This conservative Texan’s take:
Perry is the worst sort of politician’s politician. He’s smarmy, basically corrupt, and not very bright.
The only reason he looks good to folks outside our state is because any Texas politician would look good to y’all in the less deep red states.
Perry hasn’t done anything. Whatever he claims as his resume is in reality the work of the private sector or if government has had a role it’s the Lt. Governor who’s more powerful, the Speaker of the House, the Committee Chairs and the more influential legislators.
He’ll remind people of GWB in a serious way, and that’ll scare off independents.
I appreciate your informed opinion. I will certainly look closer at Governor Perry.
But, really, when a person is a good leader, they do not have to micro manage. They can trust those department heads, which they hand picked, to do the job they were hired to do. And we love a government that steps out of the way to allow the private sector to thrive! It takes a strong leader to hold back their government.