The GOP's latest flavor of the weak (sic): Rick Perry Presidential Push Quietly Gains Steam

[jefferson_dem]

Rick Perry Presidential Push Quietly Gains Steam
By Erin McPike and Scott Conroy

As many grass-roots Republicans remain in search of a conservative candidate with the pizazz to go toe-to-toe against President Obama, a man from deep in the heart of Texas who was tea party before the tea party was cool appears to be giving the presidential race some thought.

Gov. Rick Perry has insisted on multiple occasions that he has no interest in the presidency, but RCP has learned that political associates have begun to nose around quietly on Perry's behalf.

A Texas pol who is close to Perry has been telling a few key strategists that the nation's longest-serving governor sees a vacuum and is waiting to be summoned into the race. This source believes that could happen by late summer. Without fellow Southerners Haley Barbour or Mike Huckabee in the race -- and with Newt Gingrich's early troubles raising further doubts about the current lineup -- there could be a glaring niche for Perry to fill.

According to another well-connected Republican, at least one Perry confidant has been very quietly making inquiries about the political terrain in the nation's first voting state of Iowa. A third Perry associate, RCP has learned, has been heralding a small contingent of Iowans with the time-tested line that is often used by would-be candidates who are leaving their options open: "Keep your powder dry."

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[damonm]

1. Oh, PLEASE let this happen...

A secessionist who begs for Federal funds - Obama will destroy this clown in his SLEEP.

[Diamonique]

2. Rick Perry?! Bring it on!

[AldebTX]

3. Please

Take him off our hands.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. Mitch Daniels is all anybody is talking about

Here in Indiana.......breathlessly waiting for his announcement.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

17. Apparently, Rush hates Mitch, but loves Rickie

he's been trashing Daniels all week, but seems ga-ga over the idea of another idiotic Texan as president
http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/05/18/3086060/perry-for-president-he-says-no.html

[Proud Liberal Dem]

18. Trashing Daniels? Really?

:wow:! I guess that makes me feel better about Daniels' lack of chances in 2012.

[struggle4progress]

5. The country hasn't exactly been overjoyed with our last few presidents from Texas

so I'd guess "Hey! Let's elect another rightwing jackass from the Lone Star!" won't be a winning GOP ploy in 12

[lonestarlib]

6. Not interested! I've been hearing this for years--

he believes he's destined. Hey, I'd vote for him in the primary just to get his ass out of my state.

[WCGreen]

7. God he looks like an ass hole....

[NatBurner]

11. well looks can be deceiving

not this time, however

[opihimoimoi]

8. He is not going to lose his oval office virginity in 2012...gonna risk it in 2016

[BR_Parkway]

9. Whatever happened with the wife catching him with a guy scandal?

That just sort of dropped off the radar really quick

[tanyev]

10. He's looking and sounding more like Gee Dubya every day.

Creepy.

[yellowcanine]

12. "the nation's longest-serving governor sees a vacuum and is waiting to be summoned into the race."

:rofl:

"Waiting to be summoned into the race"

The last person that happened to was General Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Rick Perry, you are no General Eisenhower.

[fugop]

13. Wow

He really looks like Dubya in that pic. More hair, but the goofy smirk is dead on!

[Thumper79]

14. He wants to secede from the U.S. so his abilitry to govern America

is a huge joke. Republicans just can't seem to find someone normal without so much baggage. This won't go beyond the little teabaggers in Texas.

[AndiMer]

15. And it'll fizzle out quietly

Rick Perry??? :rofl:

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

16. poll a few months ago shows Obama ties him Texas

Secessionist Rick can't even hold his own state
http://www.texastribune.org/texas-newspaper/texas-news/poll-shows-obama-perry-tied-in-tx-in-12-prez-race/

[msanthrope]

19. Perry's running for the presidential slot? Of what? The Confederacy? n/t