Rick Perry Makes the Grade for Libertarian Groups

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Solid ‘B’ from Cato, High ranks from Club for Growth

Excerpted,  ”Front-runner for a reason” columnist Deroy Murdock, BostonHerald.com:

His record should satisfy limited-government conservatives far more than Romney’s…

The libertarian Cato Institute’s Report Card on America’s Governors gives Perry straight Bs and Romney consistent Cs.

Cato praised Perry for introducing “a zero-based budget to force the state agencies to justify their continued existence and funding levels” and noted that he has presided over moderate increases in the Texas budget. Cato applauded Perry’s “substantial achievement:” a $6 billion property tax cut in 2004. However, Cato criticized Perry for partially offsetting this tax relief with a cigarette tax hike and a gross receipts tax on business.

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  • S. LEWIS

    RICK PERRY HAS A GOOD RECORD IN TEXAS. HE WOULD MAKE A GREAT PRESIDENT.

  • Rock

    Rick Perry believes is a fringe fundamentalist Christian movement know as Dominionism. For those who do no know what Domination is ….simply put it means that (certain) Christians have a God-Given Right to ruel all earthly institutions.

    This is similar to the beliefs of the Muslins where Religion rules the State. If that is what you want then Perry is your man..

    • bryankdonnelly

      THIS IS SLANDER, NOT ONLY OF PERRY BUT ON ALL EVANGELICAN CHRISTIANS!

      I thought this was a forum largely devoted to ideas, issues of the RIGHT. However, apparently a Christian hating communist has sneaked in. It is absurd, nay, STUPID, to make such a bizarre chage. But one seldom expects intelligence from Marxists. Please go to his link for the reality.
      http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2767032/…

      BTY, I'm an agnostic and libertarian-Republican (www.rlc.org.) Where do we find morons who post such twaddle?

  • Howard Theobald

    Don't forget to "Fray – - – for all in authority." " I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence." (1 Timothy 2:1-2)

  • Minion

    Perry for President ~ Paul for Treasury Secretary

    • bryankdonnelly

      Now THAT is a great idea!

  • http://twitter.com/ElaineGoudy @ElaineGoudy

    Hey, stop the nonsense. ANYONE but Obama. It does not matter who the nominee turns out to be, we HAVE to come together to vote Obama out in 2012. He has done far too much damage…if he gets another four years, he will completely destroy this country. Come together.

  • John

    Perry a conservative talking liberal chameleon thug. A communist pig! loyal to the bilderbuger group.
    Written on August 16, 2011 by da Tagliare
    Rick Perry Has Some Explaining to Do

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    Culture, Islam, Politics, Religion

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    I’ve often been told that you can accurately judge a person by the friends that they keep. Using this premise, let’s take a look at some of the friends Presidential GOP candidate Gov. Rick Perry has kept and still keeps.
    In 1988, President Ronald Reagan had already served his two terms as President and was ineligible to run again. The Republican Party ran then Vice-president George H.W. Bush after a hard fought primary campaign against Senator Bob Dole. The top Democratic candidates included Gov. Michael Dukakis, Sen. Al Gore and Rep. Dick Gephardt among others. At the time of the 1988 campaign, then Democratic Rep from Texas Rick Perry served as the Texas campaign head for Al Gore. After Bush handily defeated Dukakis for the White House, Perry switched parties and became a Republican in 1989, but still kept ties with Democrat Al Gore – inventor of the internet and crusader for a one-world economy and government.
    In 1999, Perry became Lieutenant Governor of Texas and Governor in 2000. As Texas’s governor, Perry has openly courted relations with a number of Islamic leaders.
    One of Perry’s friends with Aga Khan, the multimillionaire head of the Shi’ite sect of Islam known as the Ismailis. As governor, Perry has used his association with Khan and other Ismailis leaders to establish cooperative programs with them and the state of Texas, including an education program to help teach children that Ismailis Muslims are peace loving people.
    Perry has also been known to be friends with Grover Norquist. Norquist is married to a Palestinian wife who is the director of communications for Norquist’s Islamic Free Market Institute. He has been on the Islamic payroll before and after 9/11. Just fifteen days after the 9/11 attack on the US, Norquist arranged for President Bush to meet with fifteen Islamic leaders who were supposedly rejecting violence and terrorism. However, a number of those Islamic leaders have been supportive of Hamas, Hezb’allah and the Palestinian cause to eliminate Israel from existing as a nation and who have called for the destruction of all those nations who support Israel, including the US.
    Gov. Perry claims to be a conservative Christian, just like Obama claimed before he was elected President and we have seen Obama’s track record of supporting Islamic peoples and nations while distancing the country from our Israeli allies. One can’t help but wonder if Perry is following a similar pattern
    Let’s face facts. Islam considers Christians to be infidels and peace loving or not (heavy on the not) does teach that infidels should be exterminated. Many Islamic leaders have taught the same and have vowed a Jihad – Holy War – against the US for being a nation of infidels.
    So why would a professing Bible believing Christian be friends with people who have openly supported the destruction of Christianity, Judaism and the United States? I know Scripture says to love your enemies, but it does not say to make them your friends and to court their ways.
    The Republican Party needs to pin Perry down and find out exactly where his allegiance is and whose side he’s on before any more voters head to a primary, unaware of his background.
    402Share
    I heard this on the radio ,Perry strongly supports Shariah Law!Go to you tube and see Perry weasel out of a speeding ticket with a DPS officer.His ego is on fire! More on Obama and Perry http://www.commieblaster.com and http://www.infowars.com Who is perry? Who is he loyal to!

  • http://adrianvance.blogspot.com AdrianVance

    Why do we have to turn to Elmer Gantry just because we had Son of Satan in the White House? Is there any truth to the rumor Mr. Obama does not cast a reflection in a mirror? Has anyone ever displayed a cross to him? That I would give money to see.

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  • grossyi

    Rick Perry does not satisfy my libertarian beliefs. Perry strikes me as a Bush retred. I'll pass. Have you heard of this guy Ron Paul? He seems like a real libertarian. What fresh and constitutionaly sound ideas. I wonder why he doesn't get the press coverage of folks like Romnycare, George W Perry, and Bachmann's appeal to the religous right. Paul just says the same thing for the last 20 years. Weird huh?

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