I'm not even a Yankees fan and I despise him.
Posted on 08/15/2011 5:45:45 PM PDT by americanophile
So here comes the second coming of George W. Bush out of the governor's mansion in Texas, Rick (Dubya) Perry.
Or maybe just call him W2.
Perry is taller, has much better hair, seems to believe he has an even better pipeline to God than Bush did. And he comes out of Paint Creek, Tex., different from the Texas town that gave us Bush, the one we also know as Yale University.
Whether Dubya Perry is holier than Michele Bachmann, the new President of Ames, Iowa, remains to be seen. For now, though, Perry and Bachmann are the headliners of the moment in the Republican Party. Barack Obama must be rooting like crazy for both of them, at the beginning of a campaign where fringe Republicans might do a better job of saving Obama than he can of saving himself.
Perry is the latest guy in the race, announcing Saturday in South Carolina, not throwing his hat into the race as much as his helmet hair. This was the day after Bachmann, who really does think she can out-God Perry and everybody else in the race, wins a straw poll in Iowa with about 4,000 votes, which is a couple of blocks in New York City.
But that was enough for her to immediately be treated like some sort of front-runner on the Sunday morning talk shows. It was like watching the winner of a split-squad game the first week of spring training be declared the favorite to win the World Series.
(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...
I want to see Perry and Trump get into a hair fight.
They can call it a quaff off.
Let us HOPE that he differs considerably on our prolific neighbors to the south.
Perry has no conviction.
He said this…
“Our friends in New York six weeks ago passed a statute that said marriage can be between two people of the same sex. And you know what? That’s New York, and that’s their business, and that’s fine with me,”
And he has also said this…
”I support constitutional amendments to ban gay marriage and abortion”
You are right, you’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything. Perry is a poser.
“I want to see Perry and Trump get into a hair fight.
They can call it a quaff off.”
Too bad all the male Repub candidates aren’t bald.
No problem here ....maybe Bush haters can move to Canada or something
As I understand it he’s firmly pro life.....except for some exceptions.
I'm not even a Yankees fan and I despise him.
Hey Mike, stick to discussing jock straps - in fact put one on your head to cover the growing forehead!
Rick Perry:
As a compassionate state, we know that for our children to succeed, they must not only be healthy, but educated.The future leaders of our two nations are learning their fractions and their ABC’s in classrooms all along this border. Immigrants from around the world are being taught in Texas classrooms, and our history is rich with examples of new citizens who have made great contributions.
We must say to everyTexas child learning in a Texas classroom, “we don’t care where you come from, but where you are going, and we are going to do everything we can to help you get there.” And that vision must include the children of undocumented workers.
That’s why Texas took the national lead in allowing such deserving young minds to attend a Texas college at a resident rate. Those young minds are a part of a new generation of leaders, the doors of higher education must be open to them. The message is simple: educacion es el futuro, y si se puede.
He may be pro-life, I don’t know. I think he’ll go whichever way the wind blows. Just look how he’s flip-flopped on the issue of gay marriage.
Go to Midland and tour the house where Bush grew up
Im from Texas and Bush was more Texan than me
Over all, I think Perry can beat this lame attack by drumming that he's the guy who improved a credit rating after W, not downgrade one, who created jobs after W, not lost them, who expanded his economy after W not stagnated one. He can sell himself as the guy who followed Bush and didn't FOUL things up.
One thing the two have in common — they both are of the opinion that Islam is a Religion of Peace.
(The subject of Islam should be brought up when interviewing all presidential candidates. Voters should know their stance on the subject)
“Go to Midland and tour the house where Bush grew up
Im from Texas and Bush was more Texan than me”
Where was he born??
Wasnt it Kenya?
Explain how she can claim to have always opposed increasing the debt ceiling yet signed a Cut, Cap & Balance pledge to do just that?
Explain the farm income she says she didn't get but declared.
Explain the farm subsides she said she didn't get but records show she did.
She has a record of voting no but not getting things done.
She reminds me of another undistinguished legislator/lawyer who ran for president depending on voter's faith.
Thanks, we were talking about it because of Perry’s call for fasting. No one seemed to know for sure, but thought that he might be Catholic.
Didn’t the left try to tie that Hagee guy to Bush, as well?
The only thing they have in common is compassion, class, and hard work.
Perry is his own man.
I wish he would stay here in Texas.
Eva, Protestants fast too.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.