Posted on 09/16/2011 8:11:33 AM PDT by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
When the initial buzz about Rick Perry started getting louder and louder this summer, I asked a friend of mine, who is a longtime veteran of Republican politics, what I should expect from the Texas governor who was trying to become our party's next nominee for president. The response was quick and to the point: “Rick Perry is George Bush on crack, just wait.” So far, I don't necessarily agree that Rick Perry is George Bush on crack, but he could definitely be described as George Bush 2.0. He is also a phenomenon that has quickly attracted intense interest and high poll numbers that continue to climb (he is currently, in most polls, the Republican frontrunner). All of it, I quite frankly do not understand. I feel like a character in “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” but instead of pointing out that the emperor isn’t wearing any clothes, I am pointing out that this person is in every way unelectable on a national scale.
Who exactly are we kidding here? Do we really think possibly nominating George Bush 2.0 is going to fly with independents in a post-Obama era? Why as Republicans are we are more concerned with retaining our moral high ground in picking a candidate who hits every qualification of a “true conservative” litmus test than thinking about the national stage of a general election? Why do we still, after all this time, and in all the ways that the world is changing, continue to put a politician front and center who has very little crossover appeal?
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I do not want GWB 2.0. That said, GWB 2.0 would be a vast, vast improvement over Meghan’s awesome new pal, Emperor Zero.
I’m not a Perry supporter (haven’t picked a horse yet) but anyone on the stage at any GOP debate would do a better job than Barack Obama. Come to think of it, so would Jimmah Cartah.
BTW, having seen what the daily beast has done with Newsweek, I can’t think of a better home for a trashy and undertalented egoist like Ms. McCain.
I always follow Meghan’s sage advice and wait breathlessly for her latest pronouncement.
“Have to admit, if Meghan McCain doesn’t like him, maybe I should start looking into him a little more seriously...”
You tell a lot about a man or woman re the way their insane enemies act.
Meghan is one of those village idiots, you listen to and do the opposite of what she whines about.
“If it weren’t for her mommy’s money and her daddy’s name, Meghan would be working at Starbucks or Piggly Wiggly (No offense to the people who work hard at Starbucks).”
Thanks for apologizing to the good people who work for a living.
Meghan = poster girl loser in life.
Perry is a formidable candidate, but his position on illegal immigration is vey troubling. John Bolton is my first choice for president, even though he is not really running.
Why should anybody care what Meghan McCain thinks about anything?
Yes, AZ’s dumb Republican primary voters hang on her every word.
Well she’s right in one respect; Perry is a leftwinger at heart on immigration, just like Bush. But of course on that score liberal Republicans like Megan McCain would applaud Perry.
I.e., a professional-political-consulting Romneybot.
I'm sure Meggy knows lots of those toads, from her tour sticking knitting needles in Sarah Palin's back.
My daughter went to an event in Newport Beach during the last election and this little ‘hoe’ was in attendance. My daughter said “Mom she didn’t look too happy to be there, but maybe she is shy.” I have since realized that Mzz. Mc Cain HATED the fact she had to attend that event! Pretty sad. NO more RINO’S!!!!!
That is correct. Whenever there is a former Bush person on Fox talking about Perry they always trash him; whereas, when it comes to Romney, they can hardly contain themselves talking about his “greatness.”
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