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To: BillyBoy
Why? Are you planning to go AWOL from the thread once I post this and “Sarah Palin” or “Ron Paul” isn’t my ONLY choice like the Perrybots insist?

Oh well, here you go, better choices that Rick Perry:

Michele Bachmann Thaddeus McCotter Rick Santorum Herman Cain Buddy Roemer

And when Pawlenty was in the race, he was a superior choice as well. Both were ho-hum governors, but Pawlenty was less fake and didn’t try to rewrite his past history. Also, he won far tougher elections than Perry ever did.


Pawlenty couldn't stand the heat in the kitchen, which doesn't reflect positively on him. More to the point, however, he most likely pulled out because his own advisors told him that his odds of being elected were small so, almost by definition, he isn't just as electable as Perry (or anyone else who hasn't had a case of premature withdrawal yet).

Michele Bachmann is not more electable if for no other reason because her resume is way too thin at this point; we've already had more than enough from someone who's only real political experience is 4 years in Congress. She's also started going off the silly end with some of her comments, such as the nonsense about repealing the minimum wage law. She has definitely made valuable contributions and if she builds on them she will - in time - become formidable; now is too early, however.

Thaddeus McCotter - don't know enough about him to say one way or another substantively; however, considering that he threw his hat in the ring July 2, he hasn't made much of a mark on the national stage which suggests that he's got a much longer path to walk toward getting sufficient national recognition. That by itself makes him less electable than Perry at this point in time. That may change given that we're still more than a year away from the 2012 election; I won't bet much money on that possibility, though.

Rick Santorum - if you don't like special favors for friends that put ordinary Americans at risk, and don't care for alternative energy subsidies, then I'm not sure why you'd particularly care for Mr. Santorum. He sponsored legislation that would have prevented the national weather service from providing weather data to the public when private companies - including one in his home state - provide the same information commercially; considering that "weather data" would include information regarding dangerous weather conditions, I wouldn't consider this a sterling sample of his legislative goals. He also stuck in a synthetic fuels tax credit gimme in the tax relief act of 2006.

Santorum is at most just as electable as Perry, but certainly is neither superior nor more electable.

Herman Cain - he's a good man with a lot of wisdom to impart, but he is most definitely not more electable than Perry.

Buddy Roemer - Buddy who? From a quick glance his record doesn't appear to be much greater than Perry's and his experience is rather dated, to be kind. Giving him the benefit of the doubt on his record, he is still not as electable as Perry because, again, he has almost no exposure or name recognition.

Got anyone else in mind?

Perry4President
143 posted on 08/30/2011 8:30:15 PM PDT by Oceander (The phrase "good enough for government work" is not meant as a compliment)
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To: Oceander

Buddy Roemer is a good guy but he’s got the “I lost to David Duke in the primary” monkey on his back. He also has no money.

His loss brought on the “Vote for the crook, it’s important.” campaign slogan for the crooked and corrupt Edwin Edwards.

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/07/edwin_edwards_buddy_roemer_and.html


146 posted on 08/30/2011 8:43:22 PM PDT by CajunConservative
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To: Oceander

What we must do, come Hell or high water, is support the ascendancy of the Tea Party at all levels of government. From local dog catcher to federal Congress.

I can live with a Tea Party Congress and a President Perry.


153 posted on 08/30/2011 9:47:52 PM PDT by ishmac (Lady Thatcher:"There are no permanent defeats in politics because there are no permanent victories.")
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