Rick Perry didn't handle this terribly well. He admits that himself. I don't like it, but it doesn't make me think that he is a terrible person. I'm still basically neutral on him, and if he were the candidate I would certainly vote for him.
Michelle Bachmann probably made too much of this. I think it is an issue worth raising, but I think she bumbled it a bit and I think she is now suffering more than Perry is when the Gardasil issue is discussed. I still like Bachmann and would definitely vote for her.
Overall, I think a lot of people who don't like conservative women are blowing this out of proportion and using this topic as a way to push Bachmann off the stage. I'm not happy about that.
“Rick Perry didn’t handle this terribly well. He admits that himself. I don’t like it, but it doesn’t make me think that he is a terrible person. I’m still basically neutral on him, and if he were the candidate I would certainly vote for him.”
Ditto...(though I am leaning a bit in his direction rather than being completely neutral).
(I KNOW that I don’t want Romney.)
“Overall, I think a lot of people who don’t like conservative women are blowing this out of proportion and using this topic as a way to push Bachmann off the stage”
Perhaps it’s because that it is their female daughters being affected. Tell me how many men will have a vasectomy(10 minute simple procedure) as opposed to making their wives have a rather invasive tubal ligation when a couple feels they want no more children. If it were male children having this vaccine mandated, I’d bet there would me much more made of the situation.
I agree and I don’t think Bachmann should’ve used this as a way to try and knock Perry out.
Personally I think Bachmann never did have a chance and it will be between Perry and Romney. I know this won’t make a lot of people happy but I do think that is the case.
So all Bachmann is doing is causing a scandal for the Republicans and in this election it’s the last thing we need. I don’t like that sort of politics and I think she should run on her own merit not mud slinging tactics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F0RQLFybtw&feature=player_embedded
That’s a top CEO of BOA telling Ricky just what he wants to hear....
Do you want any more?
It’s a shame he didn’t have time to explain why he did what he did, though he did have sense to admit the approach wasn’t the right one.
Basically the reason the inoculation was made to be mandatory with an opt out was insurance reasons.
If the vaccination was purely optional, the insurance companies could opt not to cover it, and since it’s a $300 dollar shot, most would not bother. However as long as it was a mandatory inoculation, they had to cover it, and then parents could opt out.
Perry was gaming the system against the insurance companies to try to help with cancer prevention. Granted, an executive order isn’t a great way to do things, but it’s not like the $2000 Merk donation is even noticeable on someone who can raise money like Perry.
I mean you can either assume he is going to notice a donation which doesn’t make the 0.1% mark, or you can assume he was trying to help with cancer prevention.
One would have to be pretty stupid to do something like this for a piddling donation. I don’t think Perry is stupid.