Posted on 06/23/2006 7:24:57 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
Lost among the FR discussion regarding potential Republican presidential candidates for 2008, there is one candidate that conservatives should seriously take a good hard look at, one in which the RNC should immediately get behind as soon as he wins his re-election bid this year - Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue.
Brief Bio:
Born: December 20, 1946
Licensed pilot for 30 years
Businessman
Community leader
Sunday school teacher
State Senator
Majority Leader
President Pro Tempore of the Georgia State Senate
http://www.gov.state.ga.us/about_gov.shtml
"At the time [When he took office in January 2003] Georgia was in its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and facing a $640 million dollar state budget deficit. Sonny immediately went to work reforming the budget process, setting priorities and cutting the waste. His efforts reduced the size of state government by over a billion dollars."
"Sonny also worked hard to get the economy back on track by creating a business friendly climate for Georgia's hometown employers while aggressively recruiting new investment from other states and internationally. In three years, he helped generate over 183,000 new jobs and over $6 billion in new investment in Georgia's economy."
http://www.votesonny.com/default.asp?pt=doc&doc=bio
First Republican governor of Georgia since Benjamin Conley at the end of Reconstruction in the 1870s.
Revoked driver licenses of teens who failed in school
Eliminated the gas tax following Hurricane Katrina
Protected Georgians' private property rights
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Why?
LOL! If Perdue looked like Mitt Romney, he'd have a shot.
"I belong to no organized political party -- I am a Democrat." --Will Rogers
I remember when he took office, people in the state goverment where all up in arms because of the firm stand he took on waste. We survived and I like the fact that he never waivered in spite of the pressure from the pro illegal groups regarding the new law. I never actually thought of him as president but now that you mention it, sounds like something to consider.
I love the guy, but I doubt he's electable at the head of a presidential ticket. I wish he would move to Florida and run against Nelson since they don't have any winnable opposition to him down there.
He looks like a decent guy
I recall the exact same thing being said about Spiro Agnew
How did that work out?
Also has a credibility problem. Namely, he built his 2002 campaign around one issue, an issue that won him normally Democratic rural areas of the state. That was, a vote on the 1956 flag. This was one of the first things he turned his back on. Politicians who don't support said flag would still use it against him in a primary because it showed he was willing to say something to get elected, while once in office, doing the opposite.
Thanks for the good posts and "take no prisoners" position.
Dems do like some southerners, just not conservative. They love "Sheets Byrd".
Jeff Sessions I think is someone we should all take a good look at along with the Georgia Gov.
Washington ComPost? Dude, c'mon. You're better than that.
Dude, how many do you want me to post? I asked where you got your idea that he was popular. Find me a poll were he has 50% approval. Heck, show me 40% approval. Don't get me wrong, I like Cheney, but I'm not drinking your Kool Aid. Cheney appeals to the core GOP base, that's why he's not going to go much lower than the ~20% he currently enjoys, but that doesn't translate to winning the presidency.
Very interesting. Is he thinking of running?
He has waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much baggage and is still far to easily demonetized by the Dems.
We love Sonny down here in the town where he is from. Of course our few thousands are not quite enough to elect him as president!
But Sonny's a good governor.
Thanks for your input. Not being a Georgian, I really don't know much about him, but he looks like one of the
good guys", from what I've read on this thread.
Why?
Because prices are set by supply and demand, not costs. Cutting taxes in that environment (when prices are regulating demand in line with tightened supply) would only increase the profits in the gasoline supply chain, not reduce prices. I'm all for lower taxes, but let's not advocate them under false presumptions. That Georgia joined the chorus against 'gouging' in gasoline prices after the gas pipelines to the southeast were shut down in the wake of Katrina tells me Purdue doesn't get it, or is happy to play off the general ignorance of the public. Neither are particularly attractive.
Not so hot actually. He ended up resigning in disgrace as part of the Watergate mess. Tells you how old I am, right?
LOL! Say that out loud.
HILARIOUS! GW Bush is a southern Republican. He is no conservative.
hey why not? there is no doubt that our governor is a conservative and will always be of that mind.the bill against the illegals was a sounding success here in georgia.when purdue beat then governor barnes the local libs just could not swallow that. man it made for great tv on election night.
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