Could Perry's brand of conservatism stand national scrutiny?

Austin American-Statesman ^ | May 13, 2011 | Jason Embry

[Cincinatus' Wife]

When Gov. Rick Perry moves to the right, Texas voters reward him. We don't yet know whether national voters would be so generous.

A Perry campaign for president is starting to feel inevitable. He's filling in for Donald Trump at a speech to New York City Republicans tonight. And an ad touting Perry's record on lawsuit reform showed up Monday on the website of the Union-Leader, a leading newspaper in New Hampshire, site of the country's first presidential primary.

"In the last two years, Texas, led by Gov. Rick Perry, has created more jobs than any other state," says the ad for Americans for Job Security. A key consultant for that group is Dave Carney,...

The governor is enjoying a largely free ride right now. Potential opponents and the national media aren't coming after him because he's not actually in the race yet. But that will all change if he starts to run, and then an important question is likely to arise: Is Perry too conservative to win the White House?

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Particularly likely to raise eyebrows in a national campaign is Perry's wink at secessionists in 2009, when he said: "We've got a great union. There's absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, who knows what might come out of that?"

Those comments did nothing to slow his re-election, and in fact they probably helped with some of the tea partyers who propelled him to a decisive win. But it's difficult to imagine that national voters, on the whole, would find the notion so charming.

And then there's the matter of the book Perry released last year, "Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington." It calls Social Security a failure and a Ponzi scheme.

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[Liberty Valance]

Anybody watching Cavuto’s interview with Perry right now?
He’s slamming them out of the park.

[lentulusgracchus]

Anybody watching Cavuto’s interview with Perry right now? He’s slamming them out of the park.

So he's running for President.

That's all we need -- a Palin-killer and Tea Party Judas-horse out of Texas.

[Liberty Valance]

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2009/07/30/hutchisonoriented_site_luring.html
Are you talking about this LG? Seems Kay Baily and Rick are not fans of each other.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Shoot! I was dead heading my rose bushes!

[xjcsa]

I’m sure you have a source of some kind you can share with us to back this up. Because otherwise this would easily qualify as slander.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

You are doing a good job of keeping people informed. Keep it up.

Thanks. I'm informing myself to!

And for those who put their noses in their air about people who have come over from the Left or from an earlier life as a Democrat (I wish Zell Miller had left the party that left him) they should look at these men David Horowitz and David Mamet.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

That’s quite a find LV! Good job!

The Bushes don’t have much love for Perry either.

Perry knows how to battle the left and the right. Good skills to have going into a battle for all the marbles.

Palin has good instincts too.

They’re fearless, strategic thinkers with natural tactical moves.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

....It was in the papers and on TV. Other people on this board know what I'm talking about: you'd have to have been dead, deaf, blind, out-of-state, or a Perry man, not to know what I'm talking about.

Well, I'm none of the above and I never heard this crap. Find a source or exit with some dignity intact.

[Liberty Valance]

It was an excellent interview. Probably will be replayed later on FoxBiz or on the foxnews.com site.

4 Stars -
I would give it 5 stars but 5 stars are reserved for Reagan and he’s no longer with us. ;o)

[Ditter]

Whoa! If it was in the Houston Press it HAS to be true! I believe EVERYTHING I read in the Press! (not) snort)))))

[RightOnTheBorder]

I believe the point of your link was to defend Perry, but I found nothing in the article to assuage any of my fears about him.

It seems to me that the FDA has a history of fast tracking unsafe drugs such as RU-486 that allow for more sexual promiscuity. I find having to fill out an affidavit to prevent a child from being subjected to another such drug (Gardisil) offensive. Also, Perry's financial ties to Merck make me highly suspicious. Lastly, I believe comparing HPV which is contracted through irresponsible actions to polio is specious at best.

[xjcsa]

Other people on this board know what I'm talking about: you'd have to have been dead, deaf, blind, out-of-state, or a Perry man, not to know what I'm talking about.

I'm out of state. Believe it or not, there are non-Texans on Free Republic, and now that Perry might run for President, we're curious about him.

[xjcsa]

Don't play those games with me. You'll end up playing with yourself.

Games? You're not making sense. Expecting an accuser to provide evidence is not a "game." On the other hand, making accusations and then demanding that skeptics prove they're false certainly qualifies as such.