Gov. Daniels has a good record, no doubt, but the more I looked at him the more I wondered could he handle what was needed to beat Obama? He was so low-key and almost deferential, he's already called for a "truce" on social issues and he claimed it would be hard to challenge him of foreign policy because of the UBL kill. If your running for the GOP nomination this year, and you are ready to cede the foreign policy debate AND abandon a significant portion of the Republican/conservative coalition it takes to win, you can stay in Indiana, thank you.
My eyes once again turn to Texas, where Gov. Rick Perry - too me - has every single quality needed to take the fight to President Obama, offer a candidate of serious credentials and successes, and one that can unite every wing of the party. I know a lot of you will say, "not another Texan," but Rick Perry ain't no George W. Bush, and in fact all of the BushWold Texas operatives lined up against Gov. Perry in 2010 in his race against Kay Baily Hutchison.
He's got the fire in the belly, the swagger of a winner, the deep experience of an 11-year executive of one of America's most important states, and a proven ability to win election after election. He's everything Obama is not, and I think he's the perfect candidate to prove the emporer has no clothes. Nobody is more ready to be president than Rick Perry, but not just be president but be the conservative candidate we are looking for.
I am saddened to see Daniels out, and this has left me praying for Perry to enter.
The real question is, if Perry does not enter how do we hold our nose and vote for Romney or Pawlenty.
For your immediate previous post - DFTT.
Posted by: pprados | May 22, 2011 at 08:23 PM
pprados,
How about this:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/tim-pawlenty-bets-big-on-boldness/2011/05/23/AFV3iu9G_blog.html
Posted by: Not a Scion | May 23, 2011 at 06:25 PM