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In the most ridiculous assertion against any Republican, Potential or Announced, GOP 2012 Candidate to date, the New York Times’ blogger, Matt Bai, gives Times Readers this gem: “Rick Perry’s Bush Problem” . The article asserts that although there are zero similarities between Governor Perry and the Bush Family, despite the fact that the Bush Family endorsed another candidate for Governor of Texas over Perry, that’s Perry’s very ties to the State of Texas; tie him to the dreaded Bush "moniker". Although this blog has written infrequently about the Governor of Texas (that would be Rick Perry), with the exception to praise his sheer chutzpah in standing up and “calling them like he sees them”, his growing push towards a run coupled with this New York Times lunacy deserved a mention.
To the Times: Rick Perry is, as noted, is the longest serving Governor of the State of Texas, no mean feat, considering Texas is Texas. Texas has produced the following presidents (after joining the Union) with Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson, George H. and George W. Bush (although born in Connecticut), (source: White House .gov). Prior to that, the Republic of Texas a sovereign nation, featured President’s Sam Houston, M.B. Lamar and Dr. Anson Jones, with notable hero’s such as Davy Crockett.
It makes about as much sense to tie Rick Perry to say, LBJ, as it does to Bush, but more likely an apt comparison would be Sam Houston. (Although it is doubtful anyone education past 1970, outside the state of Texas, would actually know who Sam Houston might be, besides possibly having something to do with a city in Texas by that name.
Rick Perry, as Governor, has led many a conservative and liberal to move to Texas, given the fact that he’s managed to create jobs, manage both the State of Texas and open its borders and cities to its neighbor Louisiana during Hurricane Katrina, and has mentioned seceding from the Union, a suggestion that many Texans might favor (and would have the consequence of increasing the population).
The premise of the Times Blog’s author is that it is a bad thing to be tied to George Bush, even though, admittedly Rick Perry is as far from Bush as Earth is to Saturn, it doesn’t matter to the Times Blogger because: It’s what people think about Texas: seriously. Another aspect, is the evil Karl Rove Factor – somehow, in some universe, Karl Rove would be seen to be involved with Governor Perry, regardless of the truth of it, this would all add up to Perry running an imperiled 2012 campaign.
Talk about reaching. Even in New York City one can find George W Bush “Miss Me Yet?” tee-shirts, along with new ones that include “Bill Clinton” and Ronald Reagan (Google – one would be overwhelmed – not included: James Carter), Bush’s book “”Decision Point’s” and subsequent book tour resulted in many a left leaning and diehard left of center Democrat and or Independent shockingly reporting that “In retrospect, Bush was not that bad, in fact, he’s likable!”. As far as Karl Rove’s Evil Genius, should the Times be paying attention, Rove is now found with a chalk board on Fox News, making political predictions now and again. He suggested that Scott Brown, now the historical Republican Senator from Massachusetts, would have lost to Martha Coakley (the opposition Democrat Candidate) by a few points, but would get close to the Senate Seat. Being from Massachusetts, and during those three weeks, the only people that had any clue of what was going on, were those on the ground in Massachusetts, the media was clueless – sitting in Washington or New York and making predictions based on polls that were…less than credulous (see Boston Globe, University of New Hampshire’s laughable poll giving Coakley a 15 point lead).
Point, calling Rove an “evil genius” (who doesn’t always get it right some of the time) because he was Bush’s “Architect”, and is now affiliated with Fox News (which is evil in the eyes of the Times blog, and say those who watch MSNBC), and then trying to tie him, somehow to Perry is very: “Chicken Little”: the Sky Is Falling!!
Therefore, the Times blogger is suggesting this winning strategy should Perry be so inclined to run for the GOP nomination: tie him to Bush! With Gallup suggesting that any candidate that is a Republican, would, at this point, best Barrack Obama, tying a candidate to a more popular President, (to reasonably minded people) would be helping Perry, not hurting him.
Although Perry does not need any help, given the fact that he is admired for being as straightforward, and brave as two Republican Women, one announced, Michelle Bachmann, and one unannounced, Sarah Palin – Anyone of those aforementioned, in reality, stick to principals, take no b.s. from (what has now become an accepted term for the likes of the Times, CBS, NBC, ABC, etc. ) the “Mainstream Media”, and has gone after anyone or any legislation that might hurt their constituents, regardless of party of author, showing the aforementioned to be somewhat bi-partisan when it affects those for whom they work (and they know it), rather than, say, changing their positions daily and backing away from nifty zingers so as “not to offend”. It is those that stand up and stand for the United States Constitution, and the people for whom they are responsible, that have a sudden strong appeal, with the noted exceptions of the Obama Campaign, the “Mainstream Media” and the those who consider themselves “very liberal” (which includes: college professors, some students (who may or may not vote) and diehard progressives (i.e. socialists). Note to Rick Perry – should you decide to run for the office of the Presidency, don’t forget to send that blogger over at the Times a thank you note.
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