Title: Tell me what you know about Rick Perry Source:
[None] URL Source:[None] Published:Jun 19, 2011 Author:A K A Stone Post Date:2011-06-19 00:29:10 by A K A Stone Keywords:None Views:39331 Comments:78
I haven't followed the guy to closely. What are the pros and cons on this guy?
He had a great speech yesterday at the Republican Leadership Conference.
The knock on Perry for the first few years he was governor is that he was more of a politician than someone interested in governing. But over the last couple of years, that has changed pretty dramatically.
Texas balanced it's budget by cutting spending. They don't have a state income tax. They have effectively handcuffed the trial lawyers with loser pays legislation. They have created about 40% of the new jobs in American over the last couple of years. Texas became the country's #1 exporter under Perry. Companies are flocking to Texas -- they are home to more Fortune 1000 companies than any other state.
There is a record of success in Texas that's hard to argue with.
If you look at the polls, Pawelnty, Cain, and Bachman together have more support than Romney. I don't think that anyone of them is capable of consolidating the conservative vote against Romney.
If Perry gets into the race, he could win the Iowa caucus, win in South Carolina, and become the conservative alternative to Romney.
If conservatives don't coalesce around one candidate, RINO Romney will be the nominee.
Texas balanced it's budget by cutting spending. They don't have a state income tax. They have effectively handcuffed the trial lawyers with loser pays legislation. They have created about 40% of the new jobs in American over the last couple of years. Texas became the country's #1 exporter under Perry. Companies are flocking to Texas -- they are home to more Fortune 1000 companies than any other state.
That's like saying Saudi Arabia is the biggest exporter in the world. But Texas has one of the highest property tax rates in the nation.
