Perry was Texas state ariculture commissioner in 1995, when Bush was the long-shot "son of the defeated former President" who showed up out of nowhere with his Texas rangers success story, out-Texaned Ann Richards, and crushed the incumbent in an upset. Perry didn't get aboard until 1998, when the spot for Lt. Governor opened up, and he ran on Bush's coattails as part of "the team". Then with Bush moving up to President in 2000, Perry became Governor "by default", and ran for re-election heavily touting Bush's endorsement, photos of them standing by side-by-side, and a pledge to consider to move forward with George W. Bush's successes.
And all this time, Bush was emulating Perry? He based his entire image off the state ariculture commissioner and the guy with the "original" winning formula didn't decide to use it to get himself elected Governor until years later? Interesting. Makes little sense though.
And Perry is "different" from Bush because he grew up in Texas, flew planes, and went into the family buisness ? Odd, according to George W. Bush's bio, it says he grew up in Midland, TX and Houston, TX with his four siblings, flew Convair F-102s as an adult, and learned the family buisness to become a Texas oilman. Must have been emulating Rick Perry those early years.
By the way Billyboy, once again,I live here and voted for Bush twice and Perry every time he ran. You don't have to give me the breakdown, cause once again I live here and voted in all those elections you are informing me of.
When did Rick go to prep school and Yale? Jeb. had a more Texas upbringing, but HW made sure that W., the eldest, got a proper patrician education rarther than sending him to inferior schools like UT and A&M.