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bigred90gt wrote:All of that being said, I am most disappointed by the attitude I see here, and hear from so many people, that they would vote for him simply because he is a republican. So many people only look at which party a person represents, and not what a person does or where they stand. With that mindset, nothing will ever change in this country. The ability to vote straight ticket is probably the 2nd worst idea ever instituted in voting, next to the electoral college.

I do agree with you here. I don't actually vote straight party. When I say:

terryg wrote:But if he gets the elephant's nod, you better believe he will get my vote.

That is because I know (or at this point I am 99% sure that I know) where the other party's candidate will stand on the issues that I care about. It is not meant to imply blind faith in the platform of the Republican party.

Charles L. Cotton wrote:The "dummy" and "idiot" garbage is nothing but Democrat tripe.

I agree with Mr. Cotton. He is anything but a dumb - in fact - just the opposite.

mamabearCali wrote:My question would be are those two decisions indicative (as in are there more warning signs) of a politician who believes that the government knows best and "here take this
(vaccine, gov't oversight, etc) I am from the gov't and I say this is good for you." Republicans can be like that too, and that won't help us either in the long run. I don't know if he is like that, that is why I am asking. Or are those decisions the exceptions to how he has led the state of TX.

He comes across to me as a snake - but then so do most politicians. You know, the kinda of person you wouldn't buy a used car from ...

One of the things about the Gardasil fiasco was that he (apparently) had just accepted a large contribution from Merck (makers of Gardasil).

Here is a story; Several years back I was part of a group of people gathered at the capital to hear him read a proclamation. Now, I know these guys (politicians) do this kinda stuff every day and I know it gets old and I know there are other important things to take care of ... But he actually waited until he was gathered in front of us and, within earshot, asked his aid who we were and what this was about again.

So, I will of course evaluate each candidate based upon issues. But if I had to choose between Perry and another similar conservative in the primary, I would not check the box next to his name. But if he gets the elephant's nod, you better believe he will get my vote.