Posted on 09/27/2011 10:24:12 AM PDT by WFTR
Rick Perry today spread a web video accusing Mitt Romney of taking two sides on a centerpiece of Barack Obama's education policy, Race to the Top. The issue came up in Thursday's debate in Orlando and Romney distanced himself from earlier comments, made a few days earlier in Miami. But in attacking Romney, Perry is by extension taking a shot at Jeb Bush, who has praised Obama's initiatives.
... The Washington Post notes that Perry selectively edited out the end of Romney's remarks, where he says "but for me, get that back to the state level."
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The other example of his campaign's dishonesty was the way he handled the lobbying question about the Gardasil executive order. People wanted to know what influences led to his decision. No matter how much that 31-year-old cancer victim impacted him later, she did not influence his decision on the original executive order.
Rick Perry is flailing right now, and he's saying things that are misleading at best or outright lies at worst. I'll vote for him if he wins the nomination, but he looks pathetic.
Bad idea to go after Romney on education. Texas isn’t exactly known to be strong on this issue.
Yes it bothers me , Perry will say anything and as an extension of that , do anything to win. I do not believe he has a set of principle that are non negotiable. The irony is , he is the same sleazy say and do anything politician that Romney is.
He is not attacking Romney on education but on his pandering and flip flops which Romney is notorius for.
I just hope n pray that Mitt Perry destroys itself and that Herman Cain becomes the nominee.
Name an issue where he has changed his position on just to wim.
Didn't know this but am unsurprised about Jebbie
“He is not attacking Romney on education but on his pandering and flip flops which Romney is notorius for.”
yes but there are so many other ways to get him. He’s going to get set up for a big one.
By the way, should Romney get the nomination, The Washington Post will turn on Romney and will be happy to point out Romneys pandering and flip flops and how he has been on every side of every issue.
Right now its not in their interest to do so.
I loathe his rotten filthy liberal guts. That lying bastard has never spoken a truthful word in his whole miserable life.
Jim Jeffords and Arlen Spector are far and away more trustworthy and conservative than Mutt Romney. I wouldn't piss in his ear if his head was on fire.
Call it what you want. I just hope n pray that Mitt Perry destroys itself and that Herman Cain becomes the POTUS.
You’re wrong about the race to top not being a big deal. Anyone who thinks that race to the top is not an important issue, doesn’t have any concept of what Obama is trying to do with education.
Obama’s plan is to use education as another tool for redistribution. The best thing that we can hope for in education is to get the federal government out of it completely, and I am not talking about social issues.
I agree. (mail)
You speak the truth , of course, but The Washington Post is hoping we will forget all that right now. But then when Romney is running against their boy, Obama, they will remind you know of it every single day. LOL
Texas numbers are dragged down by the high % of hispanics.
Texas actually has developed a really good program to help struggling students and prevent them from falling behind. Instead of classifying students as special ed (they might have sp. ed, as well), Texas schools pull out students for tutoring as soon as they fail a single test. They go for tutoring every day until their test scores improve.
That sure beats anything that the Obama administration is advocating.
Don’t hold back. Tell me what you really think about Mitt Romney. LOL
Yep and almost everyone here feels exactly the same way about Mitt Romney. Does the OP think we will feel sorry for poor Mitt being attacked on pandering?
If anything Perry has been to open on his issues and not nuanced enough. What you see is what you get.
I like someone who sticks to his guns no matter how unpopular a position might be.
The man is evil and without principal or morals.
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