“Your post makes perfect sense to me. I’m just not gettin’ this whole anti-Perry thing. People here treat him worse than they treat obama. They guy governed the most conservative sate in the country for a decade for heaven’s sake.”
Yes, he has governed the most conservative state in the nation...but as a MODERATE, and border-line liberal when it comes to immigration. That’s why we’re so mad at him...I’ve been here in Texas and he hasn’t lifted a finger on immigration (i.e., E-Verify, Sanctuary Cities, and lots more)...and has just made things worse (Dream Act).
If we had a conservative as governor, Alabama and Arizona wouldn’t be running circles around us when it comes to dealing with illegals. What has gotten us angry is that people from elsewhere in the country automatically assume that since he’s governor of Texas, and a Republican, then he MUST be conservative. Not true in our case.
Clinton plays golf with obama. Clinton comes out strong today defending obama. Biden blames economy on obama, not Bush. What that tells me is that a desperate obama is going to throw Biden under the bus and put Hillary on the ticket for 2012. In just three years he’s changed military policy on gays, changed the definition of marriage and ruined our economy. Imagine what he can do with four more years? My gut tells me Perry is the man to beat them.
“Yes, he has governed the most conservative state in the nation...but as a MODERATE, and border-line liberal when it comes to immigration. That’s why we’re so mad at him...I’ve been here in Texas and he hasn’t lifted a finger on immigration (i.e., E-Verify, Sanctuary Cities, and lots more)...and has just made things worse (Dream Act).”
Everyone complains about the rinos from Maine and MA but if the red state Republicans can’t lead by example, how can we expect Republicans from blue states to be any better?