Posted on 08/26/2011 9:36:46 AM PDT by juliosevero
Uh huh...
And who might that magic person be?
They have to be conservative enough, and they have to be able to beat the stuffing out of not only Obama but the radical left Dems.
Both.
There is not a one of the announced or the unannounced that approaches perfection. Let’s move off the perfect, and let’s go with the “good enough” if the good enough can sweep to a resounding victory.
Fine, Julio, and how do you proposed to get one elected? We need a lot of things, but the electorate is so morally corrupted, uneducated (not a reference to schooling), and uninformed there is no prospect of electing a candidate and a Congress that would be able to do what is necessary to fix what is wrong at the public policy level.
Even on this site you will see that lots of people don’t want to give up the unconstitutional wealth transfer programs they benefit from.
I didn’t marry the prom queen or Miss America but I am very happy with the woman I got. Rick Perry isn’t perfect or ideal but he’s good enough for me and we need someone who can beat the commie SOB who’s in there now while there is still a republic to save.
I agree, except on the point about a resounding victory. The country's not conservative enough for that anymore. Presidential election victories by GOPers are going to be close contests.
I have always really liked Herman Cain.
Perry is a governor who happens to espouse Christianity.
This piece reasons that Governor Perry - in the name of his religious beliefs - should have warned the people of NY not to do that evil thing called same sex marriage.
???
The writer goes on to ask whether Perry would be ok with same sex marriage being passed in TX.
What??
That’s the whole point of Perry’s statement regarding the 10th Amendment giving one state the right to do something another state utterly rejects. Texas rejects same sex marriage, as does Perry personally, which both have made crystal clear.
The writer is confused
I credit the sincerity that comes across to me from the piece, but not only that point but some others are seriously flawed - both factually and logically.
We can only vote for the ones who apply for the job...soooo?
Well the Gore "issue" is just silly.
Perry signed a hate crimes bill, not an "anti homophobia" bill, in the aftermath of the Byrd dragging killing. I don't agree with hate crimes laws but in light of that horrible race based murder I can easily see any of the other candidates doing the same thing. Regarding Gardisil, well he just blew it and has admitted same. Reagan blew it with amnesty and admitted later it was a mistake, after public outcry.
With respect to gay marriage he originally believed it should be up to the states (federalism) but now wants a constitutional amendment banning it. Do we know how the others have stood, and stand today, on this issue?
The author bashes Perry but does not propose an alternative that has a proven RECORD of being better than Perry. Again, the Perry basher wants to pull people away from the Perry wagon but does not give them a direction to go. This tactic makes no sense and is obviously not working given that Perry is rocketing ahead in the polls.
We really long for the Reagan phenomenon. I wonder if it can ever be done again or even approximated?
We really long for the Reagan phenomenon. I wonder if it can ever be done again or even approximated?
“It isn’t that Liberals don’t know anything; it’s just that what they know isn’t so!”.
However, I have huge reservations about his pandering to the open borders/amnesty crowd. His record in the illegal immigration department is not good, his pandering to La Raza is more than unfortunate.
I don't want another open borders squish like W. If Perry fits that mold, we shouldn't support him.
Sorry to diappoint but zero is not as all powerful as many give him credit. He is yet another empty headed puppet of the c/f/s/p dum party.
What America NEEDS is Citizens that will stand up and say enough is enough and vote to end this nightmare. The Pc/rad enviros/morally empty/ethically challenged be damned
They said that in Reagan’s time, too.
We need Democrats and the dreaded moderates to turn out for our nominee.
A drawing of people to the candidate from across all but the far left spectrum, and those Blacks that are determined for Obama, no matter what.
Reagan did that when few thought it possible even back then.
Of all the candidates, Perry might be the one who could come closest to doing that.
Gotta have a big win, bring along the Senate and strongly hold the House.
Gotta prove that the people are demanding the opposite of the Obama/Reid/Pelosi Dems.
If Perry isn’t the nominee, I’ll happily vote for several of the others.
But the candidate I prefer is the one that can come closest to doing what Reagan did.
"The perfect is the enemy of the good." .... Voltaire
"What I consider perfect even if I get Obama reelected." .... Far too many FReepers who prefer having perfect conservative bragging rights to actually defeating Marxist Obama
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Nirvana Fallacy: "The Nirvana Fallacy is when you dismiss anything in the real world because you compare it to an unrealistic, perfect alternative, by which it pales in comparison. It wouldn't be a problem, except it keeps us from getting anything done."
Ambassador Bolton, ambassador John Bolton, please pick up the phone.
I like Cain too and have always thought it a big setback for all of us that he lost the US Senate primary a few years ago. I know he would have won the general election and done us proud with conservative votes in the Senate.
And by now, he’d also have gotten some polish (he has made a few gaffes) and foreign-policy chops (he understandably isn’t John Bolton quite yet).
As it is, he’s being put down as “just a businessman,” whereas business savvy is just what DC is lacking.
Sadly,mein Fuhrer would be too liberal nowadays!
Pandering to illegals is my main problem with Perry, along with the nanny state aspects of the Gardasil debacle.
I will be able to muster a small amount of enthusiasm if he promises there will be NO AMNESTY. If not, I’ll be able to hold my nose and vote for him, and at least he’s better than Romney. If he chooses a leftist VP, all bets are off. I’ll never vote for any ticket with Romney or Giuliani on it.
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