He is a RINO who knows how to sound conservative
Oh, yeah, he moved right to defeat Kaye, now he’s moving left. No way to go.
“He is a RINO who knows how to sound conservative”
That’s the worst kind...
Agreed. Every four years this guy is up for re-election, he spends a few months on the campaign trail giving awesome conservative soundbites, beating his chest and throwing red meat to the crowd about state sovereignty takin' on the feds (texas secession!), stoppin' the slide to socialism, Christian values, no surrender on guns rights, home schoolin', miracle of life, Texas hard work ethics, etc., etc. God, Guns, & County! It sounds magnificent! A bunch of freepers and other conservative activists swoon over his words and tell us what a great conservative icon this guy is.
Then Perry gets re-elected and its back to Governor Goodhair's usual mediocre milquetoast governing style. (Can't offend the illegals, ya know... and gotta meet the Democrats halfway of course)
Personally I've grown tired of it and I know this guy's conservative stump speeches and his governing skills are in completely different ballparks. The guy has been in office over a decade and I grew tired of him after his first term (and I don't even live in Texas!) He's another poster child for term limits.
I almost endorsed Kinky Friedman in 2006 until he revealed his true colors were Dem-lie. Liberals Chris Bell and "Grandma" Strayhorn were non-starters. Then in 2010, the only alternatives were wacky Paulite Debra Medina and the even more milquestoast Kay Bailey Hutchinson. Incredible! It's Texas and we can never get one decent conservative on the ballot for Governor when 3-4 are running in both the primary and general.
I look forward to the day where we can finally get some new leadership in Texas, someone who's conservative bona fides are more than just campaign soundbites. Michael Williams would be ideal, but he's concentrating on heading to the U.S. Senate right now.