Posted on 12/08/2011 12:47:32 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
.......Republicans in Congress also bristle at Perry’s unwillingness to distinguish in his public critiques between Republicans and Democrats.
“I’m leaning Perry,” said tea party freshman Rep. Blake Farenthold of Corpus Christi, who heard the governor at both the Capitol Hill Club and a meeting to discuss health care. “He did great.”
But asked whether he agrees with chopping congressional pay and time on the job, Farenthold’s smile fell, and he kept on walking.
Carter, among others who openly support Perry, is willing to agree to disagree on that particular proposal.
“He could do a good job if he could get the opportunity to show things he knows. He knows a lot more than the formats have shown people,” Carter said, referring to televised debates that have proven the bane of Perry’s campaign.
Many of those who met with Perry at the Capitol Hill Club, including Carter and Dallas Rep. Jeb Hensarling, the fourth-ranked House Republican, have already endorsed him. Others, including Dallas Rep. Pete Sessions, another member of the GOP leadership, remain neutral.
Some of those who showed up are actively comparing candidates, with an eye toward picking one to support.
Rep. Raul Labrador of Idaho, for one, left the meeting with a good impression — in part because Perry was willing to antagonize Congress in the shadow of the dome itself.
“It might be off-putting to some members. But there are a lot of things that are off-putting to some members that maybe we should be doing in Washington, D.C.,” Labrador said, adding that part-time duties worked fine when he served in the Idaho Legislature. “I haven’t decided who I’m going to endorse, but I like him quite a bit.”....
(Excerpt) Read more at dallasnews.com ...
Newt wants to be the artiste in the china shop, and Perry wants to be the bull. We need a bull right now, and a Texas longhorn might just be the ticket.
When the air starts to leak out of Newt's tires, it's going to go into somebody else's balloon. It will have to go to somebody who is already in the race, a candidate to whom voters are willing to give a second look.
A Newsmax story today indicates that Perry might be that candidate:”…………………
The Perry Plan: Energizing American Jobs and Security
The Perry Economic Plan: Cut, Balance and Grow
Texas, Austin exception to gloomy retail picture [along with other good links]
I don’t see why Perry fell so hard in the polls. Lo and behold, Rick Perry can now claim to be to the right of the Republican frontrunner on immigration.
So can Jon Huntsman. Even Huntsman is better than Newt on securing the border.
Dec 7, 2011:TRANSCRIPT: Remarks By Rick Perry At Republican Jewish Coalition Forum
November 16, 2011
Dear Leader Pelosi,
After reading about House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer’s outburst over my “Overhauling Washington” plan, I wonder if his obstructionism reflects your own opposition and that of the Democratic Caucus to urgent reforms the American people so vehemently demand.
After increasing the debt by $4 trillion in less than three years, no one can believe that Americans are satisfied with business as usual, and that a permanent political class in Washington can get us out of the mess you and your colleagues have created.
A part-time Congress with half the pay would still make $38,000 a year more than the average American family. Do you truly oppose lawmakers spending more time in their districts? Is it so important for the Washington power brokers to build their fiefdoms of influence, including providing bailouts to Wall Street while businesses on Main Street are being boarded up every day?
Here is the fundamental question: do you believe Washington is broken? Before answering that question, consider these facts:
1) the Washington Metro area is now the most affluent metropolitan area in the country because lobbyists, contractors, elected officials and bureaucrats have been insulated from the economic ruin prevalent in the private sector;
2) Congressional office budgets have doubled since 2000 while employers all across America are laying off workers;
3) Our nation’s total debt is nearing the size of our nation’s economy, increasing our dependence on competitors like China;
4) The number of Americans out of work has increased by more than two million since January 2009, despite the massive stimulus package Democratic leaders promised would revive the economy, and;
5) on top of the job-killing spending policies of the previous Congress, employers are faced with a staggering $1.1 trillion in costs related to federal regulatory compliance.
Do you truly believe the answer to massive debt, over-regulation and bloated big-government policies is to continue to protect the status quo, which enriches and empowers Washington insiders at the expense of the American People?
My plan would overhaul Washington, eliminating certain agencies and reducing the size and scope of others. It will force Congress to make the tough decisions to balance the budget or require a further reduction in their pay. It would end lifetime appointments to future appointees to the federal bench. I don’t want to tinker around the edges when the American People demand a complete overhaul of Washington.
Let me conclude with an invitation: I am in Washington Monday and would love to engage you in a public debate about my Overhaul Washington plan versus the congressional status quo. I think it would be a tremendous service to the American public to see a public airing of these differences. Let the people decide. If Monday doesn’t work, perhaps we could find a time in Iowa over the course of the next month to discuss these issues in front of the people of America’s heartland.
Should you choose not to respond or engage in such a healthy discussion, I will take it to mean you will continue your obstructionist ways in the face of much needed Washington reform.
Sincerely,
Rick Perry
Governor of Texas
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Nov. 13, 2011: “Pelosi fires back at ‘60 Minutes’ report on ‘soft corruption’”
“Pelosi and her husband participated in an initial public offering of Visa in 2008, according to CBS. They bought 5,000 shares at the initial price of $44; two days later, shares were trading at $64, CBS said.”.......... Source
Pelosi Bashes Catholics: 'They Have This Conscience Thing'... “After having some of her behind the scenes shenanigans exposed, Nancy Pelosi has turned to her friends in the MSM to help her with damage control. The effect is something akin to watching what scrambles out after you overturn a large rock.
Pelosi sought to defend herself from allegations that she and her husband made millions from insider trading in what the Washington Post calls a wide ranging interview……..
……Pelosi added a startling, if inadvertent, admission. Addressing the effects such [ObamaCare] legislation would have on Catholic health care providers, Pelosi said:
"I'm a devout Catholic and I honor my faith and love it . . . but they have this conscience thing."…….
BUMP
Selective reading of an internal poll doesn't mean squat.
Perry's trendline in the RCP polling average continues downwards. You should spend less time attacking Newt and more time studying what is working for him. Two hints - he can debate without stepping on his tongue and he is attacking Obama instead of the other candidates.
Your attack on Gov. Rick Perry to admonish me to “not attack” is inspiring dirtboy.
If you had a clue, you would learn from Newt instead of attacking him. But apparently you don't have a clue.
Merry Christmas dirtboy.
On strength of his recent comments about Gays in the Military and our public schools I am again favoring Mr.Perry. I worry that whoever the next President is -it will not be a
peaceful administration .If a Republican the threat will come from Democrats -and from the foreign influence -as well as
global economics. (not to forget all the divisions created and promoted by the present administration) if Democrat— The Democratic Party politic leans more toward despotism /Communism and I cannot forget the economy. So I lean toward Perry — or Ms.Bauchman. (For I know they are American Patriots and Christian.The next President will need Gods “concurring aid “ more than any recent President ,perhaps.)
That dunce, Rick Perry, is such a poor debater - Nancy jumped at his invitation to a debate didn’t she.
It is history in the making.
Oops! forgot to add this /s
It’s astonishing, newt over perry is insane.
No, she declined -- I can't recall why.
“Oops!”
LoL
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