Five Reasons Why I Believe Texas Governor Rick Perry Will Be Our President In 2013

FoxNews ^ | 6/24/2011 | Kevin McCullough

[Signalman]

Current Texas Governor Rick Perry will, in all likelihood, be president of the United States in January of 2013.

Having already made that bold statement in the electronic media during appearances on Fox News and on the nationally syndicated Mancow Radio Experience, now it's time for to put down in "print" why I believe Perry will be our next president.

I did the same thing in December 2006. I was the first political commentator to predict that Barack Obama would be the next president, and I said that would be especially true if John McCain were his opponent.

The story of how my prediction turned into our nation's current nightmare is documented in my new best selling book, "No He Can't: How Barack Obama is Dismantling Hope and Change."

So far, the 2012 GOP presidential field has felt odd and disjointed to me, especially since former Arkansas and Alaska Governors Huckabee and Palin were long in making their up their minds about whether to get into the presidential race.

[edpc]

How about Perry is a former Dem, so he’ll siphon off some of those votes.

[Grunthor]

He could be but I ain’t ready to jump on that bandwagon just yet.

[TADSLOS]

I also love the fact that Gov. Perry wasn't even interested in the 2012 presidential race until recently. Maybe it's a good thing not to have people who lust for power live only to achieve it.

gag.

[Revolting cat!]

And he will be nicknamed ‘The Hair’ !

[Krankor]

If Chris Christie doesn’t get in, Perry will be the next President.

[Revolting cat!]

We won’t be fooled again?

[smoothsailing]

[unkus]

He needs to come out and declare Closed Borders. It would earn him more votes than it would cost him. Then, he would need to keep that promise.

[Savage Beast]

If so, let’s hope he’s a better President than Texas Governor George W. Bush.

[Artemis Webb]

I agree 100%
Christie is the only person I can see derailing Perry’s run.

[boatbums]

I did the same thing in December 2006. I was the first political commentator to predict that Barack Obama would be the next president

Just got a chill reading that! I thought the very same thing the first time I heard Obama's speech at the Democratic Convention. I said to myself, "Just watch, this guy will be our next president.". I've spoken with and read of many others that thought the same thing. I have been thinking about Rick Perry quite a lot ever since I heard of his possible consideration for the nomination. The more I've read about him, the more faith I have in him to be a great choice for us. I'm getting that same feeling about Perry now that I had about Obama, except this time, it is without dreading the outcome.

[BereanBrain]

You have 4 reasons. I have 14. Your argument is invalid. :) #1 Rick Perry is a "big government" politician. When Rick Perry became the governor of Texas in 2000, the total spending by the Texas state government was approximately $49 billion. Ten years later it was approximately $90 billion. That is not exactly reducing the size of government.
#2 The debt of the state of Texas is out of control. According to usdebtclock.org, the debt to GDP ratio in Texas is 22.9% and the debt per citizen is $10,645. In California (a total financial basket case), the debt to GDP ratio is just 18.7% and the debt per citizen is only $9932. If Rick Perry runs for president these are numbers he will want to keep well hidden.
#3 The total debt of the Texas government has more than doubled since Rick Perry became governor. So what would the U.S. national debt look like after four (or eight) years of Rick Perry?
#4 Rick Perry has spearheaded the effort to lease roads in Texas to foreign companies, to turn roads that are already free to drive on into toll roads, and to develop the Trans-Texas Corridor which would be part of the planned NAFTA superhighway system. If you really do deep research on this whole Trans-Texas Corridor nonsense you will see why no American should ever cast a single vote for Rick Perry.
#5 Rick Perry claims that he has a "track record" of not raising taxes. That is a false claim. Rick Perry has repeatedly raised taxes and fees while he has been governor. Today, Texans are faced with significantly higher taxes and fees than they were before Rick Perry was elected.
#6 Even with the oil boom in Texas, 23 states have a lower unemployment rate than Texas does.
#7 Back in 1988, Rick Perry supported Al Gore for president. In fact, Rick Perry actually served as Al Gore's campaign chairman in the state of Texas that year.
#8 Between December 2007 and April 2011, weekly wages in the U.S. increased by about 5 percent. In the state of Texas they increased by just 0.6% over that same time period.
#9 Texas now has one of the worst education systems in the nation. The following is from an opinion piece that was actually authored by Barbara Bush earlier this year.... •  We rank 36th in the nation in high school graduation rates. An estimated 3.8 million Texans do not have a high school diploma. •  We rank 49th in verbal SAT scores, 47th in literacy and 46th in average math SAT scores. •  We rank 33rd in the nation on teacher salaries.
#10 Rick Perry attended the Bilderberg Group meetings in 2007. Associating himself with that organization should be a red flag for all American voters.
#11 Texas has the highest percentage of workers making minimum wage out of all 50 states.
#12 Rick Perry often gives speeches about illegal immigration, but when you look at the facts, he has been incredibly soft on the issue. If Rick Perry does not plan to secure the border, then he should not be president because illegal immigration is absolutely devastating many areas of the southwest United States.
#13 In 2007, 221,000 residents of Texas were making minimum wage or less. By 2010, that number had risen to 550,000.
#14 Rick Perry actually issued an executive order in 2007 that would have forced almost every single girl in the state of Texas to receive the Gardasil vaccine before entering the sixth grade. Perry would have put parents in a position where they would have had to fill out an application and beg the government not to inject their child with a highly controversial vaccine. Since then, very serious safety issues regarding this vaccine have come to light. Fortunately, lawmakers in Texas blocked what Perry was trying to do. According to Wikipedia, many were troubled when "apparent financial connections between Merck and Perry were reported by news outlets, such as a $6,000 campaign contribution and Merck's hiring of former Perry Chief of Staff Mike Toomey to handle its Texas lobbying work." Rick Perry has a record that should make all Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians and Independents cringe.

[hosepipe]

Rick Perry will say what ever you want to hear..
BUT do what he wants or is expedient as President..

He is slimy and slippery.. all Hat and sun glasses no donkey..
Perry is a clown in the Donkey Rodeo..

Bachmann and Palin are the real deal.. Caine is just looking for some respect..
Maybe 2020 for Caine..

[Allegra]

[Revolting cat!]

Anybody but another establishment monkey!

[fightin kentuckian]

Isn’t Rick Perry in the Mayan Calendar???

[unkus]

If so, let’s hope he’s a better President than Texas Governor George W. Bush.

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Yep!

(Now I’m in for it).

[RowdyFFC]

I dunno. Sarah Palin still has that fire in her belly! And she outdid herself tonight. I can only say, Roh! Roh! Roh!

But should she opt out of the race I will continue to throw the facts out there about my governor to anybody who carries the democrapic propaganda against him, just like I will for Alaska’s Governor who also has a PROVEN record of succeses!

The trash I’ve seen sucked up out of the democrapic propaganda on this site is pathetic! Mostly by those who haven’t a freaking clue about the benefits we in Texas have received from having Rick Perry as our governor!

[patriot08]

You mean THIS Chris Christie??

Chris Christie slams fearmongering over Sharia law

....New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie defended his decision to nominate a Muslim judge to the state Superior Court against conservative critics who warned that the new judge will implement Sharia law. The notoriously blunt-spoken Christie calling their fears “crap” and “crazy.”

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/chris-christie-slams-fearmongering-over-sharia-law-210648303.html