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To: Sacajaweau

You don’t live in TX or you’d be looking elsewhere for a candidate. The first and foremost reason he’s stepping down from gov is because he knows TX has had our fill of his lib ways. The run for POTUS is nothing more than foder for his political ego. BTW, you do know that in TX, the office of the Gov is nothing more than a title. All the gov has to do is sit there and be pretty which Gov Goodhair has done. The real running of the state falls to the Lt. Gov and the Legislature.

The POTUS can’t rely on notes. He MUST be a brilliant off the cuff speaker.


32 posted on 08/20/2014 8:16:14 AM PDT by bgill
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To: Sacajaweau; bgill
Rick Perry would make a helluva president. I speak as a supporter of Ted Cruz, but I could readily support Perry if he was the candidate.

Something to keep in mind: 14 years as governor provides ample opportunities to make enemies.

But one can't deny that Texas has unquestionably been the best governed state in the union across Perry's terms. It's true that the Texas constitution grants relatively more power to the Lieutenant Governor and the legislature at the expense of the governor. But the governor's office is not without power and, generally, his policies have prevailed.

One thing is for sure: If Perry were elected President, the 10th Amendment would enjoy a comeback. The power and size of the federal bureaucracy would be sharply curtailed.

Rick Perry is a politician, to be sure, but he is not a lib.

And, by the way, Perry's problems during his first run for the presidency in 2012 are largely attributable to pain-killers he was taking after a recent back operation. The slurred speech and forgetfulness were not characteristic. He is, in fact, pretty damn quick on his feet.

36 posted on 08/20/2014 8:52:46 AM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: Ignorance on parade.)
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To: bgill
Every president has used notes. You think the Gettysburg address was off the cuff??

You think the "Day of Infamy" was off the cuff??

37 posted on 08/20/2014 8:56:41 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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