Why can't he be that natural and clear in the debates?
::gaah:: ::facepalm::
I'm actually shocked at how quickly "That's how we did it in Texas" has worn thin. Texas has a fairly wondrous success story to tell in an otherwise bleak national economic picture, and this guy blew whatever capital and leverage that gave him almost the moment he entered the race.
That was magnified for me when I heard his pathetic wife out there trying to criticize those who've actually come up with a specific economic plan by saying Perry doesn't need a "999" or a "59 point plan", he just needs one plan - just do what he did in Texas.
Blech. ::puke::
He can do an interview
He can do a speech
He can do a Tea Party rally
He can do congress
He can't do a debate worth a damn.
Perry Talks Up Energy & Jobs Plan in Pittsburg (Or Even Pittsburgh)
—Ace (http://minx.cc/?post=322599)
An "all of the above" energy plan, he says, can add 1.2 million jobs to the economy. (http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/14/8321681-perry-calls-for-creating-jobs-through-energy-production)
Honestly, I think this is about right. I'm a tangible guy. When Herman Cain talks up the supposed employment boom that would flow simply from shifting some taxation from income to consumption, I scratch my head. It's not tangible to me. Why would taking $2.3 trillion dollars from citizens, simply from a different mix of taxable events, spur the economy?
Maybe it would. To me it's arranging deck chairs on a ship, not turning the ship around.
Energy production is, however, tangible. It's a valuable commodity. People will pay for it. And with more in-country energy production, that's more jobs and more tax revenue and lower energy prices besides, as OPEC's ability to set prices is diminished.
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Link (http://minx.cc/?post=322599)
Why can't we have a cannidate that says:
9-9-9
Open 100% of federal lands and all other lands with drilling restrictions.
Start building 30 new oil refineries to be completed in two years.. another 30 to be completed in four years.
etc
etc
Why is it a one idea thing?
Why can't a candidate say.. hey.. spectacular idea.. 999... and drilling/refineries also.. how about getting rid of the Fed too... and this.. and that....
Why does it feel like if you pick any candidate.. the only thing (at best) is one thing will be fixed and you have to wait 300 lifetimes to actually get anything substantive done?