the party.

[BobL]

“so he has a LOT of time in office for the media (and scumbags like you) to cherry pick his faults.”

Well, that’s just tough on him. With something like the TTC, you don’t have to “cherry-pick” it, it comes down and CLUBS you on the head. Same with Open Borders. Each of these is a pattern over many years. We have the RIGHT to bring them up as long as he still supports those types of policies. We will settle this in the Primaries.