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You continue to miss my point. The Texas’ governor has very little power. Rick Perry really hasn’t done much of anything. This is not a criticism, it’s a compliment. I give credit to Perry for staying out of the way. For example, he didn’t lobby for a constitutional amendment to impose income taxes, something democrats and RINOs alike have discussed for year. I understand Rick Perry didn’t build the Texas economy. I understand Rick Perry didn’t build the Texas economy. I understand, location, location, location. I’m just glad that he basically took a nap and allowed Texas’ economy to thrive. Now, go to google and find something anti-Perry for me to read. I’m bored.

You know what I just realized from reading FR. You can count the number of “conservatives” in the republican party on one hand. EVERYONE is a RINO, except of course Sarah Palin. Don’t flame me, I love Palin, but she isn’t the ONLY conservative. I mean it’s getting a bit ridiculous reading this message board. I’ve even seen people calling Bachmann a RINO. How absurd. I’m not sure who could pass the FR litmus test.

I'm not missing your point. Perry had his hands tied when it comes to much of the Texas economy . If people want to give him credit for the economy, then they might as well give the Democrats credit for much of the Texas economy since they were in the Governor's seat for well over 80 years of the 20th Century when our current economy was being built. It's foolish to assign such credit either way.

On the other hand, Perry exercised the power and influence that he did have, whether it was forced vaccines for 12 year old girls for sexually transmitted diseases, or the corridor nonsense, or campaigning for Rudy Giuilani or pushing back against Arizona-style immigration legislation, or failing to support hot-button issues in the legislature that were dear to us Conservatives.

If he truly had no power or influence, we wouldn't be angry over the attempt at forced vaccines on 12 year old girls, or the corridor stuff, and so on. We wouldn't be pissed that he instantly gave Giuliani's campaign in 2008 a lot more credibility by being the first sitting Governor to endorse a Republican candidate.