Posted on 10/29/2009 10:41:10 AM PDT by euram
Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) is brushing off former Vice President Dick Cheney's endorsement of Perry's primary challenger, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison -- saying he'd rather have his current support from Sarah Palin.
Perry touted an upcoming endorsement from Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, as evidence of Republican support. Perry was then asked if he would rather have Cheney or Palin, who endorsed him back in February.
Perry's response: "I think I'd stick with Sarah."
Cheney endorsed Hutchison?? Well, that’s disappointing.
I still think Perry is a tiny bit better than KBH, he hasn’t been drinking DC water for 8 years.
Too often I wished I lived in TX!
I’m with Rick on this.
Why would Cheney endorse KBH!? She’s a rino and a half.
My guess is probably because they are personal friends.
but not unexpected...
What ever led you to believe that Cheney was a limited government type conservative? He may be a hawk but that does not qualify one as a limited government conservative.
There are plenty of folks in North Korea for example that are very hawkish on national security, however that does not make them limited government type conservatives.
No because he is a RINO and a half also
That could be the only reason but still not good enough - not when it comes to our country and the impact she will have on it. Cheney is the BIGGEST disappointment - he lost more ‘friends’ with this one.
My guess is that KBH is probably a Bush cronie that Cheney owes a favor to. Now the media is trying to hype this into a war between Cheney and Palin. Last I heard Palin was going to head for TX early next year to campaign for Perry before the primary in March.
He’s also not a social conservative - at least not in the area of gay marriage because of his lesbian daughter ...
We have two choices for Gov. Douche bag or t*rd sandwich.
This would be the Senator from Texas who will willingly leave her elected position to campaign for yet another elected postion - causing us the expense of another election and possibility of losing our representation to a liberal. I wouldn’t vote for her if Perry pulled an illegal boy out of his closet and married him. (ok, maybe then...)
Perry would like to brush off the money that Cheney will raise for Hutchison but he can’t. This event is a fund raiser which is essentially featuring Cheney in Houston. With his Houston and other Texas connections, CEO of Halliburton, Kellogg-Brown-Root and others he’ll bring a lot of cash for her. Cheney still has sway with the oil/gas/construction industry in Texas.
Well, you’ve got a point there.
causing us the expense of another election and possibility of losing our representation to a liberal.
You don’t think a liberal will win the special election, do you?
Not a fan of Rick Perry, but he has my vote.....
If Kay Bailout Hutchison gets the nomination, I writing in Kinky Friedman.
I would like to hope not deport - honestly - but I live in a highly republican county and the presidential/dictator election was almost 50/50.... scary as a pelosi sex dream.
I like Cheney, but when it comes to endorsements, I place a hundred-times more value on Palin’s.
He acknowledges Hutchison's vote-getting prowess in general elections but thinks she simply cannot beat Perry in the primary.
I hope it doesn’t manifest itself that way and I really don’t think it will. I really don’t see a correlation between Obama/McCain and a Texas conservative against either Sharp/White. I guess it comes down to who really gets into the race.
Florence Shapiro, Roger Williams, Michael Lawrence Williams and Elizabeth Ames are the most mentioned and have been out raising money. But I think others such as Dewhurst or Barton may get in if Hutchison will get out early enough. I know the jungle election on May 8 can bring forth an upset if the GOP can’t settle on a strong candidate to back. But I believe they can.
Because the only side of Cheney we know is his being a Hawk on defending this nation. Otherwise it looks like he's just like Bush - a NWO believer.
Thanks for the info. I was wondering what ever happened to KBH’s pledge to resign, she had made such a big deal about it.
I doubt Palin wants anything to do with Perry.
I’d take Perry over Kay any day.
Kinky plans to run as a demonrat...the demorat primaries should be as interesting as the pubbie primary.
The Texas Monthly political writer I talked about earlier thinks John Sharp wouldn't stand a chance against Perry but a race with Bill White would be a brutal battle.
Bill White and Kinky Friedman...now there's a contrast. I might cross over and vote for Kinky just for the hell of it if Perry is unopposed...LOL.
Maybe Cheney was giving the “Kiss of Death” to KBH....
The news media is on this like stink on a turd!
Cheney may have ignited the conservatives in Texas to pay closer attention.
I’ll support Perry or Debra Medina but never again Hutchison
‘Kinky plans to run as a demonrat’
Thanks.
I did not know that.
LOL!
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