Perry explained that, in his zeal to protect children, he went too far.
“I signed an executive order that allowed for an opt-out, but the fact of the matter is I didn’t do my research well enough to understand that we needed to have a substantial conversation with our citizenry,” he said. “I hate cancer. Let me tell you, as a son who has a mother and father who are both cancer survivors.”
http://peskytruth.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/rick-perrys-negatives/ (http://peskytruth.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/rick-perrys-negatives/)
H/T Mike C.
Haven't finished reading it yet; I thought I'd just toss it up for everyone's edification.
So he was for it before he was against it? ::thinking::
As far as campaigning for Algore, I'm not so quick to forgive.
So he was for it before he was against it? ::thinking::
As far as campaigning for Algore, I'm not so quick to forgive.
I know.
But either AlGore provided the cathartic response causing him to part ways with the DemonRat party or he's full of crap. I'll error on the side of patience and give him a little slack, but he proves my tentative restraint misplaced and I'll jerk that rope tight!
“It's his first time on the national stage, and it was a very unfortunate comment. You don't accuse the chairman of the federal reserve of being a traitor to his country and being guilty of treason and suggesting that we treat him pretty ugly in Texas — that's not, again, a presidential statement … Governor Perry is going to have to fight the impression that he's a cowboy from Texas. This simply added to it.”[/blockquote]
I'm not a Perry cheerleader, but my estimation of him can only go up if the likes of Rove don't like him. Words cannot adequately express how much I loathe that pudgy tub of sh*t.
Any politician is gonna have 'splainin' to do over one thing or another. The question then becomes, "do I believe the explanation".
I have to say for myself that an explanation without admission of a mistake seems like pandering and justification, every single time. Admissions of mistakes made - and better yet, apologies for them - goes a long way with me. But even then, I'm looking for a sign of authenticity.
I buy Perry's admission, but I also can't shake the sense that he's an awful lot like George W. Bush. Eerily so at times.
But the effort to combat disease and illness requires greater cooperative efforts between our two nations. It is a simple truth that disease knows no boundaries. An outbreak of drug-resistant tuberculosis, for example, endangers citizens of both our nations. We have much to gain if we work together to expand preventative care, and treat maladies unique to this region.
Legislation authored by border legislators Pat Haggerty and Eddie Lucio establishes an important study that will look at the feasibility of bi-national health insurance. This study recognizes that the Mexican and U.S. sides of the border compose one region, and we must address health care problems throughout that region. That’s why I am also excited that Texas Secretary of State Henry Cuellar is working on an initiative that could extend the benefits of telemedicine to individuals living on the Mexican side of the border.
As a compassionate state, we know that for our children to succeed, they must not only be healthy, but educated. The future leaders of our two nations are learning their fractions and their ABC’s in classrooms all along this border. Immigrants from around the world are being taught in Texas classrooms, and our history is rich with examples of new citizens who have made great contributions. We must say to every Texas child learning in a Texas classroom, “we don’t care where you come from, but where you are going, and we are going to do everything we can to help you get there.” And that vision must include the children of undocumented workers. That’s why Texas took the national lead in allowing such deserving young minds to attend a Texas college at a resident rate. Those young minds are a part of a new generation of leaders, the doors of higher education must be open to them. The message is simple: educacion es el futuro, y si se puede.
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President Fox’s vision for an open border is a vision I embrace, as long as we demonstrate the will to address the obstacles to it.
They were born in Texas.
They are devout Christians.
They flew airplanes.
They are both male.
That's about it.
Maybe Pan. But who can blame us if skepticism is our starting line?
The perfect candidate does not exist. But we have earned the right to demand the best one we can get.
...For me, it's just a sign of how far this country and its people have slid down the slope of leftism, that "the perfect candidate" would be one who merely holds steadily to Constitutional principles and understands the concept of THE RULE OF LAW...
...For me, it's just a sign of how far this country and its people have slid down the slope of leftism, that "the perfect candidate" would be one who merely holds steadily to Constitutional principles and understands the concept of THE RULE OF LAW...
No doubt. It should be a given that any president - any politician for that matter - meets the bare minimum requirement of holding steadily to constitutional principles and understanding the rule of law. Down the slope indeed.
...For me, it's just a sign of how far this country and its people have slid down the slope of leftism, that "the perfect candidate" would be one who merely holds steadily to Constitutional principles and understands the concept of THE RULE OF LAW...
No doubt. It should be a given that any president - any politician for that matter - meets the bare minimum requirement of holding steadily to constitutional principles and understanding the rule of law. Down the slope indeed.
Two things:
Karl Rove - That pudgy tub of sh*t ----- PTOS ::hysterical::
He endorsed Rudy because of national security issues and Rudy will probably return in kind.
The White House denounced Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry on Tuesday for his threatening remarks toward the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve that represented some of the most inflammatory ::speechless:: rhetoric of the 2012 election campaign.[/blockquote]
http://peskytruth.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/rick-perrys-negatives/ (http://peskytruth.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/rick-perrys-negatives/)
H/T Mike C.
Haven't finished reading it yet; I thought I'd just toss it up for everyone's edification.
IMO he has some vulnerability on Gardasil, Taxes (has raised sin taxes etc) & Immigration (TX Dream Act had him over the barrel, but he could have vetoed and let legislature override him, his poop would be clean in that case...and his positions on border are not Arizona enough for me). Honorable mention would go to the Bilderberg crap, not because I buy into that global conspiracy crap, more because too many on that invitee lists are Ruling Class clowns and it just looks bad. The remaining issues look weak or really weak to me. My two bits anyway.
Ok one more for the night. Pesky Truth (http://peskytruth.wordpress.com/), who is a retired business owner and veteran who lives in dallas, has a great write-up called “Seventeen (17) things that critics are saying about Rick Perry” and it seems to be a very objective take on the criticisms people are leveling at Rick Perry. Some are true, and some are not. You can jump over via the link above and read all 17 of them, but I plan on posting most of them here, one per night, to give you guys a chance to discuss them at length. Tonight’s topic is the Trans-Texas Corridor and here’s Pesky’s write-up: Link (http://peskytruth.wordpress.com/)[/blockquote]
::thumbsup::
That changes the game from "anybody but Obama" to "nobody from the Ruling Class". ::USA::
Presidential candidate Rick Perry renewed his attack on the Federal Reserve on Wednesday,[/blockquote]
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“There have been a number of politicians who have stood up and really questioned the transparency of the Federal Reserve,” ... “They should open their books up. They should be transparent so that the people of the United States know what they are doing and how they are doing.
“Until they do that, there will continue to be questions about their activity and what their true goal is for the United States.”
In 2007, ...Haley was throwing her support behind a similar bill in South Carolina....
... Unlike the executive order for which Perry is taking heat, this legislative mandate did not include a provision for parents to opt out of inoculating their daughters.
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Within months, fierce opposition mounted, and legislative records back up accounts from sources who recall sponsors "dropping like flies" before a unanimous vote killed the bill on April 18, 2007.
More than a dozen legislators formally requested to be removed as sponsors from the bill, but the future governor of South Carolina was not one of them.