seems almost everyone here is more interested in attacking Perry than Romney.
On a daily basis anymore, I hear the old Bush II hacks slamming and dinging Perry and propping up Mittens at every turn. That is all anyone needs to know about who the Elites are still putting their cash behind. Screw them.
At least Rick Perry wasn't enough of a hypocrite to go into the routine about whether government can force a person to buy a product or service. By executive order, he forced everyone in Texas who buys insurance to buy insurance that covers Gardasil vaccines. He's also forced everyone in Texas to buy in-state tuition for illegal aliens.
I'm not convinced it is necessarily electoral poison, but if he doesn't better explain his objections to the program and his plans for fixing it, he will be demagogued to death over it.
I’m not completely sold on Perry. But the opposition of the R establishment makes me more comfortable.
Yea I am sooo impressed that Perry doesn’t want a border fence and has no problem giving illegals free services. Damn those GOP establishment figures who think that is wrong.
Who are these so called “GOP elite” anyway? The article doesn't identify them. It just names one low level Illinois politician. The point the article makes over and over again is that these so called “GOP elite” don't think Perry can appeal to “moderates and independents”.
The NYT is clearly trying to attack Perry and create internal divisions among Republicans. But the article is so poorly written and confused that it just makes the NYT look stupid. As usual.
His view is that it is structurally unsound and in need of reform to keep it from completely collapsing. Everyone else has the same view - including Romney, who said it was being run like a "criminal enterprise" vs. Perry who said it was being run like a "Ponzi scheme." Okay, they don't like Perry's terminology...say he just says something more generic like it is in "bad shape" - what does that change about the problems with the program? Absolutely nothing! The "controversy" over his comments are complete nonsense.
There are plenty of “GOP Elite” looking towards Perry, too.
I’m not sure what Romney was trying to accomplish in that debate last night. He seemed to fade into the background. Just appeared to be sitting back and letting things unfold. He’s well prepared, but he doesn’t generate much enthusiasm. I’ve been very skeptical of the idea that he might be in cahoots with Bachmann, but last night she appeared to be in kamikazi mode toward Perry. Still seems unlikely to me though.
Newt dominates these events rhetorically. Too bad he didn’t travel a different path in days gone by. No matter how well he does in the debates, nobody wants him as the nominee.
I’m a Perry supporter, but I haven’t been impressed with his performances in the two debates he’s been in. He was a little better this time, but he just strikes me as not being very verbally facile. And probably never will be.
Cain has improved a lot over the course of the campaign so far. His presentation of that 9-9-9 plan seems a bit gimmicky although the plan itself may be a good idea.
Santorum is good on the issues, but lacks even a trace of the charisma necessary to win the presidency.
Something about Huntsman irks me. I have a feeling he would irk me even if he were just reading names out of a phone book. Heck, he wouldn’t even have to say anything; he could irk me just by standing there.
I’ve seen Bachmann be very good in the past, but last night she just looked desperate.
Ron Paul remains Ron Paul.
The GOP Elite, MSM, RINO turds and all those Dems trying to push Romney up our rear ends can pound sand.
I will NOT vote for Mitt under any circumstances.
NO more RINOs. NOt now not ever.
REAL conservatives or go fish.
The Republican rank and file don’t want either one.
DEAL WITH IT!
Both Mittcare and Perry are unacceptable.
“As Perry Rises, G.O.P. Elite Look Toward Romney”
See...that’s the problem. The GOP “elite” don’t have their pulse on middle America, and they don’t respect middle America. In this respect, they are no different from the ‘rats.
Conversely, they are not respected in middle America at all. They seem to believe that they know what’s best for us, even though we don’t agree with them...because we don’t don’t have Ivy League degrees.
If they would let the people in middle America do their jobs without Big Brother watching over them, we would have been on the road to recovery a long time ago.
Frankly, an Ivy League degree to me is a disqualifier. We live in the real world, and we make this country work. Give me someone who has worked in the real world any day of the week, no matter where he/she went to school.
McCain...he was the last guy the Republican “elite” gave us.
How did that work out?
OT, but I would like to congratulate all FReepers in NY and NV!
Yippeee...y’all did it!