Posted on 05/14/2016 6:36:09 PM PDT by monkapotamus
Unlike some of the other former candidates, Rick Perry is keeping his word and has pledged his support for the apparent nominee, Donald Trump. Texas’ longest serving governor is now being attacked for honoring his promise to the voters that he would support the eventual nominee of the party.
In September 2015, Gov. Perry was asked in a post-campaign interview if he would support Donald Trump by the Austin American-Statesman’s Jonathan Tilove... Perry’s answer, “Sure. Whoever comes out of that Republican field I’m going to be supporting...”
Now, outlets like Red State and National Review are attacking the governor for standing by his word. A May 5 Red State headline read “Pathetic: Rick Perry Supports Donald Trump and Open to Being His VP...”
But Red State was not alone in their attack on a man who is honoring his promise. National Review’s published an article titled, “Perry and Other Republicans Sell Their Souls to Trump.”
In that piece, the National Review accused Perry of hypocrisy and “selling his political soul for a seat on the Trump Train.”
If you want to talk about hypocrisy, just imagine what these writers would be saying about Donald Trump had Ted Cruz secured the nomination at the convention and Trump either refused his support or ran as an independent candidate...
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
After 15 years of war since 9/11 (WWII lasted about 3 years and 9 months for the U.S.), there should be a large pool of combat veterans who could run for office. They would be much better than what’s in government today.
If Perry had stood by his claim that he would secure Texas borders despite the Feds, he might have played a bigger role in this cycle. That said, I still like a lot about him and it’s good to see him doing the right thing here.
It exists on both sides. The one who started it bears some of the fault.
It is simple-don’t vote for anyone who broke his pledge. A man is only as good as his word. These are not men. They are liars and scum.
I agree, but nobody is looking for 70 year old pilots that have not flown as pilot in command for 45 years and it does not negate the fact he is looking for a job. We could do worse but what he could be effective at in a Trump administration is questionable.
I like Rick Perry. He’s a little soft on the border but a major states rights supporter. And he’s good for business.
...Rick Perry is... honoring his promise to the voters that he would support the eventual nominee of the party... outlets like Red State and National Review are attacking the governor for standing by his word.They're outlets, in the same sense that that outlet between one's butt cheeks is an outlet.
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