Posted on 08/28/2011 2:46:54 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Given the depth of his loathing for the federal government, it's a little surprising that Texas Gov. Rick Perry wants to preside over it.....
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Social Security: Perry sees it as a misguided product of the New Deal........Moreover, Perry's proposed fixes for the healthcare system — tort reform, individual (rather than employer-sponsored) ownership of health insurance, portability of plans for people who move or change jobs — would do nothing to slow the growth of healthcare costs or reduce the number of uninsured Americans.
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National defense:.............He believes President Obama's attempts to limit nuclear weapons are misguided because they ignore "the realities of a world full of power-hungry despots who respect us not because of our ideals but because of our strength.".......
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Politics: If you thought the Republicans in control of the House were an uncompromising bunch, they've got nothing on Perry. In Texas, the governor has never been known for reaching across the aisle and pressures moderate Republicans to toe the conservative line. He believes the GOP lost its congressional majority in 2006 not because of an unpopular war but because the party compromised its small-government principles. Under a Perry administration, it would be Rick's way or the highway.
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....(notably, he doesn't see the world getting warmer, as climate scientists predict it will be in 2026, because he believes that the overwhelming scientific consensus about man-made global warming is "a contrived phony mess").....
Perry expresses deep nostalgia for the laissez faire, robber-baron era at the turn of the 20th century, when government stayed out of the way of business, unions were weak or nonexistent and the Progressive movement hadn't yet taken off.....
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Mexico is one of the world's better countries ~
So you are saying that Sarah will say things that she doesn't believe for political gain? That is not what I hear from most Palin supporters. You mean she is just a politician at heart, like most other politicians? Imagine that!
They all do this ~ Perry caters to his base ~ in Mexico for example!
Chuck DeVore has gone down the memory hole for so many already...
There needs be no universal participation. Control of media organizations has already been consolidated. 5 companies control 80% of all media organizations in the United States, and the interests of those five owners are similar. They don’t even need to talk to each other to work together for the same goal.
Look at the way Gary Johnson was treated - that’s how they handle someone who would be a real threat to the status quo.
Well Perry gives a good speech so I would expect him to be as good as anyone in the debates. We shall see.
It could be that the LAT intended not so much to influence voters towards Perry, but to scare them with Perry. Sort of a means of thumping the tub to get the lefties scared and riled up and opening up their wallets for leftie causes and candidates.
Well, judging from the state Mexico is in, it probably is.
Doesn't mean we shouldn't do it, however.
Yes they control Palin. She’s McCain’s gal.
You sound like the Global Warmers saying that cold weather OR hot weather proves global warming is true.
Perry may turn out to be another GWB or worse, we don't know yet, but your argument is silly. Does the media love Palin when they excoriate her?
Government never willingly returns power it has taken...history makes it clear that power must be taken back by force of the people; at the ballot box or in some cases at higher cost.
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