Rick Perry Will not seek re-election

[aggie97]

Perry is a clown, but he has no problem putting forth the conservative point of view and then stand there taking the shots from the libs with his chin high and his chest out LIKE A TEXAN...sometimes while shooting a rifle on the TV!

What we need is another Ted Cruz....or Ron Paul. someone who is moderate enough to win some lib's hearts, but still bleeds Texas Blood and isn't a career politician. Sort of like Dubya when he ran for Gov....sort of.

biggest fear is some Democrat pulls the wool over the eyes of voters and gets in office like Obama....then the shit hits the fan from within. You can bet the democratic party is going to spend BILLIONS on trying to take the gov seat. Perry honestly should stick around for at least 4 more years while we see what happens in 2014 and then 2016.

[racrguy]

Where are all the Kinky Friedman asswipes that were all over this fucking site 8 years ago?

I voted for Kinky. Problems, human?

[CJ]

I just hope we do not become a Democratic state. If that happens, we are screwed

Don't believe what you read, that won't be happening anytime soon, as much as the democrats want it.

[CJ]

Just think.... Dewhurst may try to run....

I disagree with Perry on a lot, but there isn't anyone better to replace him so far....

That's my concern as well. I believe voters have a bad taste in their mouth from the Cruz runoff with Dewhurst. I would assume he would run and lose to Greg Abbott.

[01vnms4v]

I just hope we do not become a Democratic state. If that happens, we are screwed

[Geor!]

Where are all the Kinky Friedman asswipes that were all over this fucking site 8 years ago?

[racrguy]

I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. If I vote for a Democrat because of social issues, I'm going to get dicked on fiscal issues. If I vote for a Republican because of fiscal issues, I'm going to get dicked on social ones.

Where the fuck are the social liberals and fiscal conservatives rolled into one? Let people do what they want (within reason) and don't charge them out the ass for simply breathing.

[bcoop]

Just think.... Dewhurst may try to run....

Yeah... Fuck that assclown too.

[sc281]

Just think.... Dewhurst may try to run....

I disagree with Perry on a lot, but there isn't anyone better to replace him so far....

[46Tbird]

I'm a little uneasy about it. I'm happy with how things are/are going right now.

Me too. I am not a fan of Perry but I don't want to upset the good economy and conservative bias in our state. If a Dem gets elected, where are we going to go when they start killing corporate tax incentives and implement a state income tax?

[CJ]

I'm a little uneasy about it. I'm happy with how things are/are going right now.

[bcoop]

Tom Pauken ?

I like him.

I meant the guy that ran last time. Bill White, or something like that.

[Woods Racing Transmission]

I see where you are coming from, but there are a TON of people that are going to vote left just because of recent shenanigans. I also know a lot of Conservatives, like me, that flat out will not vote for Abbott. I'd vote for the guy out of Houston before I voted for Abbott.

Tom Pauken ?

I like him.

[bcoop]

I hope this is not a scenario like we have nationally, where a lot of people thought Dubya was the devil and it couldn't get any worse. Like it or not, Texas has fared pretty well financially. Governors have been getting bounced out all over the country because of the financial woes of their perspective states, and we've sat down here with low unemployment numbers and no state income tax. Though I'm not a big Perry fan, we can do worse. I hope we don't reach a point where we wish he hadn't left.

I see where you are coming from, but there are a TON of people that are going to vote left just because of recent shenanigans. I also know a lot of Conservatives, like me, that flat out will not vote for Abbott. I'd vote for the guy out of Houston before I voted for Abbott.

[Vertnut]

I hope this is not a scenario like we have nationally, where a lot of people thought Dubya was the devil and it couldn't get any worse. Like it or not, Texas has fared pretty well financially. Governors have been getting bounced out all over the country because of the financial woes of their perspective states, and we've sat down here with low unemployment numbers and no state income tax. Though I'm not a big Perry fan, we can do worse. I hope we don't reach a point where we wish he hadn't left.