They have attacked Palin, Bachmann, and now Perry, mostly without success. Never believe anything you read or hear about them, unless you research it yourself. ALWAYS check sites like "On the Issues," that gets the answers from the candidates themselves. Unlike the Pavlovian dogs on the Left who vote as they are told, research is our friend.
http://www.ontheissues.org
Perry is rated by On the Issues as a HARDCORE Conservative. Here are some of his points:
1. Opposes federal abortion funding. (Aug 2010)
2. Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage. (Aug 2010)
3. Life without parole for certain repeat sex offenders. (Feb 2011)
4. States know best on punishment; federalism is arrogance. (Nov 2010)
5. Death penalty for aggravated rape. (Nov 2010)
6. Executes Mexican citizen despite plea from Pres. Fox. (Aug 2002)
7. Supports capital punishment for certain crimes. (Aug 2010)
8. Fight cross-border violence as part of drug war. (Feb 2011)
9. Drug trade causes soaring violence on southern border. (Nov 2010)
10. Protect the border from drug traffickers. (Feb 2007)
11. States should make drug policy, not Feds. (Aug 2001)
12. Choose from mix of public, charter & private schools. (Nov 2010)
13. Public prayer is not establishing a religion. (Nov 2010)
14. Turned down $700M in federal aid due to strings attached. (Nov 2010)
15. Supports voluntary prayer in public schools. (Aug 2010)
16. Share offshore oil development revenue with states. (Sep 2001)
17. Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP. (Nov 2010)
18. Katrina: feds impede crucial work; get out of the way. (Nov 2010)
19. Stop declaring wildlife sanctuaries on water reservoirs. (Feb 2007)
20. State primacy over water quantity & quality issues. (Aug 2001)
21. Iraq: combat terror on their turf, not ours. (Nov 2010)
22. Require voters to present photo ID at polling places. (May 2011)
23. States are liberty's friend. (Nov 2010)
24. Reverse trend of federal power back to state & local level. (Nov 2010)
25. Strong union requires limited federal government. (Nov 2010)
26. Earmarks corrupt the governing process. (Nov 2010)
27. Campaign contributions are political free speech. (Nov 2010)
28. Control spending to make government less burdensome. (Jan 2009)
29. Repeal any federal health care takeover. (Aug 2010)
30. Individual right to keep and bear arms. (Nov 2010)
31. Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms. (Aug 2010)
32. ObamaCare is a trainwreck of a plan/Repeal ObamaCare/Total dismantling of it.
33. Medical liability reforms have reduced frivolous lawsuits. (Feb 2007)
34. Opposes government-run healthcare. (Aug 2010)
35. US should be strongest nation by insurmountable magnitude. (Nov 2010)
36. Invest in defense to prepare for unpredictable threats. (Nov 2010)
37. Always maintain a robust military capability. (May 2008)
38. Secure the Mexican border against drug cartels. (Feb 2011)
39. End the notion of sanctuary cities. (Jan 2009)
40. $100 million investment in a more secure border. (Feb 2007)
41. 70% of all jobs created in the US last year were in Texas. (Jan 2009)
42. Modern liberals shifting back to term "Progressive". (Nov 2010)
43. Take back America: Stand up and lead. (Nov 2010)
44. Route to success is lower taxes & smaller government. (Nov 2010)
45. Some GOP not on right page; but Dems can't find the library. (Nov 2010)
46. Elected Democrat; switched to run statewide as Republican. (Mar 2010) (Remember, Ronaldus Magnus was once a Dem.)
47. Member of the Tea Party movement. (Aug 2010)
48. We are fed up with system (SS) teetering on bankruptcy. (Nov 2010)
49. New Deal inventions violently toss aside federalism. (Nov 2010)
50. SS Trust Fund is an unsustainable Ponzi scheme. (Nov 2010)
51. Taxation is not the solution; live within our means instead. (Feb 2011)
What Perry was 10 years ago is not as important as his track record since then and one thing is certain, he has a better record than Comrade Obumfvck did or does right now. What we need is someone who isn't afraid to take the fight to the Left and Perry doesn't hold back. A weak-sister like Romney is just what the Left wants, in other words, another Juan McShamnesty. Rick Perry isn't the perfect candidate but we must consider who can defeat the Keynesian Kenya with a whopping margin in order to cover the Democrat's penchant for voter fraud.
A Perry/Santorum ticket? (Links at the bottom)
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Gunny,
ReplyDeleteGood list. What is his stand on Illegals?
Gunny,
ReplyDeleteNicely done - I'm thinking that former UN Ambassador John Bolton would make a splendid VP choice. Gives Foreign Policy balance to the ticket. Could you just hear all the dictators and liberals scream?
He is not for amnesty or sanctuary cities.
ReplyDeleteWorks for me.
Common Snse,
ReplyDeleteLIKE IT! Bolton is pretty hardcore and don't take any crap.
What about Hillary's job? I think Bolton was made for SecState.
ReplyDeleteI like Santorum at VP, Cain at SecCommerce, Pawlenty home in Minn., Romney as Amb. to Antarctica, Paul as Sec of Treasury.
We simply are NOT going to get "the perfect candidate". As long as the eventual nominee is 90% in line with my views,they will get my support. Now,if ONLY the hapless RNC could get it through their hat parking lots to SUPPORT the candidates the PEOPLE want,instead of "it's Mitt's turn",we MAY get somewhere. I'd take Bolton at the TOP of the ticket.
ReplyDeleteTGP,
ReplyDeleteGreat post. Romney would be perfect there! haha.
While I do not like Paul, he would be the prefect guy to audit the Fed! Not sorry to see Pawlenty go. He's weak.
clyde,
ReplyDeleteNever underestimate the GOP's stupidity. They'll trot out Mitt and wonder why they lost.
The lesson of Nov 2010 is lost on them.
I'm ready for the American Conservative Party who's platform espouses solif American values and beliefs and follows the Constitution as i was written.
Gunny,
ReplyDeleteI can't help but like Paul, he's a character, but I don't like his "mind our own damn business" view on foreign policy. I have a streak of isolationist but I also believe in pre-emptive ass whippings.
Gunny,
ReplyDeleteNot to be a discordant note - but if the people who learned the lesson of 2010 divorce themselves from the GOP - then those people have no one to blame but themselves if Mitt is on the 2012 ballot. If you aren't part of the solution - then by default you are part of the problem. The GOP doesn't select candidates - the people who vote/caucus/convention do. That seems to be lost on a lot of my TEA movement friends.
If you want to influence the choice then you have to get in the game. The TEA purists are surrendering the playing field to the moderates. We conservatives would appreciate some help. The Rep. Ron Paul crowd get that - it's why they show up and have a disproportionate effect on things like the Iowa Straw Poll.
As for tickets: I could live with Senator Santorum as VP - but I don't like him being a heartbeat away from the Presidency - someone pointed out today that he has as much executive experience as Barack Obama (Rep. Bachmann too). In that vein ideology doesn't necessarily trump a lack of experience. On the other hand - being from Pennsylvania might be his ticket in if he can show strength in some Northeastern venues.
TGP,
ReplyDeleteHis idea to boot the UN and audit the Fed are awesome. Other than that, he's a loon.
Common Snse,
ReplyDeleteI'll be voting in my primary and I always do but you have an excellent point. I would like to see primaries be closed to Indies and Dems because they come in and vote for a McShamnesty and we get the shaft.
Our primaries are so late that even Huckabee had quit before our vote. The media gets its talking points from "party" heads, and the media picks a candidate to push. They pushed Willard hard last time, and got nothing. They're pushing him hard this time, and it is disgusting.
ReplyDeleteThe party system is at fault, we should go back to the original deal. Most votes is President, second most is VP, regardless of party. Then just let everybody vote in November and deal with it. No more primaries, no more billion dollar campaigns.
I sure don't agree with everything Perry advocates.
ReplyDeletebut then
I didn't agree with everything Reagan advocated.
He's a hell of a lot better than anyone since Ronnie.
If ONLY he would get tough on illegal immigration.
Gunny, here is the latest about your guy, Mr. Rick Perry.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/61428.html
He was never a conservative. I read the blogs coming out of Texas and conservatives down there never warmed up to him and frankly, they don't like or trust him. I think Libs fear him because he was once one of THEM. So now that he's turned his back on them ( after teaming with gutless Gore ), they're concerned he will pull Dem or Independent votes away from NoBama. Santorum was another one who talked like a RINO before he got booted from his PA post. That's pathetic in a NoBama entitlement state that, if I can remember correctly, thumbed it's nose at protagonist Clinton who caved to the Republican smack down on welfare back in '94. That state never fell in line with the resulting 'workfare,' by not paring down its rolls. Could getting booted by progressive PA have meant Santorum wasn't leaning far enough to the left? My vote would be for Bolton if he would run & he hints that he wants to. He walks the walk. Don't be fooled, read the blogs in TX on Perry. After dealing with colossal aholes like flip-flopper Arlen Specter, i'm passing on 'Petitioning Perry'.
Anon,
ReplyDeletePerry teamed wih Gore back in 1988. People change. I am looking at his record NOW and like what I see. If he teams with a solid Conservative, maybe Bolton, I would go for it. I hear from other texans who like him.
There is no one perfect candidate but I DO KNOW that Romney is a no-go.
As Winston Churchill said: "I you aren't a liberal at 20 you have no heart, if you aren't a conservative at 40 you have no brain."
ReplyDeleteRonald Reagan and Charlton Heston were Democrats once. Very often the converts are more zealous in their new found knowledge than their always conservative colleagues. It would be questionable if JFK could win a democrat primary today.
I think that some of the responses from the right on Perry have taught me a lesson - if there is an exclamation point in the title of the post - delete without reading.