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Posted on 02/07/2012 7:17:50 AM PST by Responsibility2nd
ROUND ROCK — Gov. Rick Perry came out swinging Monday in his first speech since dropping out of the presidential race, attacking President Barack Obama for “misguided socialist policies” and vowing to remain in the public fray.
“I'm not slipping off into the sunset,” Perry told a friendly GOP audience. “We've got plenty of work to do right here in the state of Texas. ... And I've got plenty of fighting left in this old 61-year-old body.”
Perry was accompanied by his wife, Anita, for his speech at the Williamson County Republican Party's fundraising Reagan Dinner.
The governor said he wouldn't trade his unsuccessful presidential run “for anything that I have ever done in my 60-plus years of living” and called this “the most important election of our lifetime, whether I'm on the ballot or not.”
“Republicans nationally are united in knowing that we cannot afford four more years of ... misguided socialist policies from President Obama,” said Perry, who has endorsed Newt Gingrich but said that any of the GOP hopefuls would be better than the Democratic incumbent.
Perry was introduced by Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who is running for U.S. Senate. He praised Perry for entering the national arena, saying, “If it doesn't kill you, it'll make you stronger.”
The governor seemed determined to show strength Monday after his disastrous national candidacy, touting his stands against raising taxes and what he terms excessive regulation, and his support for policies that restrict abortion.
Perry talked up states' rights and hit the Obama administration on regulatory and energy policies. He accused the administration of trying to “appease pro-abortion radicals who fund their campaigns” by not allowing a waiver for Texas to exclude Planned Parenthood from a family-planning program.
“Stop it, Mr. President,” Perry said.
Perry left the presidential race more than two weeks ago after a series of faltering debate performances and campaign-trail stumbles sank a candidacy that started late but high in the polls.
Since dropping out, Perry has used the social media site Twitter to showcase activities including target practice (he said he hit an egg at 100 yards), morning runs and prayers for Rick Santorum's daughter Bella, when she was hospitalized.
On Monday, Fox News aired an interview with Perry and his wife.
“I haven't left the fight. I just went home and rearmed and reloaded my mags, and I'm going to be fighting on a different front,” Perry said in the interview.
We are being herded towards having a fool as a candidate again. Romney reminds me of John McCain. I was around McCain several times and he is without a doubt a crazy old SOB. His wife is smoking hot though:) The problem with McCain and the probloem with Romney is that they are in their own little worlds and really think they know what they are doing. They think they are right about everything. McCain was bat $hit crazy in that regard. If he thinks something is so that is it. No matter what information there is to the contrary staring him in the face.
At the end of the day unless something dramatic happens we have a classic situation where our options are a douche bag or the turd sandwich Obama or whatever his real name is. In that regard I believe Obama gets his head handed to him. He has done such a good job of killing the USA that even Democrats like my aforementioned friend won't support him. Obama, simply put, scares people. And that will be his downfall.
He was also my choice for president. I think he will make an excellent VP choice for any of the others. He is everything that Obama is not and would bring the large Texas vote with him.
Similar to a great many posters even here, on this site.
Others want someone pure, just like they see when they look in the mirror, except you will never see them shoot for any elected office. They only orate and pontificate as to the weaknesses shown by the candidate actually in the fray, helping dems do the personal destruction routine.
Then, we have left what, some low life warmed over squishy mouthed pol, who is declared by the media and their stooges on the right as "the only one electable in this environment", and this phrase is parroted as the gospel by none other than the very voters who the media has pulled the wool over the eyes of.
Hell, the entire flock.
He put his presidential campaign "on suspension".
This keeps the door open to many interesting possibilities in the near future.
Leni
From the Texas Tribune:
“The governor said he would remain engaged in the fight against what he sees as federal overreach and the “misguided socialist policies from President Obama.”
“This movement is bigger than any one man or woman,” Perry said. “It goes forward at a ballot box near you in 2012.”
Perry said he would continue to promote Texas nationally as a “beacon of responsible conservative governance.”
What role he will play isn’t exactly clear, but Perry is still seeking the national spotlight.
He travels to Washington this week to address the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, and he will serve as the Republican speaker at the spring dinner of the Gridiron Club and Foundation in Washington in late March.
Perry hasn’t ruled out running again for governor in 2014 — or for president again, perhaps in 2016.”
full story here:
http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-presidential-election/perry-has-plenty-fight-left/
True. Hmmm - hopefully we haven’t seen the last of him.
Perry always gave fire-brand speeches. The fast paced interruption filled sound byte TV debate format was difficult to handle.
We are happy to have him back, taking care of Texas business.
Give us a break on anything “TexasTribune”, no matter what they say now this Soros backed rag remains tainted with all the leftist BS lies they poured on Perry while he was running.
I agree with you about The Texas Tribune being unfair to Perry when he was running. Unfortunately, Perry was subjected to a lot of deliberately unfair media bias. The Texas Tribune was one of the worst in this regard.
FINALLY-—Something to hope for and look forward to. Who cares if Gov. Perry doesn’t like to DEBATE; neither did Thomas Jefferson! If Perry could run this Country half as well as he runs Texas, we’ll be getting somewhere. This is the Best News I’ve had in ages and hope to goodness it’s for real. GO PERRY GO!!!
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