Posted on 06/11/2011 10:08:09 AM PDT by UniqueViews
As Perry flirts with a White House run, Mitt Romney - the man who would be most threatened by a Perry candidacy - is making the tactical decisions of a front-runner. Romney announced that he'll skip the Ames Straw Poll in Iowa this summer.
Perry shares many of Romney's major selling points: He's a smart, fiscally prudent pro-business guy with gubernatorial experience. Plus, he was in the Air Force, worked on the family cotton-farming business, and is a personal cheapskate - the campaign ads write themselves.
And he's good at creating jobs, which is what Americans want regardless of party affiliation right now: The L.A. Times points out that "Perry's state has created more new American jobs in the last four years alone than all the other 49 states combined," a soundbite-ready stat. He also didn't back a universal health-care bill.
(Excerpt) Read more at nymag.com ...
Tweedle Du and Twaddle Don’t.. the Rino twins..
Love your Romney global warming cartoon!
The primary elections are where I vote for the candidate closest to my own political view. This past gubernatorial GOP primary, I voted for Debra Medina. In the state-wide race, I put on my big girl underwear and voted for Gov. Perry. All we can do is vote for the best remaining candidate in 2012, then hold their feet to the fire to get done what needs to be done.
Polls right now are nothing but name recognition. Only die hards like us are paying attention. Ask Rudy, Hillary, or Dean, just to name the ones in the past two cycles.
Romney could be a contender, but it isi unlikely. He has never been able to win ove the electorate. Hell, he couldn’t even run for reelection in MA.
“His justifications for Romneycare vs Obamacare were laughable, especially considering that Obamacare as patterned after Romneycare.”
Since both bills issued/originated from dead fat Teddy Kennedy’s office It is no wonder they are similiar......
Think not? Take a look at Romney signing the “Romneycare bill....fat ted is right at his (left) shoulder!
We eat our own.
Too bad we can’t be supportive of our own but select who we think is the best candidate.
Romney’s minions trash Palin because he wants the 2012 nomination after McLain beat him out. Better to have a Barack Obama presidency than to allow Palin to gain credibility as VP.
The Austin-American Statesman is planning to start covering this Sunday.
Then there is this from the Washington Post in a just published Dan Balz story about the NH Debate.
[excerpt] ....Texas Gov. Rick Perry, one of the most anti-Washington governors in the country, is being urged to seriously consider acquiring a Washington address by running for president. He will do so once he finishes with a special legislative session in Austin. Meanwhile, Gingrich’s staff defections have freed up two key players from Perry’s political team. Though there is no connection between the two events, Perry will have his brains trust ready the moment he starts to really weigh his options.
The political space exists for a Perry candidacy, and he already has a small-government, 10th Amendment message that will play well among party activists. But Perry needs to be hardheaded about the realities of trying to enter at this point, given that he has no national network. He will have to decide whether he can raise enough money quickly enough to run a credible campaign (not as easy or as quick a task as many people think); whether he can put together political organizations in the early states and elsewhere; whether he commands true political support or just the vocal enthusiasm of a few; and whether he wants to put himself and his family through the scrutiny that will follow. At this point, the odds of his running, say those who know him, are at best 50-50. [end excerpt]
Yes, though the reality is that voters in the second half of the primary schedule get a reduced slate to pragmatically consider.
It's just a wild speculation on my part, based on observations.
Personally, I'm still undecided. I like Cain, but am concerned he has been largely unvetted, politically speaking.
Oh My Goodness, YES!
Thank you for the most recent addition to my screen saver photo carousel :)
May God raise up Patriots and reveal Statesmen.
Tatt
Romney is beginning to scare me to death. I see him as the new McCain, a sell out.
Romney has made too many moves to position himself as a RINO, lately, including defending Romneycare and supporting global warming. Add that to that fact that he is skipping Iowa and another early conservative poll and I think that he is showing definite signs that he is throwing social conservatives under the bus.
I believe that most of this is a direct result of the religious right’s constant harping on Romney’s religion. There are just too many other reasons to oppose a Romney candidacy to waste time criticizing his religion. I’ve been trying to convince people of this since the last election - lay off the Mormon criticism, PLEASE! It just makes social conservatives look like narrow minded kooks.
We? Our?
Who ya talking about?
Sadly, I remember 2008. I was so hissed off because of my lack of choices. McCain? Were they kidding? I only voted for him due to his choice of running mate, Sarah Palin. The GOP really made some serious mistakes in 2008 for which the nation as a whole has been paying for ever since.
There is still a considerable amount of time before final decisions must be made. Let us pray we have better choices than in 2008.
I’ve got my fingers crossed for Palin.
******no national network*****
Ture but he does have a 10 year affiliation [ with the GOP Gov. Assoc. which will go a long ways towards helping him in many states. Secondly, both the national Senator group and National Representative group are headed by Texans this year so in some since that may help him within some states.....
****raise enough money quickly ***
That maybe a problem but he’ll have the networks in place quickly because of his other contacts, including business/governors/politicians/insiders, etc. imo....
******put himself and his family through the scrutiny that will follow.********
I tend to see Perry as a more laid back person without the intense ambition/drive to be President. I just don’t see him wanting the scrutiny and invasion of privacy necessary to seek the job. The 50-50 at best is where I’d put him if that high. He’ll enjoy the immediate attention but not sure he wants the other that goes with it.
As do I. A wife, mother and former governer who does not seek power for power’s sake, but bends her knee and bows her head to The Almighty as His humble servant. THIS is the sort of person needed to take the Oath of Office January 20, 2013.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2726328/posts
Some VERY good information from Texas Freepers in this thread.
Important information Bump. As others have said, Perry is better than Romney and his ilk, but in these times, we need someone made of sterner stuff.
May God raise up Patriots, and reveal Statesmen.
Tatt
Or, ahem, a Stateswoman.
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