To me the “part-time Congress” comes off as a completely flaky position and the audience never seems to respond to it very positively. It sounds like a gimmick and definitely one of those things that everyone knows would never happen. So how smart is it to waste so much energy in your campaign on something that will never happen? The U.S. Congress I’m sure has more to do than any state’s Congress. And they need to be there regularly to handle unexpected issues like, oh, say, a war. Actually if he phrased it as being there for a month and taking every other month off it wouldn’t sound so bad. But a year off and a year on just sounds ridiculous.
As I see it Perry’s selling Texas to the nation and using this run now to do just that far more than his desire to run for President. He loves being Gov. of Texas and I just don’t believe he really wants the Presidency..and never did. When you look at him thru that lens then all he says makes allot of sense.
I agree on the “part-time congress” business. It works for
Texas, but it would never fly in Washington. Can you imagine
trying to pry the fingers of the congress pets from their
desks!...or getting them to vote for this stuff, which is what
would have to happen?
It makes him sound not so much like an outsider as one who
doesn’t even understand the political risk he’s taking with
such an off-the-wall position. Makes me embarrassed for him.
And I like him. :)