August 09, 2011
— Ace He's soliciting donations to run ads defending his Path to Prosperity.
In an email through his political organization, the Prosperity Project, Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, also asked the GOP presidential field to support the budget. Ryan is pushing back against a campaign led this week in Iowa by the Democratic National Committee to frame GOP presidential candidates as extremists.“The DNC is attacking all of the candidates for their support of my Path to Prosperity budget,” Ryan wrote in the email. “We have to fight back. With your support, I’m planning on launching a counter-attack to educate Iowa voters about the Path to Prosperity and how it’s the only plan currently on the table that saves Medicare.”
This doesn't signal any interest in a run, just his interest in seeing his plan be adopted as United States policy.
Meanwhile, Perry is scheduled to appear at the RedState gathering in Charleston, SC, this Saturday, and make his intentions for the future known. Which is meant to mean he won't be announcing -- he'll just be making it clear that he will announce at some point.
This is intended (it looks like) to make Perry a second headline of the day after Michele Bachmann wins in the straw poll, which annoys some Iowa Republicans:
Perry is basically going to attempt inject himself in to the national news story, but his speech and entrance into the race will not match the excitement of Ames.The RedState gathering in Charleston, South Carolina, takes place from Friday through Sunday. Perry could have arranged his schedule to announce either before or after the Straw Poll. Iowans wonÂ’t forget this.
Eh, kind of parochial. It's annoying that these early-primary state voters get so jealously protective of their Big Time In The Spotlight.
Of course that's exactly what Perry intended, so it can't be said they're imagining things.
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Posted by: L. Tolstoy at August 09, 2011 10:38 AM (1fB+3)
If the GOP doesn't get moving on a National Primary bill, the Popular vote movement may score a big coup for the 2016 election.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 09, 2011 10:38 AM (DEcmU)
Posted by: Dave at August 09, 2011 10:39 AM (Xm1aB)
Posted by: Dave at August 09, 2011 10:40 AM (Xm1aB)
Posted by: joncelli at August 09, 2011 10:41 AM (RD7QR)
Iowa Republicans need to shut up.
I'm sick of their entitlement. They want to be fondled by all of the GOP candidates.
Heck, Iowa doesn't even vote Republican in the generals, so what is the point?
Large states or states with Republicans who have priorities other than ethanol subsidies should get first billing. Texas, Florida, heck even Ohio or Pennsylvania.
Why do pipsqueek states get such a big stay.
I can't wait until Iowa is no longer out in front.
Posted by: Ben at August 09, 2011 10:42 AM (wuv1c)
Posted by: dogfish at August 09, 2011 10:42 AM (N2yhW)
Posted by: Charlie Gibson at August 09, 2011 10:42 AM (AZGON)
Posted by: brak at August 09, 2011 10:42 AM (nIoiW)
Such pettiness about the Perry announcement, but it is that time of year.
Posted by: 80sBaby at August 09, 2011 10:42 AM (o2lIv)
Posted by: steevy at August 09, 2011 10:42 AM (Ic6e+)
Posted by: fantasy talk
OK, Juliet Huddy and Megyn Kelly, lingerie, whipped cream ...
Posted by: Waterhouse at August 09, 2011 10:42 AM (pdCUF)
Posted by: blaster at August 09, 2011 10:42 AM (l5dj7)
Posted by: George Orwell at August 09, 2011 10:43 AM (AZGON)
Posted by: joncelli at August 09, 2011 10:43 AM (RD7QR)
Prosperity isn't very eco-friendly you know...
Posted by: Some Environmentalist at August 09, 2011 10:43 AM (7BU4a)
Posted by: WalrusRex at August 09, 2011 10:44 AM (Hx5uv)
Posted by: nevergiveup at August 09, 2011 10:44 AM (i6RpT)
Posted by: Andrew Breitbart at August 09, 2011 10:44 AM (Xm1aB)
And if they get enough states to go along with it to win the electoral college, then the Presidential elections de-facto become a popular vote contest.
Posted by: Brenden at August 09, 2011 10:44 AM (wa+SP)
Posted by: Moron from previous thread at August 09, 2011 10:44 AM (SQEEd)
DO NOT TAUNT HAPPY FUN ALEX!
Large states or states with Republicans who have priorities other than ethanol subsidies should get first billing. Texas, Florida, heck even Ohio or Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania is all about the gas shale subsidies at the moment. Before I left last year one of the gas companies had the best bribe the locals idea. They came in and offered to pay for and fix all the roads so that the heavy equipment could make through. Now that's the way to do some discrete bribery.
Posted by: alexthechick at August 09, 2011 10:44 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at August 09, 2011 10:45 AM (9hSKh)
No, they can't. What they can do (quite within Constitutional limits) is proportion their Electors based (in various ways) on popular vote. My guess (not in CA, so I don't know the specifics) is that they're moving to winner-takes-all based on total votes, instead of by number of districts, or whatever.
They could even (technically, I think- but I'm not exactly a constitutional scholar, and I can bet it would make even liberals scream if they thought about it for 15 seconds) tie their presidential Elector apportionment to the national popular vote.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at August 09, 2011 10:46 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: joncelli at August 09, 2011 10:46 AM (RD7QR)
OK, Juliet Huddy and Megyn Kelly, lingerie, whipped cream ...
...and a certain Boy to, uh, referee, yeah, that's the ticket...
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at August 09, 2011 10:46 AM (d0Tfm)
The GOP for when you really, really need a circular firing squad.
Posted by: WalrusRex at August 09, 2011 10:46 AM (Hx5uv)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 09, 2011 10:46 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: George Orwell at August 09, 2011 10:46 AM (AZGON)
Posted by: Andrew Breitbart at August 09, 2011 10:46 AM (Xm1aB)
States cannot unilaterally abolish the electoral college, can they? Posted by: Dave
By amending the Const.
* * *
... On 2nd thought, a national primary day has nothing to do with that. <brain gas>
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 09, 2011 10:46 AM (DEcmU)
Pennsylvania is all about the gas shale subsidies at the moment. Before I left last year one of the gas companies had the best bribe the locals idea. They came in and offered to pay for and fix all the roads so that the heavy equipment could make through. Now that's the way to do some discrete bribery.
???
What shale gas subsidies?
Let's see here. A company comes to drill oil and they pay to repair any damage they happen to make while drilling?
I do not think this word subsidy means what you think it means.
Posted by: Ben at August 09, 2011 10:46 AM (wuv1c)
Posted by: Newsweek at August 09, 2011 10:46 AM (pLTLS)
Posted by: Moron from previous thread at August 09, 2011 02:44 PM (SQEEd)
It's more of a cocktail weiner than a frank. The beans part is about right, though.
Posted by: Bawney Fwank at August 09, 2011 10:47 AM (c45xH)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at August 09, 2011 02:45 PM (9hSKh)
You meant "minutes ago" didn't you?
Posted by: dogfish at August 09, 2011 10:47 AM (N2yhW)
Also the script one.
Still, they're not as bad as Mitt's logo.
Posted by: Y-not at August 09, 2011 10:47 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: George Orwell at August 09, 2011 10:47 AM (AZGON)
Is your 401(k) better off now than it was 2, 3, 4 years minutes ago?
FIFY
OK, Juliet Huddy and Megyn Kelly, lingerie, whipped cream ...
I'm still wishcasting Kate in cammo and an M16 as hard as I can.
Posted by: alexthechick at August 09, 2011 10:48 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 09, 2011 10:48 AM (kUaEF)
Posted by: Johnny at August 09, 2011 10:49 AM (iT/Iy)
Posted by: George Orwell at August 09, 2011 10:49 AM (AZGON)
Posted by: scituate_tgr at August 09, 2011 10:50 AM (6V0xD)
Posted by: joncelli at August 09, 2011 10:50 AM (RD7QR)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 09, 2011 10:50 AM (kUaEF)
Posted by: Dave at August 09, 2011 10:50 AM (Xm1aB)
By the way, can I borrow someone's pot? I need to piss and I lost mine in the market.
There's a guy in my building that can hook you up with some great Mexican Pot.
Posted by: Ralph Furley at August 09, 2011 10:50 AM (8Pc4N)
Posted by: barry potus at August 09, 2011 10:51 AM (FcR7P)
Article 2, Section 1, Paragraph 2: "Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of the Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector." (My emphasis)
Based on my reading, it would be completely Constitutional. It would just also be stupid. What happens when the Republican wins the popular vote?
Federalism? Never heard of it.
Actually, this would be more of an additional blow to Republicanism. Republicanism and Democracy are always in conflict- always enemies.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at August 09, 2011 10:51 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: WalrusRex at August 09, 2011 10:51 AM (Hx5uv)
I wonder if Ryan will bring up the obscure fact I read the other day that S & P wouldn't have downgraded us if his Plan ha been passed and signed.
I can understand him not wanting to toot his own horn too loudly, but at least he could say "I told you so" just once.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at August 09, 2011 10:52 AM (d0Tfm)
Posted by: Rick Perry, Bitch! at August 09, 2011 10:52 AM (8Pc4N)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 09, 2011 10:52 AM (kUaEF)
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at August 09, 2011 10:52 AM (bjRNS)
What shale gas subsidies?
Let's see here. A company comes to drill oil and they pay to repair any damage they happen to make while drilling?
I do not think this word subsidy means what you think it means.
No, I'm not talking about that. Also, I see the confusion, what with my grammar fail. There was, in my head, a change in topic from a general discussion of subsidies to a specific discussion of what I thought was a clever idea to shoot down the enviroweenies before they got a foothold. Sorry, that was only clear to me.
Awhile back Fast Eddie was yammering away about how the companies needed to have the Commonwealth work with them to be partners in blah blah blah yadda yadda and tax breaks and subsidies were part of it. I'm just incredibly cynical that this is going to turn into ethanol redux.
Posted by: alexthechick at August 09, 2011 10:52 AM (VtjlW)
People from Omaha, Nebraska make fun of Iowa.
It doesn't get more pathetic than that. Don't they know that they are being sized up as colonies for Chicago?
Posted by: Sub-Tard at August 09, 2011 10:52 AM (0M3AQ)
Its not about getting your butt hurt, you jackasses. It's about SAVING THIS COUNTRY!!!!
Posted by: © Sponge at August 09, 2011 10:52 AM (UK9cE)
Posted by: George Orwell at August 09, 2011 10:52 AM (AZGON)
Posted by: Dave at August 09, 2011 10:53 AM (Xm1aB)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 09, 2011 10:53 AM (kUaEF)
SLAP!!!
Posted by: Rick Perry at August 09, 2011 02:50 PM (GQ8sn)
Heh, a campaign is a helluva drug.
Posted by: Barack Hussein Obama, perpetual campaigner at August 09, 2011 10:53 AM (SQEEd)
OK, Juliet Huddy and Megyn Kelly, lingerie, whipped cream ...
All the blood just drained from my brain.
Don't to that again, man.
Well....at least not without a warning label.
Posted by: His Most Serene Highness Barack Obama the First at August 09, 2011 10:53 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: Y-not at August 09, 2011 02:43 PM (5H6zj)
It's a fundraiser. It helps to fund all of those statehouse races as well as a few Congressional races (Peter King).
Apparently Perry's going to Iowa after this weekend, so he'll probably mend fences on his own terms when it's all said and done.
Perry should be able to easily win the Iowa caucuses.
Posted by: AmishDude at August 09, 2011 10:53 AM (73tyQ)
Don't forget about the yet to be raptured evangelicals and the hand-wringing home-schoolers. You can get a taste of them here at AoS every Sunday night. FiCons all day. SoCons all evening. What a blog. There's something for everyone.
Posted by: Rick Santorum sings 'These Boots are made for Walkin' at August 09, 2011 10:54 AM (le5qc)
Posted by: George Orwell at August 09, 2011 10:54 AM (AZGON)
Posted by: WalrusRex at August 09, 2011 10:54 AM (Hx5uv)
I think (but do not know) that's the brand for a ranch.
---
Hmmm, that would be better than my theory - that the R is for Rick.
Posted by: Y-not at August 09, 2011 10:54 AM (5H6zj)
Now DOW down 8. Funny world of stability we have. Thank God for Obama.
Posted by: Sub-Tard at August 09, 2011 10:54 AM (0M3AQ)
/Politico
Posted by: 80sBaby at August 09, 2011 10:54 AM (o2lIv)
Posted by: The Guy Who Sees All The Angles at August 09, 2011 10:54 AM (1+CnU)
It's annoying that these early-primary state voters get so jealously protective of their Big Time In The Spotlight.
Well, speaking as a resident of one early-primary state (NH), a good chunk of it is about money. Obviously. Primary season brings a lot of revenue into our state, not just from the candidates, but from the media and political junkies who accompany them. They all need hotels to stay in, restaurants to eat in, gas stations to fuel up at. You know how it goes.
Plus, in NH we really ARE independent voters, so I think having candidates stop and make policy statements here is a nice opportunity to hear how they play to a mercurial audience. Of course, a lot of the big names stay the hell away from local small businesses, because they know they'd get an EARFUL.
(When I say independent, I mean native NH-ites are. I'm not talking about the wishy-washy Mass pansy Dems, VT granola-crunchers, and Maine's toothless cretins. They don't count.)
PS - More rioting right now in London/UK.
Posted by: MWR, proud Tea Party Hobbit at August 09, 2011 10:55 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at August 09, 2011 10:55 AM (SB0V2)
Romney?
Perry?
Bachmann?
Who?
Posted by: Dave at August 09, 2011 02:50 PM (Xm1aB)
Leviathan.
(that's what Michelle calls her favorite strap-on)
Posted by: Barack Hussein Obama at August 09, 2011 10:56 AM (c45xH)
'Running battles' between police & around 2,000 youngsters in Manchester city centre, eyewitness tells BBC news.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at August 09, 2011 10:56 AM (9hSKh)
Pennsylvania is all about the gas shale subsidies at the moment. Before I left last year one of the gas companies had the best bribe the locals idea. They came in and offered to pay for and fix all the roads so that the heavy equipment could make through. Now that's the way to do some discrete bribery.
Posted by: alexthechick at August 09, 2011 02:44 PM (VtjlW)
But that dumb bitch Rachel Maddow in her stupid MSNBC Lean Forward ad talks about how a private company has no incentive to do something like build a bridge!!
Posted by: buzzion at August 09, 2011 10:56 AM (GULKT)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at August 09, 2011 10:57 AM (lbo6/)
Posted by: blaster at August 09, 2011 10:57 AM (l5dj7)
Posted by: Dave at August 09, 2011 10:57 AM (Xm1aB)
I'm virtually certain they do. He grew up a farmer (or a rancher- I can't remember which, but do not confuse the two), and it's kind of a thing for a certain class of politician here.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at August 09, 2011 10:58 AM (8y9MW)
Did anyone mention what a stuttering, miserable clusterfuck of a failure he is yet?
Doh! Wrong thread
Posted by: Andrew Breitbart's Secret Sock Puppet at August 09, 2011 10:58 AM (q177U)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 09, 2011 10:58 AM (kUaEF)
It is ludicrous to put so much power in the hands of NH and Iowa.
Posted by: Y-not at August 09, 2011 10:58 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: George Orwell at August 09, 2011 10:58 AM (AZGON)
Posted by: Dave at August 09, 2011 10:59 AM (Xm1aB)
I will vote for whomever is nominated to insure the jig is up with nO. But I want a freaking RIGHT WING NUT to undo all the marxist madness that That One has instituted, implemented and infested our out of control lard laden unsustainable pork bellied lying federal bloated government with, and importantly, nullify and void every single regulation written, touched, seen or signed by cass sunstein.
But Palin can't win....
Posted by: Shame The Shameless at August 09, 2011 10:59 AM (dh5Eu)
Posted by: I'm Chris Matthews and I'll see you in hell. at August 09, 2011 10:59 AM (E8oYF)
Yeah, it is. Though it translates to "an R with HAIR" to me.
So the Perrys have a ranch?
I'm not sure. I know that his folks are out in the middle of nowhere, and into agriculture, and Perry went to A&M ... so I'm just guessing.
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at August 09, 2011 10:59 AM (bjRNS)
56That weird R Perry logo has gotta go.
He's from Texas - I'm betting that's his family's cattle brand (see 'em all the time around here.....)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth at August 09, 2011 10:59 AM (MXC7a)
Posted by: Bob Saget, crossbreeding honey badgers with hobbits. at August 09, 2011 10:59 AM (F/4zf)
Please, stop talking about the pics of my dick. Let's talk about my dick.
Posted by: Anthony Weiner at August 09, 2011 11:00 AM (TXKVh)
Posted by: WalrusRex at August 09, 2011 11:00 AM (Hx5uv)
Posted by: t-bird at August 09, 2011 11:00 AM (FcR7P)
As for that Red State gathering there is going to be some real conservative heavies there. If you can attend do sign up over at Red State.
I will not be able to go though.
Posted by: Vic at August 09, 2011 11:00 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: average HuffPo reader at August 09, 2011 11:00 AM (AZGON)
I think all of our Governors for the last couple of decades have been ranchers. The things is, until very, very recently, land purchase in Texas meant mineral rights as well (it still does if you buy it from the state or get lucky with the seller), and we have oil and natural gas that means people with lots of land make lots of money. So it's very, very easy for the ranchers (and, to a lesser extent, the farmers) to make a lot of money for leasing their mineral rights.
Money is one of the essential ingredients for politics above the local level.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at August 09, 2011 11:00 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Dave at August 09, 2011 11:01 AM (Xm1aB)
Posted by: Y-not at August 09, 2011 02:58 PM (5H6zj)
It needs to rotate among small states. Otherwise: Presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Posted by: AmishDude at August 09, 2011 11:01 AM (73tyQ)
Rancher
Posted by: 80sBaby at August 09, 2011 11:02 AM (o2lIv)
Posted by: George Orwell at August 09, 2011 11:02 AM (AZGON)
Posted by: Barry O'Douche at August 09, 2011 11:04 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: George Orwell at August 09, 2011 11:04 AM (AZGON)
Posted by: WalrusRex at August 09, 2011 11:04 AM (Hx5uv)
Posted by: Tom Petty at August 09, 2011 11:04 AM (mjR67)
Rick Perry, if you pull a Fred Thompson, I will personally smash your blow dryer.
I've been on the threads too long. I read that and to my eyes it came out looking like "Rick Perry, if you pull a Fred Thompson, I will personally blow your dryer."
Bartender!
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 09, 2011 11:04 AM (sbV1u)
Well, I think you'd have to divide up the regions so there was a balance of big electoral vote states and small ones. Ideally, the small ones would have > or = the number of electoral votes as the biggest state in any given region.
I don't know if the city vs rural factor is as big a deal in the GOP primary, but I guess I'd also try to distribute the big metro areas as evenly as possible amongst the 5 or 6 regions.
And maybe you could rotate who goes first so it's not always one of the coasts.
Posted by: Y-not at August 09, 2011 11:04 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: joncelli at August 09, 2011 11:04 AM (RD7QR)
Rick Perry's logo should be a big C to mark his average grades.
Posted by: kos troll at August 09, 2011 03:02 PM (G/zuv)
That explains the "D" logo for the Dems.
And the gas or genetic material flowing from the Obama's "O" logo....
Posted by: Logorama at August 09, 2011 11:04 AM (c45xH)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 09, 2011 11:05 AM (kUaEF)
Posted by: Christine Roemer at August 09, 2011 11:05 AM (E8oYF)
He links to a picture
This may end up being an iconic photo like this one
Vietnam
Posted by: cherry π at August 09, 2011 11:05 AM (OhYCU)
Posted by: t-bird at August 09, 2011 11:05 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Fritz at August 09, 2011 11:06 AM (p2IBw)
They did change the rules though this time. The first three are proportional delegates with the rest being all to the plurality.
In short, the screwed it up even worse.
Posted by: Vic at August 09, 2011 11:06 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: toby928™ at August 09, 2011 11:06 AM (GTbGH)
There's only one logical solution; national primary day. Just trying to overcome the small-state gaming thing with more gaming is pointless.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 09, 2011 11:06 AM (DEcmU)
Bigger than the corn for which we're famous!
It is corn, isn't it?
Nebraska?!
Are you sure?
Fine, but does Nebraska have a water park? We do.
Posted by: The State of Iowa at August 09, 2011 11:06 AM (TXKVh)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 09, 2011 11:07 AM (kUaEF)
It is ludicrous to put so much power in the hands of NH and Iowa.
Posted by: Y-not
And we need to add a wild card Round! That would boost TV revenues.
Posted by: the lack of footbal affects some morons more than others at August 09, 2011 11:07 AM (326rv)
Obama just released a statement:
Hello, everybody. No matter what some street says, the DJIA has always been and always will be thirteen-thousand.
Posted by: soothsayer at August 09, 2011 11:07 AM (G/zuv)
Obviously it's racist to engage in such hyperbole...
,,wait, that actually happened?
DOES NOT COMPUTE frzzle..
Posted by: PC worldview shattering messily at August 09, 2011 11:07 AM (sOXQX)
Maybe it's just because I want him to run, but it doesn't feel that long to me. I mean, when was it really a serious possibility? It only feels like it's been maybe three months. And for me the clock didn't start ticking until after the legislative session ended and he had his surgery, so that's not very long at all.
Posted by: Y-not at August 09, 2011 11:08 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Bannor at August 09, 2011 11:08 AM (6AXh/)
About the only things Rick Perry and George W Bush have in common are their Republican registrations and the fact they've both been Governors of the State of Texas. Oh, and the fact they are completely comfortable with, and unafraid of, their religious proclivities.
Rick Perry is much more small government than GW (I know, low bar, but true) with only two major gaffes in the last decade.
Rick Perry is bigger on border enforcement than GW (not enough for many, but about infinity percent better than anyone on the Left).
Rick Perry just lead the legislature through their first required budget cuts in... forever and did so in a way that did not raise taxes (not sure about fees, but taxes didn't go up).
Rick Perry and Karl Rove do not get along. At all. Period. Full stop.
Rick Perry is a bare-knuckles kind of politician when he needs to be- and is willing to resort to unconventional tactics to make his point. In the last election, against Bill White, political observers thought it was a major mistake not to debate Mr. White. Perry had a precondition that Mr. White release some tax returns from when Clinton was the President, and Mr. White didn't do so. So, no debate. So, Perry won by double-digits.
Rick Perry is very, very big on Federalism. Note his comment that he's fine with States (in the abstract) legalizing gay marriage- because he thinks that's a States' Rights issue, not a Federal one.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at August 09, 2011 11:09 AM (8y9MW)
He's from Texas - I'm betting that's his family's cattle brand (see 'em all the time around here.....)
Rancher. I'm guessing from the brand it means something like "the Hanging R" from the bar on the top, but I'm no expert.
And yeah, don't ever confuse a rancher and a farmer. It does tend to piss us off. (Well, ranchers anyway...)
Posted by: Hobbitopoly at August 09, 2011 11:09 AM (h1p5V)
Posted by: Christine Roemer at August 09, 2011 03:05 PM (E8oYF)
Then why did you put everything you have into Nutter Butter Blizzards?
Posted by: garrett at August 09, 2011 11:10 AM (8Pc4N)
Bachman will likely still be in the race at that point, so she will be the heavy favorite to do well as the "girl next door." That would normally be a huge boost to her campaign, but Romney is skipping Iowa and Perry theoretically just made them mad. This will diminish any boost she would otherwise have gotten by beating either of them straight-up. Both campaigns will be able to point to legitimate excuses for why they didn't win there.
My guess is that Perry's strategy is to come in with strong second place showings in both Iowa (where Bachmann will be strongest) and New Hampshire (where Romney will be strongest) and then take the lead in South Carolina which, SHOCKER! is where he will be announcing his intention to declare for the presidency.
Posted by: Jim B at August 09, 2011 11:10 AM (QD3//)
I'm getting that wasn't intentional, but I still got a chuckle.
Posted by: Y-not at August 09, 2011 11:11 AM (5H6zj)
Vietnam
Posted by: cherry À at August 09, 2011 03:05 PM (OhYCU)
yeah, pie, but an icon of what ?? Icons are... iconic, yes?
Posted by: SantaRosaStan at August 09, 2011 11:11 AM (UqKQV)
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at August 09, 2011 11:11 AM (/8/iw)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 09, 2011 11:11 AM (kUaEF)
"Meanwhile, Perry is scheduled to appear at the RedState gathering in Charleston, SC, this Saturday, and make his intentions for the future known. Which is meant to mean he won't be announcing -- he'll just be making it clear that he will announce at some point. "
maybe in iowa on sunday. see the other mccain
Posted by: newrouter at August 09, 2011 11:12 AM (j748o)
Posted by: CoolCzech at August 09, 2011 11:12 AM (kUaEF)
Posted by: George Orwell at August 09, 2011 11:12 AM (AZGON)
Damn that extremest Ryan!
Posted by: Hrothgar at August 09, 2011 11:12 AM (yrGif)
Posted by: Soona - Tearorrist at August 09, 2011 11:12 AM (pcFc3)
If it helps, the man who knows the most about Texas Politics (other, perhaps, than God), Dr. Alan Saxe of UTA, says Perry is in.
I will point out, Dr. Saxe has never been wrong in a political prediction that I've ever known him to make (which is not the same as never, but it's still a relatively large number). The closest he came, actually, was in November- he though Perry would only win by about 4 or 5 points.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at August 09, 2011 11:12 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Grant ( on the fitty-dollar dill ) at August 09, 2011 11:12 AM (UqKQV)
"The Home Secretary appeared to rule out sending water cannon or the Army onto the streets of the capital, despite a third night of violence. Speaking on Sky News, she said that police intelligence and the support of local communities would help quell the disturbances. “The way we police in Britain is not through use of water cannon,” she said. “The way we police in Britain is through consent of communities.”
Yeah, consent of communities, that's the ticket.
Posted by: WalrusRex at August 09, 2011 11:12 AM (Hx5uv)
Are you kidding?! I'm wetter than a sweat sock in a gym bag. I haven't seen this many balls bouncing around since that three-way and Ted Kennedy's compound. And I do mean POUND! My cooter's still numb!
Posted by: Barbara Walters at August 09, 2011 11:13 AM (TXKVh)
Being bred from Farmers, let me say it ticks them off, too. Farmers may have won the Range wars in Texas, but the acrimony is still there.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at August 09, 2011 11:13 AM (8y9MW)
We need to redo the primaries. I would arrange it into five or six regionals: Northeast, Southeast, Upper Midwest, Plains, Southwest, West Coast.
I'd make a lottery. Draw ping pong balls, like they do for the NBA draft. Each party gets one primary the first week, one the second week, two the third week -- someone else can work out the details. Just pick the states at random.
Posted by: FireHorse at August 09, 2011 11:14 AM (gTGz3)
Posted by: Christine Roemer at August 09, 2011 11:15 AM (E8oYF)
So the Perrys have a ranch? - Posted by: Y-not at August 09, 2011 02:56 PM (5H6zj)
Whether he still has one, his FAMILY had one at one time. Those "logos" are actually brands that were used to identify a family's property in case a fence came down - they were instantly recognizable; "Oh, the Brown's cows got out again, better go see if they need help puttin' their fences back up."
It also helped know if someone was a rustler or not - get caught taking livestock to auction that you weren't authorized to sell, and you'd find yourself on the long end of a short rope in the old days.
Many families don't have the ranches/livestock any more, but they still retain rights to the brand; many of those families still use them with fond memories of times gone by.....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth at August 09, 2011 11:15 AM (MXC7a)
Posted by: Johnny at August 09, 2011 11:15 AM (iT/Iy)
The DOW, imitating a deep sea diver.
And were talking about.....Iowa.
OK.
Let's pretend we'll still have a Republic next year.
Perry may not be asked to guest lecture at Harvard in the new future, but a talented politician he is. This race will be Romney and !Romney with !Romney favored to win if it can be consolidated into one candidate. So with Palin not officially in, MB represents the greatest !Romney threat to Perry. In order to make a path to victory Perry has to convert a lot of potential MB support to Perry support. So the underhanded undermining of her public exposure is sure to follow.
Make no mistake. In order for Perry to beat Romney, he has to decimate MB first to take her poll share.
As far as Iowa. F* em. Their "time in the spotlight" isn't until they caucus. Their poll is just a indicator of what might happen in the Iowa Caucus, which an early indicator of what might happen in the early states, which is an early indicator of what might happen in the primary. I'm 4th generation "don't give a f*" at this point.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose at August 09, 2011 11:15 AM (0q2P7)
Remember that Perry has to get up and running with an infrastructure, line up donors and endorsements, put together a platform, get up to speed on all the national issues and do all of the hundred other things that running a presidential campaign entails.
He's not really "teasing" this: everybody knows he's running. What he's doing is delaying the OFFICIAL date so that he can enter with the biggest splash and the highest impact possible.
I'd rather have someone take the time to do it right than rush something and do it wrong. Haven't we had enough of that already?
Posted by: Jim B at August 09, 2011 11:17 AM (QD3//)
I am not a racist person by any stretch, but it's getting more and more difficult to not comment on the, let's say, chromaticity of the majority of rioters and flash mobs on both sides of the pond.
Posted by: Johnny at August 09, 2011 03:15 PM (iT/Iy)
I think the vast majority of Americans who would never point that out will probably be pointing it out more often in the future as we decide we can no longer afford to prop up anyone, let alone the welfare state.
Oh, and you're a racist.
</sarc off>
Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 09, 2011 11:17 AM (sbV1u)
Britain sorts starts to wake up --- link at hotair / headlines
Posted by: SantaRosaStan, , last of the Mochicans at August 09, 2011 11:18 AM (UqKQV)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at August 09, 2011 11:18 AM (lbo6/)
To kick it off, he got hotel accommodations in Nebraska.
(In my home town SOUTH Sioux City)
FIRST! Candidate to visit Nebraska, as The Other McCain pointed out.
Posted by: jwb7605 at August 09, 2011 11:18 AM (+KHIt)
Posted by: chillin the most at August 09, 2011 11:18 AM (6IV8T)
We need a better way to pick our candidate.
Posted by: Dustin at August 09, 2011 11:19 AM (519+h)
That doesn't follow from your premise that Perry needs to consolidate the not Romney support and attract Bachmann's supporters.
Look, when Bachmann first entered the race everyone thought it was a test run and really more about her raising her profile and garnering political power. She did better than expected in the second debate and that's great, but I don't really think that changes anything. I still think this is not a serious run by her - that her goal is more about being a player than it is about winning. Not that she's unserious, just that she must realize she is not the optimal candidate for POTUS right now because of her lack of executive experience and still relatively low profile outside her base of support.
I don't think Perry needs to run a negative campaign. I think he can run a positive campaign and win, especially if Palin endorses him.
Posted by: Y-not at August 09, 2011 11:22 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 09, 2011 03:06 PM (DEcmU)
There would be nothing worse than a national primary day. You'd get a Trump-like TV candidate.
Even Obama was going to lose the Democrat primaries, if it weren't for the superdelegates.
Posted by: AmishDude at August 09, 2011 11:23 AM (73tyQ)
Posted by: George Orwell at August 09, 2011 11:23 AM (AZGON)
Posted by: WalrusRex at August 09, 2011 03:20 PM (Hx5uv)
Remember yesterday. It dropped almost 60-100 points in the last 5 minutes.
Posted by: Soona - Tearorrist at August 09, 2011 11:24 AM (pcFc3)
Posted by: Jean at August 09, 2011 11:26 AM (WkuV6)
And greener. We're all about saving the planet, after all!
Posted by: Y-not at August 09, 2011 11:28 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Bannor at August 09, 2011 03:08 PM (6AXh/)
Social cons who are firmly entrenched at the public trough are not conservatives. They're Socialists.
Jesus didn't say to Peter "Make others feed my sheep through the coercive power of the government."
Posted by: Minuteman at August 09, 2011 11:40 AM (hbAPu)
What would make this a win-win is Palin AND Perry both running. I still need to vet Perry, but if he proves out, then there would be no nose holding to vote for either.
Posted by: irongrampa at August 09, 2011 11:57 AM (ud5dN)
Posted by: irongrampa at August 09, 2011 03:57 PM (ud5dN)
Rick Perry eval
http://is.gd/dRZAZq
Posted by: Vic at August 09, 2011 12:23 PM (M9Ie6)
He's not perfect. We shouldn't reject him unless someone with a better resume or more electability comes along, or he really screwed up, which I find unlikely.
Obama will blast him with as much negativity as Palin has suffered, but Perry's been under attack for a decade.
Posted by: Dustin at August 09, 2011 12:34 PM (519+h)
http://is.gd/FjTsPg
Posted by: Vic at August 09, 2011 12:41 PM (M9Ie6)
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Posted by: ktgreat at August 09, 2011 12:45 PM (tZkcR)
Ryan is another country club RINO, who spent his time ramming through the debt bill abomination. He can go to hell.
I want to see true conservatives, not Obama Lites.
No more McCains, Bushes, Romneys, Perrys, Pawlentys, and Specters.
Posted by: Molon Labe at August 09, 2011 01:26 PM (g5MrG)
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