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During his CPAC speech moments ago, Governor Rick Perry swiped hard at his fellow 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Perry was discussing accusations that conservatism couldn’t win elections, which, he declared, “might be true if Republicans had actually nominated conservative candidates in 2008 and 2012.”
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Butch| 3.14.13 @ 3:55PM
He is exactly right. Perry is a solid, full-spectrum conservative, and Texas is the best-governed state in the nation. His lack of preparedness for those "debates" was--for me, anyway--the biggest disappointment of the 2012 political season. He can go for the jugular as forcefully as any politician I have seen, and he wouldn't have hesitated to do it against Obama.
Big Bob| 3.14.13 @ 3:59PM
No foul here. He is simply telling the truth. Not only that, but Romney treated the other GOP candidates FAR worse than he did Obama. That still bugs the heck out of me.
RJ| 3.14.13 @ 4:27PM
I completely agree with your comment, Bob. One of the things that demonstrates the real intentions of RINOs is that they are harder on conservatives from their own party than they are on liberal Democrats. McCain and Graham come to mind - serving as props for Obama's PR campaign by dining with him, then bashing Rand Paul and Ted Cruz.
Crassus| 3.14.13 @ 4:17PM
The only problem here is that Perry (the only candidate who had a real chance at beating Mittenz for the nomination) didn't take the debates seriously enough and essentially poured gasoline on his presidential bid.
JimH| 3.15.13 @ 11:05AM
I recall that Perry was on some pain meds for a back injury during the primaries. I wonder how much of his perceived stiffness and attitude was the result of that.
Bob K| 3.14.13 @ 5:32PM
"Divide and conquer" applies to your enemies not your allies. The moderate and liberal factions in the Republican party never seem to understand that!
lsudolemite| 3.14.13 @ 6:00PM
They understand it perfectly; their guys keep winning the nomination.
Freedomist | 3.14.13 @ 6:39PM
Perry's right about Romney not being a conservative. But, not just any conservative can win. Santorum would have been a disaster. Repubs need someone like Rand Paul or Mitch Daniels.
Occam's Tool| 3.14.13 @ 6:48PM
Romney was ball-less, true. But Perry didn't take what he needed to do seriously. It is the most important political office in the world---you need to have the desire to put your opponent through a wall for it.
Maybe in 2016. But the guy I want then is Allen West. I want a guy who knows how to use the White Hot Spike. Hillary needs to be attacked relentlessly as a Black Baby Killer from day ONE.
Crassus| 3.14.13 @ 9:23PM
Allen West couldn't even get re-elected against a political novice. Try again, sir.
Mike W| 3.15.13 @ 11:44AM
Perry a conservative? He wants to amnesty 20 million illegals and he is a conservative?