Posted on 08/15/2011 7:38:31 AM PDT by kdun
On Saturday,Texas Governor Rick Perry announced his intentions to be the next President of the United States. I will go on record and predict he will indeed.
Mr. Obama will not win another term unless we have some economic fairy waive her magic wand and change the world in a short 16 months. He is weak and worn out. Behind the scenes, his presidency is in chaos and in a few short months, he has another budget cutting battle that will cause him to lose all around. He will try to act like he knows what he is doing, but the majority of America for the first time is not buying.
Think back of the people you have met who said they voted for Obama. After your initial shock of why would they be so dense, you can see they fell for the empty rhetoric and empty promises. Now, have some of those shared with you they would never vote for him again? There are many that go burned the first time and will never again. On top of that, the Tea Party and Republican base is fired up. They were not in 2008 as they were tired and worn out after 8 years of a big spending RINO. Add to this that the Democratic base is also disappointed in their savior and the path to re-election for the soup kitchen organizer from Chicago looks very difficult. Saying Mr. Obama is the least qualifed person to ever hold the office of the President is the biggest understatement of the century.
The rest of the Republican field really only involves two, Michelle Bachman and Mitt Romney. The others will be gone by February.
I met Mrs. Bachman last summer and had lunch with her. What an amazing woman and fighter. She stands for exactly what I stand for and most on the far right. And she is not afraid to mix it up. The problem will be once she gets outside her home state area, it is going to be tough for her. And sad also to say that it is still hard for woman to be elected POTUS, especially at a time like this. She would make a great President, but it is a challenge that will prove to be insurmountable.
Mr. Romney is another story. I feel if Rick Perry was not in the race, Romney would be the next President. But those are now just dreams of his. Mr. Romney is a fine man and stands for much of what we stand for, BUT sometimes you just do not know. His flop-flopping through the years has created doubt. If he was the only game in town, one could plug your nose and look past that doubt if the only other choice was Mr. Obama
Romney-care is something Mr. Romney will never get over, no matter how he spins it. It looks like Obamacare will be front and center at the Supreme Court during the height of the presidential campaign, and that is not good for Mr. Romney. And during a time where the Tea Party holds great influence, Mr. Romney is too far left of all of that and when he tacks right, he is hard to believe.
The only other wild-card is Sarah Palin. Mrs. Palin is a force to be reckoned with and would make a great President. But I feel if she ran, the campaign would not be about issues and Mr. Obama would win. Hopefully she continues to just be thorn in Obamas side and keeps everyone honest. I do not feel she will run. In fact, I will go so far as to assume her and Mr. Perry have had a few phone conversations over the last few months. But I do believe Sarah Palin will have her day, just not over the next 4-8 years.
That leaves Mr. Perry. Unless there are some huge skeletons in the closet, he will be the next POTUS. Jobs and the economy is the real game in town and he can talk it and back it up. Obama can talk it, but has never had a real one. Mr. Perry is also not afraid of a fight, just ask Kay Baily!
I have two suggestions for Mr. Perry.
1. Bring back Ronald Reagans line, "Are you better off than you were 4 years ago?" and repeat and repeat.
2. Say the pledge of allegience before every campaign event. Bring back some pride of country and try to bring folks together. And say the pledge in Spanish and English. I understand Mr. Perry speaks Spanish and that population needs to hear him loud and clear.
In closing, if John McCain would have been elected, America would have continued to die a slow death. Mr. Obama has woke the sleeping giant and his polices, as painful as they are, in the end will be the death of liberalism for many generations. And Mr. Perry will be riding in shortly to make sure of that.
I would think they feel she will only split the vote if she runs; but who knows?
I like Rick Perry, but I like him in Texas.
Then how do you ‘splain so many women governors these days? People won’t vote for a woman? Bologna!
If we don’t get tough on Illegal Immigration, the U.S.A. is going by way of California, Bankrupt!!!!!!
Perry is a George W. Bush Clone on Illegal Immigration, not wanting to offend the Mexican Government.
Perry has positives, no doubt, just like Bush did, but his weakness on an important issue like Illegal Immigration eliminates him from the field.
If we don’t control Illegal Immigration, in 20 years Texas will be like Miami, where if you don’t speak Spanish you don’t get a job, you are screwed.
I speak Spanish and am Bilingual and have Mexican Friends, and I know that if Illegal Immigration is not stopped in the next couple of years, you can kiss our great American Heritage Good-bye.
Perry should never get the GOP Nomination because he is weak on Illegal Immigration.
Won’t be Perry. Sorry. Bachmann can take him on. Palin will also steal his thunder when she comes in. Perry is only good for finishing off Romney.
Is Perry rated a D- or D+ on immigration matters according to Numbers USA?
You could say Perry wants to split the vote going to Bachmann.
Perry will fail for the same reason his favorite social conservative Giuliani did in the last race, he's too clever by half.
Bachman's been doing the work. I've heard her voice on Obamacare. I heard her voice on the debt celing. She'll get my vote to the end if she stays the course.
Of course he will, much to the dismay of the homosexual organization, (who support Palin), GOProud.
I'm sure pro abortion lesbian, and Palin friend/supporter, Tammy Bruce is also not thrilled at the prospect of a President Perry.
But, decent Americans are. Americans who long for a return to traditional values in this country feel as if an enormous burden has been lifted from their shoulders...now that Governor Rick Perry has declared his intent to be our next president.
I tend to agree. People want real solutions...whether that person is male or female is of little consequence. This country is straddling the abyss economically and socially.
Find me another Jeane Kirkpatrick and I’ll vote for her. Palin and Bachmann aren’t even close.
Jeane Kirkpatrick wasn’t a conservative on economic or social matters.
What an incredibly stupid thing to say. If you’re an indication of who is supporting Perry, then I’m not sure I can support him.
PT Barnum seems to be the source for this quote...not Lincoln.
Rick Perry = D-
Sarah Palin = D
Michelle Bachmann = B-
Ron Paul = F
Rick Santorum = F
Herman Cain = C-
I read throught the NumbersUSA web page.
Bachmann by far looks the best right now. Palin has not commented, according to NumbersUSA, on 8 out of 12 of their questions, the highest of any candidate or potential candidate.
If Palin gets in the race, and on the 8 out 12 remaining questions they put up, she does not improve, then she can be eliminated like Perry.
This is one web page and this is what they said about Perry’s comments:
End Birthright Citizenship
Gov. Perry has made no statements regarding the ending of Birthright Citizenship.
Perry has commented on “Ending Birthright Citizenship”, and Perry said it was divisive.
So, when NumbersUsa finally gets those comments by Perry, he will have a guaranteed “F”, along with Ron Paul.
Perry is elimintated from GOP Contention because of what we know about him, and his comments, and in-state tuitions law passed and signed by him.
Palin is a question mark right now, on illegal immigration.
The only thing standing in the way of your hypothesis is 8 months of nominating process, fundraising, Palin, Romney and half a dozen other things.
Saying the pledge in Spanish is a non-starter for me. Say it in English...encourage them to learn it in English. Pandiering to this desire to not assimilate into America is part of the problem.
Having said all of this...if he is the nominee I will vote for him over Obama. Obama must be defeated.
At the same time, Perry's stanc on immigration leaves a sickening feeling in the pit of my stomach.
My major issues are these...LIFE, 2ND AMENDMENT, NATIONAL SECURITY (and I include our borders in that equation), ECONOMY, IMMIGRATION (mixed into SECURITY), and ENERGY (ie. we as a nation MSUT be energy independent).
Perry fails on part of the national security issue as it deals with borders, and on the immigration issue. They are critical issues. As with the others, the fate of the Republic hinges on them being handled properly.
Obama fails on ALL of them, and has stated he would, and is actively going about fundamentally changing our nation with resepect to all of them.
At this time, the candidates who hit all of them more squarely (though they too are not perfect) and who have a chance of winning the nomination are either Bachman or Palin. Either of them will get my support in the primaries over Perry for this reason.
Again, what’s the rush? Maybe we could see him in a few debates? Find out whether he can articulate the conservative message without a teleprompter? I’m sorry. I do not want a candidate who is sound bites and platitudes. I don’t want a “Package” and I don’t want someone whose intelligence will be questioned at every turn. (which is coming, and you know it) Let it play out. The election is not until NEXT Novemeber. The nominee might be right under your nose. After all, who knew who knew who Barack Obama was in August of 2007. (other than Bill Ayers, that is)
It is commonly assigned to Lincoln, but regardless, it is true.
I have some friends who are worried about voter fraud , again, this time around, and are sending out a recent blog by J. Christian Adams anatomizing the rather extensive scope of it, especially now, under Obama, since it’s directly subsidized, in effect. I was just about to respond to my friend with my thoughts on this. If my instincts are right, Obama will be beat by a credible candidate (and I include even the Rino Romney in that) by such a resounding margin that the only way voter fraud could bring him halfway-to-even would be SO blatant, SO unmanageably sloppy, SO aggressive and obvious , that it would be clear to EVERYONE. Obama is NOT popular, regardless of what the whole spectrum of polling seems to suggest. He has NO chance to win a Presidential election. The bloom has disappeared steadily off rose for a good two years now, as it started to become clear even to those who voted for him
out of a sense of “obligation” that he was first and foremost an ideologue, a would-be demagogue, and NOT EVEN a politician. He has suffered ENORMOUS losses from the constituencies who elected him, and those constituents are NOT coming back. There is nothing he can do in an attempt to engineer the economy to even give it the appearance of health-—all important negative numbers will continue to rise, while positive indicators will fall.
Voter fraud will NOT win this time, or even have much of an impact, when and where they might make it successful.
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