Perry has quite loudly stated he wants lower taxes, less regulation and ligation. He wants less federal government oversight of states and a return to a more local control of education. He wants to make Washington D.C. as inconsequential as possible in our lives.
Many of the actions he's taken as governor show his commitment to exactly those goals -- as he is actively been fighting the feds on many of them and winning some.
If you're not happy knowing that 48% of jobs in the country were in Texas, I can't help that. It is a fact. The state of Texas has been a lab showing how less government has worked.
Legislation that pinned back the ears of trial lawyers has created a boom in medical personnel and facilities as they have swarmed into Texas. Buying health insurance across state lines would be a good thing. Let's open up that free market again.
States along with Texas are having a friendly competition to see who can bring businesses to their states -- Florida and Wisconsin (among others) have made a friendly climate and have watched businesses relocate to their states. Right to work and no state income tax are big pluses in some states. High tax states and states with union control and over regulation are losing as businesses leave, taking jobs and revenue to more friendly states.
Perry wants the border sealed. He wants federal control of our international border and national security laws enforced. He does not believe in amnesty. As president, Perry will not leave this as a problem to fester along the border or in border states or continue to watch it bleed across the country. If a worker program is on the table and the laws are enforced and the border is sealed and the drug cartels are killed off -- we are probably getting back to a normal way of life on the border. Also, all the federal give away programs that have encouraged citizens and illegals to drift to the Democratic Party will be viewed critically. Perry is for a conservative ascendancy not a continued slide toward socialism.
He believes in American exceptionalism and standing with our allies.
And Perry (to add to Post #202) wants ObamaCare OUT!