Posted on 09/24/2011 9:21:26 AM PDT by Comparative Advantage
Texas Gov. Rick Perrys clashes with conservative activists are nothing new: A bitter battle over racial preferences and liberal judges has raged in the tight-knit world of Lone Star politics since 2001.
In the days following George W. Bushs election to the presidency, the newly minted Gov. Perry had a chance to prove his mettle by nominating justices to fill two Texas Supreme Court vacancies.
Following Ronald Reagans unsuccessful 1987 nomination of Robert Bork to the U.S. Supreme Court, conservative activists had been awakened to a new kind of politics the politics of judicial nominations and Perrys selection of Xavier Rodriguez in Texas only made them angrier.
Born in San Antonio, Rodriguez was educated at Harvard before returning to earn his law degree in his home state and practice law with Fulbright & Jaworski, where he became a partner. Though described by one opponent as a decent lawyer and a decent guy, the young attorneys nomination forced his experience and beliefs onto Texas conservatives collective radar.
And when conservative lawyer Steven Wayne Smith picked up his newspaper and read that Rodriguez named the reliably liberal Supreme Court Justice David Souter as his judicial role model, any ideas Gov. Perry may have had of an uneventful appointment went out the window.
A half-decade saga began that day which, by its conclusion, was a Texas tale of racial politicking, an underage abortion ruling and an executive vendetta.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
I m sorry, Eva, but that is just silly. Perry is NOT the only candidate who wants to reform SS. Besides that, MOST Conserrvatives do not support romney in any way, shape, or form.
WE want a candidate that puts THIS country and AMERICANS first. Didn’t Perry’s response about Pakistan scare your socks off? It did me.
The hell it shouldn't. I don't want his state crap spread on a nationwide basis. Keep it in Texas. I don't want it.
I also don't want appointments based on race. That indicates that he will reward friends and those he owes favors.
Perry's version of "It's for the children" sealed it for me.
I don’t much like the Daily Caller, but ads rotate. You are overeaching to defend Perry on things he has no defense for.
BS. American citizens who want to protect their borders and do not like illegal immigration are not racists. They are patriots.
Anyone is welcome here as long as they knock on the front door and commit to being an American that is proud to be an American citizen. Learn the language, learn American history and pay taxes, like all American citizens have to do.
Yes, we do not like illegal invaders. No other country likes illegal invaders, including Mexico.
indy, you have to read the article. This is about appointments based on race.
Ads might rotate, but it is extremely hypocritical of the Paulers to keep hitting Perry on immigration.
I’m not necessarily defending Perry, just pointing out the hypocrisy of the issue.
What paulers?
That's quite an assumption. I would guess that it's based mostly on the inability to accept that main street America is tired of hosting illegals and NOT based on checking posting history. De'nial ain't just a river in Egypt.
And ONLY race.
Yup.
No, it’s based on the fact that a whole lot of the anti-Perry articles are being posted by Paulers.
Not that I’ve seen. But I have seen Perry supporters accuse everyone that doesn’t support Perry of being Paul or Romney supporters.
Should the children of illegal aliens be given preferential treatment over legal American citizens, by being allowed to pay lower tuition?
Yes or no???
(Perry does.)
BONUS QUESTION:
Do you think people who oppose this are heartless?
Yes or no?
(Perry does.)
(If you answered yes to those questions, look in the mirror. You are part of the reason America is going down the toilet.)
Sure, anything you say.
You have a nice day.
Whatever you say.
Perry meet fork and turkey thermometer
He is off my list and in Romney trash can
Shame that is our two frontrunners
Yeah. I'm joining a lot of people in "YIKES!" mode.
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