A Time For Choosing: Rick Perry for President

Big Government ^ | 12-19-2011 | Mike Flynn - OP/ED

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[americanophile]

no.

[Hans]

Are you kidding me. Senator Murkowski has given us peasants our marching orders, “Romney's the man”.

[elpadre]

Perry is a good conservative, excellent leadership skills and experience, and his “oops” don’t bother me. But I am still open.

[DoughtyOne]

I think that was a type-0.

Wasn’t it snoozing...

[SuzyQue]

I had pretty much ruled him out, but, given the field, he’s looking better and better. Or, at least not worse and worst.

[Chasaway]

Yessirree, Smooth!

Several from RedState endorsed him today, too.

[pgkdan]

Rick Perry is that man.

He is INDEED that man!

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

I must go with Gov. Perry. He is the ONLY executive with an impressive record. Records are important. Past success is no guarantee of future success but it's the best predictor we have.

Perry is a veteran; he's already signed pro-life legislation; he's successfully taken in the trial lawyers and signed tort-reform legislation; now today a new report of Texas having the top five cities in the country for job growth. We must recreate the Texas success story for the rest of the country.

This from today's DM Register: "Texas cities dominated the top five, led by San Antonio. El Paso was second, Austin/Round Rock was fourth, and Killeen/Temple/Fort Hood was fifth. Fort Collins/Loveland, Colo., ranked third."

[mtrott]

Yeah, I think his tax and energy plans are great. Also like the part time congress proposal because, even if never implemented, it promotes the illustrates the concept of more limited government.

[nixonsnose]

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I think that was a type-0. Wasn’t it snoozing...

Maybe it's supposed to be "A Time for Schmoozing". :)

[Tex-Con-Man]

In my opinion, Bush never “won” a single presidential debate. He simply survived them.

For everyone salivating over the prospect of Newt debating Obama, there is no rule that says Obama has to agree to any debates. OTOH, if Perry ended up with the nomination, I'm sure Obama would want a debate a week.

Ultimately, a personal likability, a solid record without serious scandals, as well as an effective advertising campaign, will go a long way in winning the general. The debate winner is a small factor.

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[BunnySlippers]

YES!

Go Rick Go!

[DoughtyOne]

;^)

Alex, I’d like to take chameleons for $1000 please.

[normy]

This is a very compelling argument for Perry and particularly against Gingrich.

It really comes down to what it always has come down to and that is record.

We need to appeal to people's intellect and common sense and that doesn't mean using a vocabulary that "shows our intellect", that's what frauds do.

The way the GOP appeals to intellect and common sense is to show side by side comparison of Obama's record and Perry's record during the same period of time, under the same economic conditions, inheriting the same economy that Bush left and how Perry;s model is better than Obama's. How Perry succeeded while Obama failed. How Perry has the proven conviction to implement that model in DC.

He is the only one who can convincingly make the states rights argument work because he really believes in it.

No one and I mean no one can argue with results. Newt was Speaker 15 years ago and kicked out by his party and Mitt was a 1 term blue state governor a decade ago.

Perry is doing work now. Under the same conditions (and worse) that Obama has.

[Lazlo in PA]

I’m with you. He is looking better in comparison of our top tier.

[7beuties]

not happening, Perry is out after Iowa.