Thread: Perry for President Buzz Picking Up Volume

Perry for President Buzz Picking Up Volume
Governor said to be waiting for ‘invitation’ to run for Republican nomination
Jim Forsyth



The Perry for President buzz is growing into a definite road, as no les a figure in conservative circles as Rush Limbaugh has added his voice to the choir, saying the Texas governor would certainly 'shake up' the Republican field, 1200 WOAI news reports.


Sen. John Cornyn, who has occasionally clashed with Perry over issues of policy, told 1200 WOAI's Michael Board that Perry's record is one that the Republican Party would strongly support.



"More than the work of an individual, although he is certain entitled to credit, has been the policies he has helped be enacted by the Texas Legislature," Cornyn said.



The political insider web site 'Real Clear Politics' reported Tuesday that Perry aides have quietly begun sniffing around early decision states like Iowa, and indicated that Perry, who has repeatedly states that he does not want to be president, is waiting for Republicans to 'invite' him to run for their nomination.



Evan Smith, who edits the influential 'Texas Tribune' political web site, isn't surprised that Perry's name is surfacing.



"Perry can claim, whether he personally had anything to do with it or not, that more jobs were created in Texas during the last ten years while he's been governor than have been created in all 49 other states combined," Smith said. "That's a very powerful record to point to in a campaign."



Cornyn said Perry stands for policies that the Republican Party can support.



"We don't think the free enterprise system is a bad idea," Cornyn said. "We actually believe in it, we believe in making job creators' jobs easier, not harder, and I can tell you, that's a message that really needs to be conveyed more forcefully here in Washington DC."



Indications are that Perry prefers to follow the path charted by his predecessor, George W. Bush, who had also pledged not to run for president, but who received a steady stream of Republican delegations in 1999 urging him to run.



"With regard to Governor Perry, I think it's no accident that his name is being mentioned, because Texas is doing well in comparison with the rest of the country," Cornyn said.


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Might as well vote for RINO's Romney or McLaimbrain as to vote for "Do you know who I am?" Perry.

Perry is Georga W Bush right hand man and we all know where Bush stood on illegals.This man needs to stay in Texas.

Texas Gov. Perry: Too busy with legislature for presidency

CHRIS TOMLINSON / Associated Press
Posted: 05/19/2011 04:18:42 PM MDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday he is too busy concentrating on the Texas Legislature to think about the presidential buzz surrounding him this week.

A "Draft Perry 2012" Web site went live late Wednesday, sponsored by California Assemblyman Dan Logue, R-Linda. Five other California lawmakers are listed as sponsors. Logue led a delegation of California lawmakers that visited Austin in April to see why so many businesses from the state had moved to Texas.

"I had the opportunity to sit and meet with Governor Perry and he explained that when he was first elected he made creating jobs and building the economy of Texas his No. 1 priority - and that's the kind of vision and leadership our nation and economy so desperately needs," Logue wrote on the site.

The Washington Times reported Tuesday that a movement was underway to draft Perry into the 2012 presidential race. On Wednesday, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh devoted 20 minutes of his show to extolling Perry's virtues as a presidential candidate.

"Rick Perry stands in opposition to inside the Beltway Washington elites, I don't care what party they are. And he's got great hair," Limbaugh said. "You are not going to be elected president unless you've got at least a 10-inch part in your hair."

Speaking to reporters after a speech Thursday on turning Austin into a high-tech center, Perry said he would not be distracted by the buzz.

"I'm standing where I'm standing, and we've got a legislative session that is substantially more important to the people of the state of Texas and to me to get distracted by any talk, whether it's what you would call flattering or what I would call maybe not so flattering," Perry said. "The people of the state of Texas want us to be focused on getting a budget."
In the past, Perry has repeatedly denied having any plans to run for president.

Texas lawmakers have been struggling to tackle a $27 billion budget deficit to maintain the current level of state services. The Republican-controlled House and Senate have slashed billions, but are still trying to reach a deal on education spending.

Perry said the state must live within its means and has rejected proposals to spend more than $3.2 billion from the state's Rainy Day Fund, or to raise taxes. The legislative session ends May 30.

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