WSJ says Perry will run!

[AEA]

Just heard on FOX.
Wall Street Journal reporting that Perry will run for President and will announce it officially most likely early August.

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[fickman]

Most exciting candidate to me so far.

He's had a few things I didn't like:
- Gardasil debacle
- Trans-Texas corridor mess
- Attempt to bring casinos to Texas / add slot machines to race tracks

But overwhelmingly, I love his stances on 2A, right-to-life issues, and decreasing Federal power. . . as long as that chair in the White House doesn't cause him to have convenient memory loss justified by pragmatism.

He's my current choice of the candidates in (or near) the race. Still wish Paul Ryan would run.

[The Mad Moderate]

My biggest problem with Perry is his ego. Other than that he is a much better alternative to the others the GOP has running right now.

[USA1]

I must admit l will vote for anyone who isn't obama, but I'm happy to see Rick running.

[74novaman]

My biggest problem with Perry is his ego.

a politician who has an ego.....this is my surprised face:

Politics is a business you don't go into on the Republican, Democrat, or Purple People Eater side of things unless you love the sound of your own voice and your face in the news.

Just my .02


And as for Perry...well, going from a President who wouldn't know which end of a gun to hold to one who wears LaRue polos in interviews and doesn't mind putting down "varmits" would be a step up in my book.

[The Mad Moderate]

I must admit l will vote for anyone who isn't obama, but I'm happy to see Rick running.

If Perry gets the nom I might Surprise y'all a little bit come 2012...

[RottenApple]

- Attempt to bring casinos to Texas / add slot machines to race tracks

I'm not much of a gambling man myself, but I really don't see what the problem is with this one. I'd rather we have some well regulated casinos here in Texas than letting all that revenue go across the border into Oklahoma.

[fickman]

- Attempt to bring casinos to Texas / add slot machines to race tracks

I'm not much of a gambling man myself, but I really don't see what the problem is with this one. I'd rather we have some well regulated casinos here in Texas than letting all that revenue go across the border into Oklahoma.

It's a few things. . . he tried to push it about two weeks after receiving $100,000 from the horse track associations (cite: radio years ago) after never having been (publicly at least) a proponent of it himself. (Which is also the accusation around the Garadasil debate. . . he had just recently received a major contribution from Pharma Lobbyists when he signed that into law. I'll accept his explanation that he only did it to make it available for Medicaid subsidies.)

I'm not against gaming per se, but I'm probably a "Not in my backyard" guy. It just attracts a bad element, and leads so many in desperate situations to worsen their situation. For all of the glitz and glitter, a casino around 4:00 am can be one of the saddest places you've ever seen. . . with joyless drones just pumping away money. Petty theft, robbery, addiction, prostitution, and a host of other ailments seem to always follow them.

I'm also skeptical of the claim that gambling establishments (outside of Vegas and Atlantic City) get outside money to pour into the local economy. I think they're typically more parasitic of the local pool of money and glean their revenues from opportunity cost of other local entertainment venues.

I was hardline against them until I went to Singapore last year. They have an ingenious solution that I know Americans would never tolerate. If you're a local, it costs $100 to enter the casino. Foreigners get in for free. Why?
1. If you can't afford the $100, you probably can't afford to be gambling there.
2. They built the casino to boost the economy, which means they want external money coming in to the area, not just a shuffling of local money.

Like I said, Americans would revolt against this thought, even though it makes great sense, and say, "You're going to build a casino in my neighborhood AND tell me I'm not allowed in?"

Oh well. . . to each his own. I just don't think Texas would ever be enough of a gambling destination spot to overcome the negatives. We'd probably look more like New Orleans, Shreveport, or Jackson than Vegas.

Plus, it'd just make a new category of businesses that ban CHLers from carrying.

[Dave2]

Politics is a business you don't go into on the Republican, Democrat, or Purple People Eater side of things unless you love the sound of your own voice and your face in the news.

I've considered getting into politics solely because I don't want to hear anybody's voice or see anyone's face on the news. If elected, I promise to do the bare minimum to prevent the complete and total breakdown of society.

[chasfm11]

My biggest problem with Perry is his ego. Other than that he is a much better alternative to the others the GOP has running right now.

We can only hope that Perry doesn't have any more skeleton's in his closet than have already been identified. I worry about any politician who has been in office as long as he has. And we know that the opposition will try to dig those skeletons out. Heck, the skeleton diggers are digging on Christie and he has vowed time and again that he isn't running.