The Perry Plan: Energizing American Jobs and Security
Posted on 10/30/2011 8:09:51 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
He acknowledges not being the best debater, but Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry says he has something that his top rival, Mitt Romney, doesn't -- consistency.
Appearing on "Fox News Sunday," the Texas governor said Romney has been on both sides of the issues of gun control, abortion and gay rights, among other topics. While that leaves people guessing about how Romney would run the country, Perry said his record as a "consistent conservative" is a reliable marker of how he'd govern.
......Perry said according to his plan, the highest income earners will like get the biggest break -- because they'll opt for the flat tax -- but they can take that money and pump it back into the economy to create jobs and invest.
"This plan is about getting people back to work, putting the confidence back in the American entrepreneur (who) know the regulations are not going to be there," he said.
"I don't want more revenue in Washington, D.C.'s hands. I want more revenue in the private sector, job creators' hands, and American citizens out there. I guarantee you, they'll make better decisions about how to spend that money than Washington, D.C.," Perry said.
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Also: Oct 28, 2011 C-Span: Perry Interview with NH Union Leader (Education, Balanced Budget, debates, border, etc) Over an hour of discussion - a normal conversation - not "gotcha" or high-octane, political talking points.
economy
education
balanced budget
drilling
regulations
debates
Romney Care
in-state tuition
HPV shot
border security
Barack Obama
Federal mandates
no pandering for votes
terrorists using U.S. Mexican border
immigration reform
no Fed Dream Act or amnesty
AZ law
work-visa program
examine what our national work force needs are
jobs in Texas - full picture
free-trade
manufacturing in China vs U.S.
wages hurt by the cost of doing business - onerous regulations
Texas right to work state but he's always been endorsed by Teamsters Union (jobs)
multi-national companies (U.S.)
jobs, spending, taxes, regulations
trade laws and tariffs
subsides and tax credits
energy and market place
taxes and lobbyists
Marcus Luttrell
family decision re presidential run
Parade interview "birther" "news"
Afghanistan -- special ops war, troops, Obama policy, war on terror, more funding for technology and R&D
Foreign policy dependent on our economic strength
debating Obama
campaign commitment in NH
review candidates' track record
roughness of campaign -- in to win -- facts can be hard-hitting
Social Security, jobs, national security, being truthful
discusses education, EPA, Energy, HHS
states rights
state transportation infrastructure
ObamaCare, medicare, medicaid, healthcare
Tom Cobrun, Bobby Jindal, Paul Ryan
health care insurance - state by state
health care in Texas, access, tort reform
judges, Supreme Court, federal courts
baseball
The Perry Plan: Energizing American Jobs and Security
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The Union-Leader interview on C-SPAN is outstanding.
The Fox News Sunday podcast should appear here later today. You can choose the audio only or video version and watch it on your iPad. http://feeds.feedburner.com/foxnews/podcasts/FoxNewsSundayVideo
Joe
One thing about Romney that really bothers me is that he’s been running for President for YEARS.
Who is this Rick Perry person?
If you look at Perry speaking with groups or one-on-one he is exceptional. The debates are just not his thing. But he will keep doing them.
We are not electing a debater-in-chief, we are electing someone that can fix things. He fits that bill.
Yes, I thought overall he did pretty well. BTW, what is with Chris Wallace’s constant start of his next questions with “But Governor...” Seems he felt it necessary to argue with everything Perry said, and from a typical nanny government mentality point of view.
Superb comments..you absolutely nailed it..
An also ran candidate.
He’s the guy who, when most people who aren’t political junkies first see, reminds them of George W. Bush.
He has one little gem of a comment, I wish he'd use even more..Everyone talks about "spendign cuts"..Perry sates it as "he doesn't want to give washington ANY MORE MONEY." I think that's a superb way of stating the problem..tand one that Americans can relate to...like a partent cutting off/reducing a kid's allowance..
Perry did excellent. Perhaps he just has a problem with the multiple person debates, and he will improve when the field is cut.
Agree, Sudetenland. Rick had a strong performance and looked and acted presidential. Love his responses to lib Wallace’s class warfare questions.
Yep, Mitt has done nothing but run for president for the last 6 or 7 years. Thats troubling to me.
I hope Perry can get his momentum back. I’m not voting for a debating society captain, I am voting for a president. I think Perry has real leadership qualities. Obama and Romney, on the other hand, are both master debaters.
I agree, but he does need to be much much better in that environment or I do not feel comfortable sending him into the fall campaign season against Obama and the media. He simply has to make vast improvement in his debating and off-the cuff responses or he is going to get crushed.
I would love for Perry to be the nominee, but he has to perform much better than what we have seen. That is why his numbers fell into the single digits.
You mean the same as Cain reminds some people of Barack Obama?
You mean the same as Cain reminds some people of Barack Obama?
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