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I swear to God I almost voted against Perry when he was up against Kinky Friedman and Chris Bell.

I was unhappy about the TTC.

I considered the facts and thought, “well we could elect Kinky, and he would appoint Willy Nelson as Energy Czar, we have a strong house whats the worst that could happen? He wand willy sit in the Govs mansion smokin doobs and playin guitars while no policy moves forward”

Well, I voted Perry because the very thought of Chris “the people work for Gov” Bell turned my stomach, and guess what?

I’m GLAD I voted Perry. He dropped that TTC thing like a hot potato even though he rightfully understands that we must upgrade infrastructure in this state.
He heard us loud and clear.
Same with gardisil.

Its not easy pleasing all the people, in fact it’s impossible, but on thing Perry has demonstrated to me is that he wont shove legislation down the throats of the constituents like Obama and Pelosi have .

Sometimes I still wish we could have Cowboy hat wearin cigar smokin guitar playin folks in the executive office that arent ****ing the regular guy, but Perry will do.

Hello mylife. Thanks for your well thought out post.

You raise a good point, and one that I have made in many a Perry thread.

If we ignore Perry's past of advocating liberal causes we effectively condone them and I'm not ready, willing or able to do that. You said "He heard us loud and clear." So why should he not hear us on other issues? And yes, I have written his campaign but have yet to receive a single response.

Perry needs to be vetted, all candidates need to be vetted. But the pro-Perry crowd seemingly opposes the vetting process. Anyone who questions his past or alludes to things in it that we don't like is summarily attacked as a 'Palinista' or a 'Romneybot' or, unbelievably, an Obama supporter. I am none of the above, I just see things in Perry's past that tell me I cannot vote for him.

I know there is no perfect candidate. But we should not ignore Perry's record. To do so is tantamount to supporting it, and I think we can do better.

This is what happens when you are in charge for a long time and have an actual record. Where are the articles about any of the other candidates, or the current President’s time in office? If updating the Texas highway system (which anyone on 35 will say needs it), adding a new vaccine for children, of which there are already 12 required, and giving a speech at a mosque groundbreaking are the worst things he has done in 10 years as governor, Id say thats pretty damn good. If you include the Texas DREAM Act, which most anti-Perry people do while leaving out the actual language of the bill, then thats four negatives in 10 years. About one every 2 1/2. About the same ratio as a former governor who set up windfall oil taxes.