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"Enthusiastic" Perry Still Two to Four Weeks From 2012 Decision
Fox ^ | July 21, 2011 | Carl Cameron

Posted on 07/21/2011 10:52:39 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

Senior Aides to Texas Governor Rick Perry say they remain at least two, and as many as four weeks away from any final decision on whether to run for the GOP presidential nomination.

Governor Perry is described as enthusiastic about the possibility and a reference to his wife Anita's encouragement yesterday, is actually a reflection of what aides say is many months of her agitation in favor of running.

His time frame for getting into the race is about creating the financial network to fund a national campaign that goes big in every state, not state-by-state like others are now doing.

(Excerpt) Read more at politics.blogs.foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: 2012; gardasilperry; gopprimary; openborderperry; organization; perry; rickperry; rinoperry; rovespuppet; therinoperry; waiting4gardasil; waiting4openborders
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To: Diogenesis
The longer one serves in politics, the more fodder there is for opponents. Perry has been around a long time in a big state and there is plenty to find disagreement with. There is less fodder with Bachmann, who has resided in the minor leagues of politics but has had to make "national" votes in her role as congresswoman. Candidates like Palin and Cain are minor leaguers with little national record, and it's much easier to put hopes and dreams into them and harder to pin them down on issues since they don't have much of a record.

Perry's okay. These days, that's not bad.
21 posted on 07/21/2011 11:52:53 AM PDT by magritte
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Anita is in unity with him on this. She wasn’t for a long time. This is good.


22 posted on 07/21/2011 11:54:35 AM PDT by normy (Don't take it personally, just take it seriously.)
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To: magritte
Palin, minor league?

Sure Perry has all the qualities you mentioned and if he gets in with the "current field" he would have my support.

But Palin, minor league? Please.

23 posted on 07/21/2011 12:02:52 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (JMO but I reserve the right to be wrong...)
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To: normy
[GOP Official] Scheffler: Include Palin, Perry in [Iowa] straw poll
24 posted on 07/21/2011 12:03:57 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: gov_bean_ counter
Yep, minor league. Short-term governor (she served less time than Wally Hickel, yes THE Wally Hickel)of a small-time state. No voting record on national issues to consider. Strictly an ideological candidate.

Let's face it. If she were a man, no one would give her a second glance for President.
25 posted on 07/21/2011 12:25:18 PM PDT by magritte
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To: Diogenesis
That is so unfair. Rove should give Perry a command, NOW.

I think Perry is shaped more by his donors and friends than Karl Rove. Rove was off in Washington for much of the time that Perry was Governor and giving speeches in support of illegal immigrants.

And unlike Bush and Rove, I believe that if Perry gets in the White House, he will definitely get a "guest worker" program pushed through. However, the more I read of Perry's speeches and comments, the more I feel like "guest worker" is just a codeword for "open borders" since Perry is talking about people easily crossing the US border just to work, without trying to get citizenship, implying that they would be returning back across the border at some point.
26 posted on 07/21/2011 12:26:10 PM PDT by af_vet_rr
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To: magritte; gov_bean_ counter
Remind us which RINO you support: Romney? or Perry?


27 posted on 07/21/2011 12:26:55 PM PDT by Diogenesis (No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. - Mark Twain)
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To: magritte
Yep, minor league. Short-term governor (she served less time than Wally Hickel, yes THE Wally Hickel)of a small-time state. No voting record on national issues to consider. Strictly an ideological candidate.

While she is not my favorite Republican and I have a few issues with her, she doesn't have a 10 year record of supporting illegal immigrants on behalf of her donors. I wouldn't be worried about her getting in office and then trying to get a guest worker program pushed through Congress. That easily bumps her ahead of Rick Perry as far as I'm concerned.

Out of the fantasy/undeclared candidates, I would rank her behind West, but definitely ahead of Rick Perry.
28 posted on 07/21/2011 12:29:49 PM PDT by af_vet_rr
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To: Diogenesis

Of the candidates running, I initially supported Gingrich until he let his idiot wife run his campaign. Right now, I lean toward Bachmann. Nobody else left looks any good at this time.


29 posted on 07/21/2011 12:31:27 PM PDT by magritte
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To: Diogenesis

Of the candidates running, I initially supported Gingrich until he let his idiot wife run his campaign. Right now, I lean toward Bachmann. Nobody else left looks any good at this time.


30 posted on 07/21/2011 12:31:34 PM PDT by magritte
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Perry will cause a third party.

Same as any RINO will.

The GOP will be third party.


31 posted on 07/21/2011 12:33:12 PM PDT by right way right
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To: SoConPubbie

Good job. I hope you keep posting this.

Looks like Perry’s going to replicate W’s strategy—yet again, this time with his presidential campaign.


32 posted on 07/21/2011 12:34:31 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: af_vet_rr
I agree with your comment on illegals, since Palin has never had to deal with them in her limited government experience. If she will come out with a strong, point-by-point plan about what she plans to do about illegal immigration, then we will have something to compare to, at least in theory. Is she a path to citizenship person? A send them all back person? Who really knows? She's everything to everyone right now.

Fantasy-land candidate? Jim DeMint for me.
33 posted on 07/21/2011 12:38:18 PM PDT by magritte
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Enthusiastic and walks the walk of a true conservative (per Sarah Palin). Can’t beat that!


34 posted on 07/21/2011 12:50:28 PM PDT by jla
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I’m so sick of these “maybe-running” quasi-candidates... I think I will just start ignoring all election coverage until 2 weeks before the primaries.


35 posted on 07/21/2011 2:03:27 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman; normy; All
Time for Perry
36 posted on 07/21/2011 2:49:12 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: samtheman

ANOTHER PIMPIN FOR PERRY THREAD....

37 posted on 07/21/2011 4:29:47 PM PDT by isthisnickcool (Sharia? No thanks.)
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