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canvasbck wrote:
I just want a governement that keeps the roads/bridges in good shape, runs a strong military, puts those who victimize others away, and...............well, that's about all I want the government to do, we Americans can handle the rest.

Precisely! Why is that so hard for everyone to understand?

Well the touching of grandmothers, and 6 year old's private areas seems to incense everyone (as it should!).

Well with his inclusion of the anti-groping TSA bill he has my vote in the Primary for republican nominee if he chooses to Run. Perry 2012 God Bless TX!

You know I like Ron Paul. I think he has great points on issues, he certainly makes one think. But I think he would be a poor president. His foreign policy would likely put us all in terrible danger quickly. Sadly we can't just go hide in our own country and pretend that the rest of the world does not exist. That was not wise to do even 1500 years ago (viking raids anyone?).

Right now at this moment I would vote for Bob the Tomato, or Yosemite Sam in place of the president one we have now. So I will likely vote with the elephants (as they have the best shot at unseating the current president). I am mostly just trying to figure out my primary vote if it even matters when it gets to VA. Right now I like Cain, Santorum (spelling?), or Bachman (though I fear what the media would try to do to her). If Perry throws his hat in the ring, I would have to get to know his policies a little more before he got my primary vote. However if he gets the elephant nod, he will get my vote.

Charles L. Cotton wrote:Rick Perry's mother is not as big of a supporter of him as am I. He's great on almost every issue in my view and this is something I can't say for any other Republican. Yes, I didn't like the HPV vaccine or the Trans Texas Corridor, but those are only two issues. I'd be hard put to find any Republican candidate that didn't differ from my views on a lot more than two issues.

The "dummy" and "idiot" garbage is nothing but Democrat tripe.

Chas.

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.

Like I said I don't know alot about Perry. I have only heard two things that have given me pause. One was his attempt (I don't know if it was successful or not) back in 2008 to require the HPV vaccine for all girls in school. I am not anti-vaccine necessarily, but I am pro-freedom and on this issue pro-choice. I think a parent should choose the vaccines that are most appropriate for their child and only a parent would know if a STD vaccine is appropriate for a 12 year old when the protection will wane by the time she is 18-20. My other issue with Perry has been his hemming and hawing over the anti-groping bill aimed against the TSA. I wish he would man up and bring it to the session.

Other than that I know little about Perry that is why I asked.

It seems to me that Gov Perry may be looking at making a presidential run. As I am not living in TX right now I don't know much about Perry. What do you who have had to deal with him the past few years think of such a man as president?