redrocket posted...
BoshStrikesBack posted...
Perry, by the way, is totally electable. Those controversial statements everyone's talking about- secession, bashing the Fed chairman- are critical and fringe enough to secure the crazy Tea Party constituency over Romney, but not too extreme to cost him many moderates (because he'll likely downplay them come general election time).
Perry would not be electable even without those comments. Those comments just make him a joke candidate. "not too extreme" LMAO, keep telling yourself that buddy.
Actually, even though it is sub-optimal, if you look at the current economic climate then those comments are pretty legit looking out 20 years. We still haven't cleared recession country and Texas could actually be better economically on their own (though there are good reasons for them not to move that way). Way better, actually, given their current structure and resources. Putting him up for pres is a reminder that we can fix our direction and not over-harvest the tax revenues of successful states/individuals (though it'd be nice if we could fairly tax them).
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"Principally I hate and detest the animal called man, although I heartily love John, Peter, Thomas and so forth" - Jonathan Swift
BT with the victory!