Secondly, to say I am going to "hand Barry a second term' is to do yourself a great disservice, assuming, of course, that you want to be taken seriously. Your rhetoric notwithstanding, I would vote to defeat Obama in the general election. But this is a primary and that’s not what primaries are about. To advocate for Perry now is to say you approve of his liberal policies -- and I don’t just as no conservative should. Primaries are about nominating a conservative candidate and not in the wildest of imaginations is Slick-Rick Perry a conservative candidate.
I have stated on several threads why I do not think Palin will not run. That reason is I listen to Dan Patrick on KSEV in Houston. He is a state senator here in Texas...and hopefully will be our next US Senator. He is friends with Perry and has discussed this issue more than once. He spoke about the friendship between Palin and Perry and that the Perry would not announce "yes" until he was sure Palin was a "no."
I also know someone very close to the governor who is in state politics who has said Palin has asured Gov. Perry she is out.
So...do I know what Palin WILL do? No. But I have a good idea based on some pretty reliable witnesses.
And I know what primaries are about...and primaries are ALSO about not beating up the candidates...mis-representing the issues to the extreme (and this issue is a classic example...being a democrat is another) to the point that they come out of the primary SO DAMAGED they can't beat the incumbant.
Why? Because you will look like a darn idiot sitting here trashing Perry for 6 months only to turn around and have to be a cheerleader to get Abaddon out of office.
"Perry is a DEMOCRAT! Perry is NOT a conservative. Perry is a RINO! Perry is NO BETTER THAN OBAMA!"
Perry wins the GOP Nomination....
"Ooops. Nevermind. Vote for Perry!
Yeah...You look like a fool.