Did you read the article? Just curious. An honest answer would be appreciated.
The author of your article writes, “It was easy for me to vote for Perry since the alternative(s) were either uber-RINOs in the primaries or liberal Democrats in the general elections.” This is wrong — certainly in the case of Debra Medina, at least.
“It’s ludicrous to think that some asinine statement like “Gardasil, Perry blew it – ‘nuff said,” deserves any consideration.”
True — but read Michelle Malkin’s excellent column on the subject, which I linked. Mandating Gardasil for preteen and teen girls is terrible policy, and definitely not conservative in any way. The opt-out provision was a fig leaf, buut not a real option. Gardasil does have serious safety issues, as many have pointed out.
Perry’s former chief of staff was a lobbyist for Merck at the time.
It doesn’t require belief in sme conspiracy to oppose the Trans-Texas Corridor, as the writer of the article knows but pretends not to. Public-Private Partnerships are not conservative; they are how liberal politicians fund a lot of pet projects, and they almost always wind up costing taxpayers money.
Furthermore, I’m concerned about the overuse of eminent domain, especially to benefit private parties. Apparently, you’re not.
“Those too young to remember wouldn’t recognize the Al Gore of 1988.”
I am old enough to remember, and yes they would. He was the same opportunistic socialist then that he is now, except the dementia hadn’t taken full hold. But if you look at Gore’s voting record as a Senator, not his campaign rhetoric, it’s consistently left-wing.
As for job creation, Gov. Gary Johnson had a better job-creation record in New Mexico, and he did it without a timulus and without a significant increase in the state government. Perry had both.
Since education is cited, would Perry even attempt to abolish the Department of Education, or even repeal his predecessor’s disaster known as No Child Left Behind, written by Ted Kennedy, which greatly increased Federal involvement in education — a Federal involvement that is toally unconstitutional?
The writer admits that “Perry has raised about half a dozen taxes during his tenure.” So he’s not the tax-cutter he pretends to be, then. Will he cut our taxes as President or raise them? His history says he’ll raise them.
The writer also admits that “ Perry supports giving in-state tuition to illegals.” And he has recently defended that position, while caliming he wouldn’t support that as Federal policy. That’s the same tightrope-walk Romney is doing over healthcare. You can’t have it both ways, especially on an issue of that importance. Sorry, on illegal immigration Perry is just not trustworthy.
Sorry, but the DREAM Act is a nightmare. In any version. And giving in-state tuition to illegals rewards them for teh illegal act. That kind of attitude , along with the Obama Administration’s refusal to prosecute the Black Panthers, create a disrespect that undermines the foundations of the law — and that leads to things like this flash mob in Maryland.
He took a stand against adopting an Arizona-style immigration law.
See the link I posted for a discussion of his realtionship not with Muslims, but with jihadist sympathizers.
on teh first two issues discussed, Gardasil and the Trans-Texas Corridor, Perry flip-flopped in a less than principled way. If he had his way, he’d most likely still do those things.
As I said, it’s not a very conservative, or principled, record.