Is Texas Gov. Rick Perry the New Reagan?

Rick Perry, however, is a more appealing candidate than any of them. In every way. Today. Right now. He is an effective, long-serving sitting governor who is very popular among Texans, and is the ‘big state’ candidate that Americans can gravitate to in both the primaries and the general election. Even Ronald Reagan had been out of the California governor’s mansion for almost six years by the time he was elected president in 1980. Yet Reagan still was elected easily and was one of the most effective presidents in American history.

Thus Perry is politically “hot”. And he is a strong leader of a state with the best economic record in America today, suffering less in the current recession than any other. His entire wikipedia page is here It is very interesting reading.



There are certainly some controversies about Perry, but generally for conservatives and for most independents today, he is very likable. He even was an Eagle Scout as a youth. Compare that to Obama studying Islam in Indonesia in his boyhood.



Perry indeed may be the Big Fish whom Republicans have been waiting for, who can win the nomination, take on Obama and win the White House handily. Like Ronald Reagan beat Jimmy Carter in November 1980 in a landslide even though Reagan was reviled by the media for more than a decade and dismissed by the left even six months before the election. And that victory too was based largely on the economy, which is going to be the major factor in 2012 as well.



Perry also has not been in the national spotlight as Reagan was for many years, and so the Media Left have not had a chance to tear him down as they tore down Ronald Reagan. They called Reagan a dumb actor and radical conservative from the minute he became California governor in 1966. So Perry is way ahead of even Reagan. He has no existing national media character assassination to peel back, although it will come if he is the nominee


http://www.redstate.com/nikitas3/2011/0 ... ew-reagan/

Much more out of touch than Reagan, a loon actually Worst choice you wingers could make but fine by me. I don't want my president praying for divine help on issues that blong to us to solve.

jmc wrote: Much more out of touch than Reagan, a loon actually Worst choice you wingers could make but fine by me. I don't want my president praying for divine help on issues that blong to us to solve.

YOU may not want it but you are by far in the minority in America and it will show in this election.

Poll: 83% say God answers prayers, 57% favor National Prayer Day

This fits with most Americans' views: 92% say there is a God and 83% say this God answers prayers.

So again, it may be a big deal to you and a few on here but it is not only a NON issue at worst but it may actually GAIN him votes.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2 ... 5_ST_N.htm

Do you always get so excited over your candidate? I'm beginning to think you've got a mancrush on this guy.

Kate wrote: Do you always get so excited over your candidate? I'm beginning to think you've got a mancrush on this guy.

After 4 years of Obama destroying our economy and reputation and the dollar and jobs and raising our debt higher than ever in history and the thing he fights for the most is getting MORE money to be able to spend MORE. And taxes will pay for it? Perry showed that the opposite works. So yes I am very excited to end this 4 year experiment like we did with Carter. I predict at least 12-16 years of Republican Presidents coming up.

Kate wrote: Do you always get so excited over your candidate? I'm beginning to think you've got a mancrush on this guy.

Yep! Confuses politics with sex a right wing fetish., LOL

The Viking wrote:

Kate wrote: Do you always get so excited over your candidate? I'm beginning to think you've got a mancrush on this guy.

After 4 years of Obama destroying our economy and reputation and the dollar and jobs and raising our debt higher than ever in history and the thing he fights for the most is getting MORE money to be able to spend MORE. And taxes will pay for it? Perry showed that the opposite works. So yes I am very excited to end this 4 year experiment like we did with Carter. I predict at least 12-16 years of Republican Presidents coming up.

I suppose you're hoping that Perry will get a mandate named "The Viking?"

And yes I have been waiting for another Ronald Reagan, maybe even better, for 2 decades now.

The Viking wrote: And yes I have been waiting for another Ronald Reagan, maybe even better, for 2 decades now.

hubba hubba! go for it.Hope you get satisfied.

Well, I hope he at least buys you dinner before he takes advantage of you.