[AAABEST]

I'm sure those who were slamming him for possibly skipping the debates will show up here for an "attaboy".....

NOT

[AAABEST]

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[cripplecreek]

Good, that’s what professionals are for.

[buccaneer81]

Well, he’s just proven that he’s smarter than McCain.

[Soul Seeker]

I don’t think we’ll know until tomorrow if he’ll attend. If they are contained in the populated areas he’ll be there but last I heard they hadn’t been yet.

And nah...perry will be critisized no matter what decision he makes. Life of a frontrunner.

[LOC1]

Good, we needed him in Texas and now we need him in Washington.

[Sacajaweau]

He’ll be gone for a few hours and he’s 2 hours away.

[arderkrag]

Yeh, don’t hold your breath...LOL

[shield]

Personally, living 12 miles from a raging fire....it isn’t the best time for Governor Perry to leave Texas.

[SuzyQue]

Good. I’m curious as to what he’ll say and how he’ll come off.

[Venturer]

How much fire was Rick putting out anyway?

[Michael Barnes]

I wasn't slamming him; I was actually sitting up a little straighter watching. I thought the call of tending to his state vice the debate was noble (yeah, yeah, politics mixed in..but...); but as cripplecreek pointed out, Doesn't Texas have a Lt. Governor?
Maybe while the news outlets were frothing, they (Gov and Lt. Gov) were getting the game plan in order to manage BOTH the state's problems and time management for the debates.

/damn, I can't believe I'm sticking up for the guy..

[The Bronze Titan]

I thought people were supporting his initial decision to miss the debate? - what changed?

[dforest]

I am no Perry fan at all, but since he entered the race, he should spend a couple hours at the debate.

He isn’t fighting the fires himself as Governor. He isn’t off for a two week vacation at Martha’s Vineyard.

People should pick on things that really matter instead of sniping over stuff like this.

[elkfersupper]

An adequate chief executive knows how to delegate.

[isthisnickcool]

He should either be Gov. or be doing something else.

I don't care who they are but any politician that wants a new gold ring should have to let go of the brass one he already has in his hand.

Anyone that holds public office should resign if they want to get paid for doing something else. Including running for another office. At a minimum Perry and anyone else holding another office should not collect pay for days they are not at work and lose their benefits too.

I've been saying this for years and it is not just about Perry. Do your job or leave.

[lonevoice]

ping

[dennisw]

Rick Perry is the hardest working man in show business national politics

[TexasFreeper2009]

I honestly would much rather have had him skip tomorrow and gone to the one yesterday.

Tomorrow is in enemy territory, yesterday was in friendly territory in a far superior format.

His performance tomorrow is very critical. The fate of the 2012 election and quite possibly western civilization itself may rest with the NBC moderators in tomorrows debate. They will be trying their darnedest to kill his candidacy.

[itsahoot]

Attaboy!

[NonValueAdded]

He hinted strongly at this in his morning appearances with the MSM. Things like he had a good team, his lt. gov is a good man, etc. The best thing for him to say is that the crisis was serious and he made sure his team was on top of things, that the debate is also important and that like any good chief executive he can handle multiple things at one time.