Perry was sadly not at the top of his game when the dice got rolled this time.
I still say his record is stellar compared to the others
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
He aint done
Perry got in late. Maybe it does take preparation of years to adequately run for president. Once again, that is a sorry statement about what the process has become. Basically, the most ambitious, the guys you DON'T want having the power, are the ones with the capability to win that power.
I still say his record is stellar compared to the others
All of them have pros and cons, except that Romney is largely a con job.
In primary season, folks take the cons and beat them over the head of the other side repeatedly. That happened with all of the candidates. It can be self-destructive, but, then again, negative campaigning usually works - to a point.
“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena...”
Speech by “progressive” Pres. Theo Roosevelt, and frequently mentioned by “rino” Pres. Richard Nixon.
From start of VP until elected Potus Nixon was “In the Arena” for 15 years.
From start of Calif. Gov until elected Potus Reagan was “In the Arena” for 14 years.
I rather think olde Teddy would be quite popular with non-partisan Tea Party supporters, for his populism, for his “trust busting” etc.
And btw olde Teddy was “In the Arena” for a long, long time too.