Posted on 08/29/2011 10:53:20 PM PDT by unseen1
I have no antipathy towards him but friends in Pa. don’t speak highly of him. I’m getting too old to tilt at windmills which is how i see the candidates getting 5% in the polls.
You'll have to put a little more effort than that into your proselytizing. If you're such a Perry supporter, you'll spend a few minutes to enlighten me right here. I have no incentive to spend my time reading his campaign material. I don't like the guy. It's going to take a lot of solid evidence to convince me that he's not just another bought-off corrupt politician.
Actually, I was not proselytizing.
Gov. Perry is the candidate at the top of my list PRESENTLY because I see him as having the greatest probability of defeating Obama and helping undo the horrendous mess of his inept and “agendized” administration.
As a voter, you should take the time to thoroughly read ALL the pros and cons of potential candidates.....whether or not you “like” them.
This might be a good beginning: http://peskytruth.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/rick-perrys-negatives
The Gardusil and TTC issues are what bother me the most. For Perry to say these were "mistakes" is a misuse of the word. True, they were mistakes for him politically. But "mistake" usually implies something done with little forethought, when little time is available for a more careful decision. These two fiascos were not mistakes; they were deliberate and calculated actions. The Gardusil mandate harmed people. 28 deaths and thousands of injuries have resulted from Gardusil. Lives have been ruined. Perry's action was unnecessary and illegal. I am willing to give Perry the benefit of the doubt with regard to his intentions. Perhaps he meant well. But it demonstrates that he is either weak minded or weak willed. He let the fast talking charmers at Merck sell him a bill of goods. This does not bode well for someone who wants to become the most powerful man in America.
I don’t think he has but I am not 100% positive about that.
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