As I have stated before, I am a full-spectrum conservative. I believe in common-sense, Constitutional conservatism based on the “three-legged stool” – fiscal, social, and national defense conservatism. All three of those legs are important, but my heart is especially with the national defense concerns.
Many long time Redstate readers know me from the posts I started writing on my first deployment. Some of you may think of me as the guy who keeps writing posts nagging us to remember that we are still at war.
As a veteran who served two tours in Iraq and saw good men and women lost, this issue resonates with me more than any other. Although our government has been bent and twisted from the founders’ intent, it still holds true that the central role of the President of the United States is that of Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.
Many have watched with dismay over the last few years as the military has been shackled with insane rules of engagement, resources that matched political expediency rather than mission requirements, more concern over the cultural sensibilities of our enemies than the lives of our Soldiers, and frankly – a CinC who appears to lose more sleep over a bad day at golf than over the deaths of America’s finest.
All of the GOP candidates (with the possible exception of Ron Paul), would clearly be much better than President Obama. Other bloggers have made the general case for Rick Perry for President, including a group of Redstate front-pagers. He is a good choice for many reasons. But the most important reason to me – of all of the people seeking the nomination, it is my heartfelt opinion that he is the best choice for Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. Governor Perry is a veteran himself, who flew missions around the globe. He understands what it means to wear the uniform. However, we only have to look at the likes of John Murtha, John Kerry, and Ron Paul to know that by itself, prior service isn’t enough.
Governor Perry already has experience as the Commander in Chief of the Texas National Guard, and he has a reputation in Texas for reaching out to both veterans and gold star families. Marcus Lutrell, the man who lived through what was, at that time, the deadliest single day for American Special Forces, is a personal friend of the Perry family, and endorsed Governor Perry with a touching video:
The following video shows Governor Perry’s heart and passion for American troops, especially those in harm’s way – and he clearly understands on a gut level what the troops went through in the deserts of Iraq:
Governor Perry’s love for the troops and understanding of who and what they are also shines in a video intended for Veteran’s Day, featured in another post on Redstate. Of all the men and women who have been on that stage this election cycle, none have my confidence and trust like Governor Perry. Although the last troops(almost) just left Iraq, and the future in Afghanistan is uncertain, the War on Terror won’t go away because we wish it so. The troops I trained and led and the ones they train and lead will serve in some god-forsaken ugly place with certifiably evil people trying to kill them, it is a given. I pray that we can be wise enough give them a Commander in Chief that will respect their sacrifice and their devotion to this country, one that will allow them to complete their missions with the resources, RoEs and common sense they require. Rick Perry is that person.
Rick Perry for Commander in Chief 2012
Cross Posted slightly different version at UnifiedPatriots.com
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Thank you for another great diary Hooah
Scope (Diary) Monday, December 19th at 4:20PM EST (link)Every time I hear mentioned the current ROE’s my blood boils. Winning the hearts and minds of those that hate us is a fools errand. Sending our troops into battle with equipment and weapons held together by band aids is ludicrous. I weep for the losses that have been unnecessary, and I pray for those that didn’t come home 100%. Governor Perry would never ever allow this to happen to our most precious assets, every man and women serving in, and that have served in the United States military.
Hope you are well Hooah, and can get to Iowa as I know you would like. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Merry Christmas to you, Scope and all the other ..
romansdaughter Friday, December 23rd at 2:20PM EST (link)RedStaters and especially to the Perryites. May you have a wonderful Christmas and all the best to you.
“I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn’t,than live my life as if there isn’t and die to find out there is.” Albert Camus
“Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.” Alexander Hamilton
“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is equal sharing of misery.” Winston Churchill
” He is no fool, who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” Jim Elliot
A Very Merry Christmas to you also romans
Scope (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 3:20PM EST (link)Hope that you and all those you love enjoy celebrating the “reason for the season.”
My very greatest gift this year is a little 10 year old female beagle that we rescued from the pound a few days ago. She is severely malnourished, and was apparently hit in the hind end with a car and it was never treated. She walks funny with her right leg almost facing all the way out to the right, but walk she does, and even trots sometimes. We are feeding her several times a day and she is an absolute chow hound. When you open the door of the refrigerator, she tries to crawl in there. She sleeps with her head on my husbands pillow and snores very loudly in his ear. LOL She is happy as can be, and is a little kissy love bug. When we brought her home and put her down on the floor, she walked right over to the dog water bowls and had a big drink, just as though she has lived here forever. I may have her for 6 months, or 6 years, but I know she will have a good life for the rest of her days. Before we left the pound, I had already named her Holly because she is my little Christmas dog.
I cannot believe we are almost at Perry time in Iowa. It has been heartening to see some now coming around to Perry who were on the fence, or for someone else not long ago, at least on some other blogs I read. There seems to be a coalescing happening. Yipeeee!
Scope I noticed that too.
romansdaughter Friday, December 23rd at 3:29PM EST (link)I have been going around to other blogs too and have been noticing a lot more people talking positively about Perry. Sounds like you got a very lovely Christmas gift. I love dogs too and actually have one out here at the Mission school which is awesome. Her name is Sadie and she is half Belgian Shepherd and half mutt but quite intelligent. She looks more like a Belgian Shepherd. Once again wish you a very Merry Christmas. If you write to Pttx333 wish her a Merry Christmas from one of her Perryite friends.
“I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn’t,than live my life as if there isn’t and die to find out there is.” Albert Camus
“Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.” Alexander Hamilton
“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is equal sharing of misery.” Winston Churchill
” He is no fool, who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” Jim Elliot
Merry Christmas, RS'ers and especially fellow Perry supporters
circlegranch Friday, December 23rd at 3:53PM EST (link)All is calm. All is bright.
Be blessed.
Merry Christmas circle and bzip
Scope (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 4:24PM EST (link)Thank you for all of your informative posts about Gov. Perry, and all you have done in supporting him without fail or wavering. 11 days guys, just 11 more days until he gits er done, and he will.
Merry Christmas Scope
bzip Friday, December 23rd at 4:33PM EST (link)Merry Christmas Scope and thank you for all your inspiring posts. You have been a very inspiring part of why I come here and make sure we keep the faith for Perry. Thank you all Perry supporters and very Merry Christmas to all.
Soon the real voting starts, soon the road narrows even more and Perry will be on top – soon Perry will be the nominee
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Agreed!!
minorcanmaven (Diary) Monday, December 19th at 6:14PM EST (link)How awesome would it be to have a CiC like Perry?! Thank you so much for your service and your advocacy. That is so crucial. To hear from people who have been thru what you have, that’s what we need.
Minorcan Maven
Freedom isn’t Free ~ But, It’s WORTH It!!
USMC Captain Dan Moran speaks out for Perry in Iowa.
cheetah2 (Diary) Monday, December 19th at 8:17PM EST (link)He is so passionate in his commitment to Perry.
I’m a Christian, a conservative, and a Republican, in that order, just like Mike Pence.
@cheetah222
Above everything else, hooah,
chbroussard (Diary) Monday, December 19th at 10:33PM EST (link)you and the men and women who now serve or have served our country are the paramount reason why Mr. Obama needs to be removed from the White House. IMHO Commander in Chief is the most important job of the President of the United States, and I agree with you that Rick Perry is the right man for the job. He has served my state well, and I have no doubt that would carry over into the entire nation.
May the blessings of this Christmas season be with you and all that have selflessly served our country. We will forever be in your debt.
Thanks Mac
Russ Martin (Diary) Tuesday, December 20th at 10:29AM EST (link)for reminding us of the most important function of the President, particularly in these dangerous times. Character, honor, integrity and prior military service are all qualities that I would like to see in our next Commander-in-Chief.
Debating skills are fine, but in the grand scheme of things, they fall a little further down on my priority list.
“Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.” George Washington
Here is why Perry will be the strongest commander in chief
nancysabet Tuesday, December 20th at 1:56PM EST (link)By far, Perry has the most enormous support by the veteran groups throughout the country. Below is a list of those who are already serving on the Veterans for Perry Coalition. Gov. Perry has also received numerous endorsements.
National Co-Chairs
• Major General James Everett Livingston, MOH, U.S. Marine Corp (Ret.) (South Carolina)
• Chuck Larson, Sr., Fmr. U.S. Attorney and Justice Attaché to U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Colonel (USAR, Ret.) (Iowa)
• Dakota Meyer, Sergeant, USMC (Ret.) (Kentucky)
• William R. Mann, Lt. Colonel, US Army (Ret.) (Florida)
• The Honorable Allen B. Clark , Fmr. Assistant Secretary for Veterans Liaison and Program Coordination and Director, National Cemetery System at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, CPT (USA-Ret) (Texas)
National Steering Committee
• The Honorable James Inhofe, U.S. Senator, Oklahoma, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• The Honorable Sam Johnson, United States Congressman, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
• The Honorable Brian Birdwell, Texas State Senator, District 22, Lt. Col. U.S. Army (Ret.)
• The Honorable Jerry Patterson, Texas Land Commissioner, Lt. Col. U.S. Marine Corp (Ret.)
• Dr. Richard Box, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Marcus Luttrell, Petty Officer First Class, U.S. Navy Seal (Ret.)
• Mike Thornton, U.S. Navy Seal (Ret.)
• Daniel P. Moran, Captain, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)
State Leadership Teams
Iowa
• State Chair: Chuck Larson, Sr., Fmr. U.S. Attorney and Justice Attaché to U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Colonel (USAR, Ret.) (Iowa)
• State Co-Chair: The Honorable Royd Chambers, State Representative, District 5 and Master Sergeant, Iowa National Air Guard, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
• Steering Committee:
• Dale Andres, Brigadier General, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Gary Fischer, Captain, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Wayne Vanderkrol, Captain, Army National Guard (Chaplain)
• Gannon Hendrick, Captain, U.S. Army Reserve
• Andy Andersen, Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Lee D. Booton, U.S. Navy, Seaman 1st Class
• Rick LaMere, US Army, (Ret.)
• John W. Sturdy, Sgt. Major, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Jeffrey A. Havenner, Major, U.S. Army
• Dick L. Rattray, Lt. Colonel, USMCR (Ret.)
• Tom Hanrahan, U.S. Navy
• Zac Buttercase, Army National Guard
• Gabe Haugland, Army National Guard
New Hampshire
• State Chair: The Honorable Frank McCarthy, State Representative, Major, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret. Mustang)
• State Chair: Jim Adams, Pittsfield, Petty Officer Second Class, U.S. Navy
• Steering Committee:
• The Honorable Fred Rice, State Representative, Major, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• The Honorable Larry Gagne, State Representative, Petty Officer Third Class, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
• The Honorable Emile Beaulieu, Mayor of Manchester, Senior Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
• The Honorable Chuck Douglas, Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Ambassador Joe Petrone, Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Dan Fleetham, Jr, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• The Honorable Al Baldassaro, State Representative, First Sergeant, U.S. Marines (Ret.)
Florida
• State Chair: The Honorable Jeff Brandes , State Representative, District 52, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• State Chair: The Honorable George Moraitis, Jr., State Representative, District 91, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
• Steering Committee:
• Tavis McElheny, Lieutenant, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.)
• Tony Buntyn, Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
• Richard Sugg, Staff Sgt, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
• Harlen Twible, Lieutenant U.S. Navy (Ret.)
• Carl Jackson, Petty Officer Second Class, U.S. Navy
• Chet Renfro, Major, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Bill Helmich, Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)
• Ben Warren, Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)
• Fred Manno, Air Man First First Class – U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
• Yvonne Pillmore , Lt. Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
South Carolina
• State Chair: James Everett Livingston, Major General U.S. Marines (Ret.)
• Steering Committee:
• Major General Bob Livingston , Adjutant General – State of South Carolina
• Herb Ellis, Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• James “Boo” Alford, Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Darwin Simpson, Major General, S.C. Army National Guard (Ret.)
• Todd Humphries, Staff Sergeant., U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Roger Sanderson, Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Mark Kelly , Sergeant, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
• Daniel Jones, Sergeant, US Army
• Charles E. Edge, Lieutenant Colonel, US Army (Ret.)
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ColdWarrior (Diary) Tuesday, December 20th at 10:29PM EST (link)Apparently there’s a glitch in the system. I hit the Recommend button, the Unrecommend button now displays on my end, but my screen name is not displayed. I’ve notified the administrators as this happened on another Diary a day or two ago.
Thanks for the great diary about Rick Perry’s military service and his capacity for serving properly as Commander in Chief. And great comments, too.
Thank you.
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Iowa Republicans are "voting" for Romney
Change Jar Conservative (Diary) Wednesday, December 21st at 9:04AM EST (link)By failing to coalesce around one of Perry, Santorum, and Bachmann, Iowa voters are de facto promoting Romney.
As an outsider it’s hard to see how they could see their vote for Santorum or Bachmann as anything, but wasted given the record of non-governors, presidents, and VPs in the general election.
Having a three-legged conservative governor with lots of money and a good jobs record seems like such an obvious choice.
Hoping and praying that we see a Perry surge in Iowa.
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Change Jar, I see your name up there.
romansdaughter Wednesday, December 21st at 2:25PM EST (link)nt
“I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn’t,than live my life as if there isn’t and die to find out there is.” Albert Camus
“Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.” Alexander Hamilton
“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is equal sharing of misery.” Winston Churchill
” He is no fool, who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” Jim Elliot
Whoops, I meant Cold Warrior,,my bad!
romansdaughter Wednesday, December 21st at 2:28PM EST (link)nt.
“I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn’t,than live my life as if there isn’t and die to find out there is.” Albert Camus
“Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.” Alexander Hamilton
“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is equal sharing of misery.” Winston Churchill
” He is no fool, who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” Jim Elliot
Wonderful, Hooah_Mac!
romansdaughter Wednesday, December 21st at 2:24PM EST (link)That was excellent pointing out one of the legs of the three legged stool…defense and yes, Rick Perry by far is the best hands down. He, himself has been doing so much with his Texas Rangers, etc. Dan Moran said it all Forever Faithful…that Gov. Rick Perry.
“I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn’t,than live my life as if there isn’t and die to find out there is.” Albert Camus
“Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.” Alexander Hamilton
“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is equal sharing of misery.” Winston Churchill
” He is no fool, who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” Jim Elliot
RichScoop: 2012 GOP Poll: Who would you vote for today?
bzip Friday, December 23rd at 4:00PM EST (link)I don’t hold much for these online polls but they are fun and it is the holiday season:
Lets go Perry supporters
2012 GOP Poll: Who would you vote for today?
http://www.therightscoop.com/2012-gop-poll-who-would-you-vote-for-today/
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Will Perry make it on the VA primary ballot?
expanding_man Friday, December 23rd at 4:55PM EST (link)Came across an article in the Washington Times today. Still can’t figure out how to link articles. My apologies. Is it possible he won’t be on the ballot? I’m considering him seriously.
Of Course Perry Will Be On The Va Ballot
bzip Friday, December 23rd at 5:07PM EST (link)Of course Perry will be on the ballot. In order for Perry not to be on the ballot they would have to rule out about 20% of the 11,911 signatures Perry received (they require 10,000 to be on the ballot):
You need 10,000 signatures to make the ballot but 15,000 are recommended since a bunch are bound to be thrown out as false or duplicative as the petitions are scrutinized. You also need at least 600 signatures from each of Virginia’s 11 congressional districts. Romney submitted 16,026 and Ron Paul submitted 14,361. Perry’s total: 11,911. Gingrich’s: 11,050.
These silly headliners trying to make money off of people that is what it is – pulling in readers over stupid headlines.
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Perry was just thrown off of the VA ballot
carolina Friday, December 23rd at 6:19PM EST (link)per a sabato tweet
Carolina what's up with you...
romansdaughter Friday, December 23rd at 6:37PM EST (link)are you actually rejoicing? As you have put this announcement on several threads. That would leave only Ron Paul and Romney. Are you a Romneybot??
“I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn’t,than live my life as if there isn’t and die to find out there is.” Albert Camus
“Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.” Alexander Hamilton
“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is equal sharing of misery.” Winston Churchill
” He is no fool, who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” Jim Elliot
I'm upset with VA romansdaughter
carolina Friday, December 23rd at 6:44PM EST (link)I want someone to ‘fix’ this! This is not right. Someone needs to throw a fit, and pressure VA to change their ballot process. This is just wrong!
I'm upset with VA romansdaughter
carolina Friday, December 23rd at 6:44PM EST (link)I want someone to ‘fix’ this! This is not right. Someone needs to throw a fit, and pressure VA to change their ballot process. This is just wrong!
Oh sorry Carolina!
romansdaughter Friday, December 23rd at 6:48PM EST (link)I misunderstood your postings. Yes, I sure hope the people of Virginia put up a stink cause they end up only having two candidates to vote for whether they like it or not and what if by the time Virginia is to vote one of those two wasn’t even running anymore although I highly doubt it since both have money. That is just wrong.
“I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn’t,than live my life as if there isn’t and die to find out there is.” Albert Camus
“Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.” Alexander Hamilton
“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is equal sharing of misery.” Winston Churchill
” He is no fool, who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” Jim Elliot
Perry was just thrown off of the VA ballot
carolina Friday, December 23rd at 6:19PM EST (link)per a sabato tweet
No other media reporting Va ballot and Perry?
bzip Friday, December 23rd at 6:56PM EST (link)Well so far I might be wrong but I don’t believe it. There is only one news source reporting that Perry has been knock off the Va ballot and maybe Newt along with Larry Sabato tweeting most likely what he read from the story at Washington Post;
Perry disqualified from Va. primary ballot
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/perry-disqualified-from-va-primary-ballot/2011/12/23/gIQA3BZNEP_blog.html
I see no other references, no other media reporting this story. If Perry is knock off rest assured Newt would be too as he had even less signatures. Personally I think it is hogwash but if true then Va has a selection of: Romney and Paul.
I want to see far more media outlets “independently confirming” this before I worry.
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John King on CNN just reported Perry not on ballot
Common_Cents (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 6:59PM EST (link)I think they are going through Gingrich’s tonight, probably same situation.
Obama=Golfer in Chief, Leading from,
behind, the Back Nine.Leaders don’t create movements. Movements create leaders. Get involved. Your future depends on it.
Govt “invests” YOUR tax money for POLITICAL return rather than economic return.
Fox running it now, too
texashistorian (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 7:07PM EST (link)nt
The study of history is a powerful antidote to contemporary arrogance. It is humbling to discover how many of our glib assumptions, which seem to us novel and plausible, have been tested before, not once but many times and in innumerable guises; and discovered to be, at great human cost, wholly false.
- Paul Johnson
Bzip, I smell a rat(s)--Romney --
texasroots Friday, December 23rd at 7:14PM EST (link)so because Perry won’t drop out, Romney’s bunch (the VA governor is shilling for Romney, etc) disqualify Perry. Sounds very suspicious to me.
Team Perry - sure to contest it
bzip Friday, December 23rd at 7:20PM EST (link)Something is fishy. I am sure Team Perry will contest it. If worse comes to worse, I wonder if Perry could do a write in campaign for Va. – at least he has the money that he could try it. Where as the other candidates without much money would fail.
I am sure Team Perry isn’t going to sit down and take this, they will contest it.
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bzip- On one of the so-called VA conservative sites
Scope (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 7:49PM EST (link)from an obvious Romney supporter said that VA is very tough on ballot signatures because “they” and yes this guy is “they” don’t want any outliers or fringe candidates to be able to gain the vote in VA. So Ron Paul is on the ballot and he is not an outlier or fringe candidate? The GOP uppers in VA know that Paul will never beat Romney in the state. The fix is in. Perry really needs to do some real checking.
Now, go back and look at some of my posts where I have been very critical of Gov. McDonnell, especially with his executive order to require that all VA government vehicles be required to convert to green energy alternatives. This idiot actually said, at that signing ceremony, that he wants to see vehicles driving down the road with solar energy sources. There’s more that is so not conservative it’s not funny. How about giving the state government workers all a 3% bonus last Christmas?
I am so angry right now you have no idea. I plan on using my voice in this stae, and I won’t stop screaming until everyone knows, without any doubt that the Republicans in the top positions are frauds. Ha, and I still see some saying that McDonnell would be a great VP. He would agree and said as much. He’s very open to it by his own words.
I was wondering how you were handling this, Miss Scope.
louisianapatriette (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 9:14PM EST (link)I’m so mad I could spit nails. The VA GOP’s motives are so transparent it’s not even funny. They got rid of all the social conservatives (not that Bachmann or Santorum were serious candidates, but they WERE social conservatives) and have left you poor Virginians with Romney and Paul. They know the people are scared to death of Paul so they’ll vote Romney. OH! It makes me so angry!
We can’t let them win this. We must FIGHT, “because it’s all for nothin’ if ye don’t have freedom.” You scream from the rooftops, Scope, and we’ll stand right behind you and scream just as loud. This is war. We won’t get any help from the Republican Establishment in defeating Obama, that’s for sure, so We The People are gonna have to show the world what the Tea Party is made of. I’m not talking about the so-called leaders of the Tea Party, I’m talking about normal ordinary folks.
We got a call from the Republican National Committee this afternoon. They wanted money. They had the NERVE to ask us for money. My mom responded, “Oh no, I’m not giving you any money.” The man on the other end said, “Well, I understand this is a hard time of year to contribute…” My mom said curtly, “Oh no, you don’t understand, I’m just as disappointed in the Republican Party as I’m disgusted with Obama, goodbye.” And she hung up. If they try it again she’s going to tell them that she’d rather give money to Rick Perry than the Republican Party.
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.”–Winston Churchill
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Texasroots and Bzip won't the Virginians be upset?
romansdaughter Friday, December 23rd at 7:22PM EST (link)I sure would if I was from Virginia. That is like saying you have to vote for that candidate even though other states get to vote for other candidates you don’t…come on. Yes, Willard the Rat is really making me mad. What did he also pay for Virginia Governor’s election too??
“I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn’t,than live my life as if there isn’t and die to find out there is.” Albert Camus
“Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.” Alexander Hamilton
“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is equal sharing of misery.” Winston Churchill
” He is no fool, who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” Jim Elliot
romansdaughter, I hope it backfires big time
texasroots Friday, December 23rd at 8:33PM EST (link)This is total desperation on the GOP’s part.
I second that...
pj2012 Friday, December 23rd at 7:23PM EST (link)I smell BIG FAT ROMNEY RAT/s!!! I hope Perry’s people can fight it… Let’s see what happens to Newt’s signatures (late tonight counting for him) as he had almost a 1000 less than Perry…
pj2012,
texasroots Friday, December 23rd at 7:45PM EST (link)It would not surprise me if they let Newt qualify. It’s obvious that Paul, Bachmann, Santorum, Gingrich all want Perry out. It’s a dirty shame what these greedy people are doing to the process. And the main instigator is none other than Romney.
I believe their is a moral to this story
jimmyg Friday, December 23rd at 7:30PM EST (link)In an announcement on their Twitter feed, the Virginia GOP wrote, “After verification, RPV has determined that Rick Perry did not submit the required 10k signatures and has not qualified for the VA primary.”
It is fine and well to spend days on end on the internet praising the every word and deed of your chosen candidate, but if you are tethered to the computer only doing that, and not doing the hard and thankless precinct work, your candidate is going nowhere.
Any competent campaign organization knows that if you need 10,000 signatures to get on the ballot, you better show up with 20,000. I have maintained all along that Perry’s campaign staff were amateurs, and they have proven this tonight. He had 15 million dollars, what the he** did he do with it?
jimmyg - tell me who had 20,000 signatures
bzip Friday, December 23rd at 7:40PM EST (link)Boy you are full of poop. If you hadn’t noticed NOBODY even Romney had 20,000 signatures (Romney had 16,000, Paul had 14,000, Perry 11,900, Newt 11,000). Mind you Bachmann, Santorum, Huntsman didn’t even turn in any signatures.
Now you take Romney and even Paul who have been running for president for how many years and they didn’t even have 20,000 signatures – you are so full of hate it shines right at you.
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bzip, you can call names all you want.
jimmyg Friday, December 23rd at 7:53PM EST (link)Perry’s organization put him in a position to not get on the ballot. Ask Acat, in Illinois professional political organizations play the game of knocking their opponents off the ballot by challenging signatures on a petition to place a candidate on the ballot. This game is played by both republicans and democrats.
The Perry supporters on this site have an excuse at the ready for any fault or misstep Gov. Perry makes. In this case their is no excuse for coming up short on signatures. A professional organization would have had many more signatures than needed knowing that some, or most of those signatures would be challenged.
The problem for Romney in VA ballot...
onemovoter (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 8:58PM EST (link)is that if Newt is also dropped off the ballot and only Romney and Paul are on the ballot, a really big rumor will start going around that the fix is in for Romney through the VA GOP. Reason being is that Newt is leading by a large margin over Romney in VA.
Not only will people in VA be really ticked, but in many other states as well. Romney needs to keep Newt on the ballot, but doubt that if Perry was knocked off, (although it was the VA GOP that did the notification, not the commission) then it’s likely that Newt will be also.
The national GOP might be so embarrassed by this VA deal that they might push to have all candidates put on the ballot.
“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain, and most fools do.”- Benjamin Franklin
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Does anyone know if VA will allow write-ins in the primary?
westcoastpatriette (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 9:07PM EST (link)no comment
I heard they don't.
louisianapatriette (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 9:16PM EST (link)Which leaves Virginians with three choices: vote Romney, vote Paul, or stay at home.
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change- In VA you can write in a candidate
Scope (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 10:12PM EST (link)but Perry’s name left off the ballot fools some into thinking you only have the choice of those listed. This is a fix for Romney, I promise you.
Scope, you can't access the VA GOP website at all.
louisianapatriette (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 10:28PM EST (link)Virginian friend of mine on Twitter says it’s been like that ever since the news broke. Hopefully people are hammering it with protest emails.
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As of today, Romney has a much bigger problem than that, onemovoter
lineholder (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 9:20PM EST (link)Sebelius just passed the decision to define what is considered “acceptable health insurance” onto the states.
This article explains the gist of it.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/12/23/sebelius_masterful_muddle_112506.html
There is no mechanism in PPACA for the feds to fund the public health insurance exchange. Some states have chosen to take on a proactive role in implementing their own health exchange, but there are many other states that have been holding back, unwilling to take on the expense of the exchange if they don’t have to.
So how do the feds get around this little obstacle? “Uhhmmm…I know, let’s give responsibility for defining what is and is not acceptable health insurance to the states. Yeah, that’s the ticket. Then those evil Repubs can’t say we’re trying to use a “one-size-fits-all” mandate.” (This has been one of Romney’s favorite lines and one of his only points of defense for indicating the differences between the socialistic nationalized health care monstrosity he put into place in Massachusetts and the socialistic nationalized health care monstrosity the feds are ramming down our throats!)
Now, Obama gets to say “No, we honored states rights, too”. And by approaching this way, Sebelius might get state legislatures to take the “bait” and move forward on their own, furthering the great and wonderful socialistic health care plan.
And Romney is left buckled at the knees!!
You got the short end of the stick didn't you
center77 (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 9:41PM EST (link)Perry had more than Newt, and it was not the amount of sigs, it was the fear by march Perry would be in a one on one with Romney. There is something fishy going on, and Perrys camp got the amount needed, I am not sure why they did not get on if people are right about the numbers.
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Clearing the Playing Field
buster93 Monday, December 26th at 11:35AM EST (link)Haven’t we heard this before ? Thanks Bob wasn’t Rick Perry the Republican Governor in charge ? That was handed to you while Rick P was running for President. Oh yeah VP spot with Romney? Nice !! I guess that’s called DIRTY POLITICS. What is your job creation record Bob? Thanks Rick for being a great Governor for 11 years oh yeah read about the Austin area for A2 Apple products and bringing jobs to US 1100 more due to the decrease in regulations!!
Thanks again for jobs to Texas!!!
bzip- It was just reported on Fox
Scope (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 7:28PM EST (link)that Perry didn’t make the VA ballot. There is something very very wrong with this. The VA Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling is Romney’s VA chair. He is also running for the Gov. position to replace McDonnell. McDonnell is not endorsing because he says he is friends with a few candidates, I know Perry is one of them, but, he has campaigned with and for Romney. Ken Cucinelli is challenging Bill Bolling for the Governors race. As soon as Cucinelli announced his run, McDonnell immediately came out and endorsed Bolling.
Do you remember after the Huckabee debate, VA Atty Gen. Cuccinelli said in an interview the next day on Fox that as soon as the debate was over, he got many messages by the “uppers” in VA that he had been too hard on Romney?
I go back to the 08 race with Fred Thompson. Fred lives in VA and said that the VA GOP is like the club of the good old boys network. Cantor is their hero which is why every candidate that has started out challenging him, winds up dropping out within a few weeks of announcing. The decades long head of the GOP is a moderate at best, and a kingmaker in VA. VA pushed hard for McCain in 08.
I can promise you that if the only two candidates on the VA ballot is Ron Paul and Mitt Romney, then VA will have relegated themselves to the same irrelevant status that Iowa is headed for. They are already trying to do the same smash against a very popular Ken Cucinelli in favor of the next in line Bill Bolling. The Romney fix is in here.
I will do everything I can to scream my brains out in VA, and that’s a promise.
If you are for Perry in Virginia
izoneguy (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 7:35PM EST (link)then vote for Ron Paul IF Perry really does get rejected.
AKA – Operation Chaos….
Let’s take it to the convention.
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izoneguy, yes, taking it to the convention
texasroots Friday, December 23rd at 8:24PM EST (link)is an excellent idea. How will that play out?? I heard Perry this week say that, even if he did not win in Iowa, he was still going on (music to my ears).
Time to do some Va GOP Sceaming
bzip Friday, December 23rd at 7:44PM EST (link)Yep, it is time to do some screaming. There is clearly something fishy going on here.
I am really convinced that Team Perry isn;t going to take this sitting down. I am sure they will fight this, contest it. We haven’t heard the last of this.
It is time to make a stand, anyone who knows anyone in the Va GOP it is time to start screaming and pounding on doors. Make sure we give them a very happy Christmas, one they will never forget
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It will be contested
greyeagle Friday, December 23rd at 7:52PM EST (link)Perry is like a junk yard dog when he thinks he is getting screwed over. I say this from previous state elections.
greyeagle, how so?
texasroots Friday, December 23rd at 8:10PM EST (link)I hope you are right. What if they destroy the evidence, just like Romney destroyed all his papers in Massachusetts?
Tweet from Rebecca Kaplan, a reporter who follows Team Perry...
louisianapatriette (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 9:26PM EST (link)reads thus:
“Perry camp: reviewing VA ballot sit[uation] to see if appeal is warranted, calls it an ‘isolated case’ despite “aggressive efforts” to collect sig[natures]”
Haven’t been able to find any other source for this but I’m sure it’ll come, as this was tweeted by a reporter.
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Team Perry Responds to Va Ballot in Politico
bzip Friday, December 23rd at 8:08PM EST (link)From Politico
http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/
From Team Perry:
“Despite aggressive efforts collecting thousands of Virginia signatures after Governor Perry’s mid-August entry into the race, we were notified this evening of apparently falling short of the 10,000 voter signatures needed to qualify. We will closely review the facts and law to determine whether an appeal or challenge is warranted.
This is an isolated situation and does not impact Governor Perry qualifying for the ballot in every other state.
Gov Perry has the utmost respect for the strong place Virginia holds in our nation’s economic and military strength and in American history He will continue to work hard to build strong support in Virginia and earn the trust of conservative-minded voters there.”
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From Politico: Gingrich still may not make Va. ballot
bzip Friday, December 23rd at 9:33PM EST (link)Some more reading form Politico on the Va Ballot issue;
Gingrich still may not make Va. ballot
http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2011/12/gingrich-still-may-not-make-va-ballot-108580.html
It appears that Romney collected many of his signatures “at polling places during this year’s primary and general elections in Virginia whereas Gingrich picked up many of his outside retail stores in the last few days. Needless to say, registered voters are more easily found at the polls than outside a Wal-Mart.
ALSO:
“But as Virginia campaign lawyer Chris Ashby notes, those candidates “who submit 14,999 or fewer, however, will undergo signature-by-signature scrutiny of his or her petitions — something no statewide candidate in recent memory ever has had to endure.”
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Scope-I hope Ken Cucinelli beats Bolling for
texasroots Friday, December 23rd at 7:58PM EST (link)the governor’s race whenever that is. I knew it.. Can Cucinelli investigate? When is the Virginia primary? They could not even wait until after Christmas to announce it.
That's an interesting point texasroots
Scope (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 9:16PM EST (link)The filing deadline was yesterday a 5PM. Less than 24 hours later, they have already looked into the more than 11,000 signatures for the Perry ballot qualification. There have been some very very close contested races here and it has taken them weeks to verify the votes. Keep in mind that our Gov. McDonnell appointed the Secy. of VA State Board of Elections. He was the prior election board head for Fla. and was actively involved in “civil rights issues.”
McDonnell said he won’t endorse because he was friends with a few candidates. Then you have the second in command in VA, Lt Gov Bill Bolling as the Romney VA Campaign Chair. McDonnell keeps his nose clean, even after campaigning with Romney, and he puts the attack dog Bolling in charge of supporting Romney. I can promise you that the VA Romney fix is in.
I’ve read that VA has the hardest ballot access rules. They say that they want to insure that fringe or outlier candidates don’t get the support of VA. Perry is tossed, yet the real fringe kook idiot is going to be on the ballot. Does that make any sense to anyone?
The VA GOP, the higher ups, as Cucinelli called them, have all been bought out by the Romney. I don’t know what will happen, or even how to go about this fight in my state. I guess I now see why VA is considered a purple state. The VA GOP insures that we never get anywhere near a conservative. Please, those of you who think McDonnell would be a great VP, don’t go there. I promise McDonnell has opinions that conservatives should hate. What conservative conservative would support green energy initiatives. I promise McDonnell has actively supported non-competitive positions in the state. It’s his ongoing fight with Perry to attract businesses. We have one, read that one, healthcare company insuring more than 90% of the insured in VA. There is no competition in the state. I promise McDonnell is Romney II.
If everyone on RedState will commit here and now, "I will NEVER vote for Romney"
heraklios Friday, December 23rd at 9:33PM EST (link)It might get some people’s attention
heraklios, count me in--I will NEVER vote for
texasroots Friday, December 23rd at 10:11PM EST (link)Mitt “Alinsky” Romney!
In the VA GOP primary debacle's fallout...
louisianapatriette (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 9:41PM EST (link)DO NOT GIVE UP.
Think about it. Let’s say Perry wins Iowa. Or comes in second behind Ron Paul; in that case they’ll be counting it as a Perry win. Then let’s say Perry wins South Carolina and maybe Florida. Virginia will look like the biggest laughingstock.
It’s not over till it’s over. I’m still so mad I could spit nails, but I know that this doesn’t spell the end for the Perry campaign. Hardly. It sounds like they’re prepared to challenge this–they won’t take it lying down, you think Perry would take ANYTHING lying down???–and he’s got some real momentum going in Iowa.
We’re going to fight this flagrant example of Establishment corruption. We’re going to reveal them for the crooks, cowards, and criminals that they are, because we know that Governor Perry is a candidate worth fighting for, and we will NOT let the “elite,” whether Democrat or Republican, call the shots.
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Hooyah...
pj2012 Friday, December 23rd at 10:01PM EST (link)never give up!!
Scope you are from Virginia?
romansdaughter Friday, December 23rd at 8:17PM EST (link)Wow, I didn’t realize that…yeah that stinks royally. So if this holds up you can’t even vote for Rick Perry? I think all the conservatives in your state should start making a ruckus as you don’t even have any conservative candidate to vote for.,,Ron Paul is a nut job and Willard is not conservative.
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Imagine that . . .
boonerdan (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 7:04PM EST (link)Sounds like Romney took a play out of Obama’s playbook – CLEARING THE FIELD!
I agree, this stinks to high heaven
heraklios Friday, December 23rd at 7:07PM EST (link).
Yeah, Boonerdan I am realizing there is not much difference...
romansdaughter Friday, December 23rd at 7:33PM EST (link)between Willard the Rat and Obama. They are two of a kind.
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boonerdan, Mitt "Clearing the Field" Romney
texasroots Friday, December 23rd at 8:06PM EST (link)will in the end be “cleared himself” if, he is the only one left standing.
He "failed ot meet the requirements"
tngal (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 7:11PM EST (link)I know some are questioning the numbers, given that he did submit 11,911 sigs but the Richmond times Dispatch has this specification:.
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GOP volunteers who have spent today checking signatures at state party headquarters in Richmond determined that Perry failed to meet the requirements — the signatures of at least 10,000 registered voters, with 400 from each of the 11 congressional districts.
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http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/dec/23/1/perry-fails-to-qualify-for-virginias-presidential–ar-1565224/
tngal- You are an idiot
Scope (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 7:57PM EST (link)You don’t have the first clue of what goes on in the VA GOP, none, not the first clue. You glory in bad news about Perry, but upheld a serial woman abuser, liar, racist monger, and had not the first clue about where Libya even was on the map. Do you even have two firing brain cells, or have those two just been consumed by hate?
scope, ura
tngal (Diary) Saturday, December 24th at 12:45AM EST (link)D.A..
I don’t “hate” your candidate as you eloquently put it. I’m just putting out informaiton from a reliable source. Unless of course YOU don’t believe a newspaper from the state from which the incident occured to be reliable. I’m just passing on info. I neither love nor hate your candidate. So, what does that make me ??? Honest!!!! I will (or maybe might) check your preferred candidate if its between him and Ron Paul or him and say Donald Trump. I say might. MIGHT because your attitude is what’s preventing me from delving further into what I deem important about a candidate. YOUR attitude is enough to make one want to back off.
I give you intelligent, factual information. YOU decide what to do with the info, just don’t blame me. I did not miscount the number of sigs he had. I did not make up the Virginia rules of 400 per district and I did not do it to hurt you or any Perry supporter. I just read where there were questions regarding some posters opining how this may have come about, and I found what may have been an answer.
My candidate has backed off. Now, I can put my money, my loyalty, my energy, my yard sign, my computer phone hook up, my door knockin’ wherever the hell I want to put it.
Now the questions is…..Is it for YOUR candidate ( which you are pushing away from me) or someone else.
As a Cain supporter…I’m what’s known as a “Free Spirit”. In the political world that equates to… Don’t F…W/ME!!!
Good day sir/ma’am/thingy!
Word is
trelane Friday, December 23rd at 8:11PM EST (link)Perry failed to meet the second half of the requirement, ie. 400 from each district. Sounds pretty amateurish to me on the part of the Rick’s campaign. I’m worried that Newt might have the same problem, but I doubt they will block the frontrunner from competing.
trelane... post a link or a substantiated reference to this...
pj2012 Friday, December 23rd at 9:30PM EST (link)hearsay of yours… otherwise it’s purely unsubstantiated; a rumor meant to do harm to Perry’s campaign.
tngal, you said the magic word "GOP"
texasroots Friday, December 23rd at 7:28PM EST (link)I don’t trust them. I hope Perry’s people are allowed to examine every single one they “disqualified”. I suppose Romney wants to distract from not wanting to release his income tax returns. Also, what a coincidence to do it before the Iowa caucus.
"He is the longest serving Texas Governor with an exemplary record."
pj2012 Friday, December 23rd at 9:50PM EST (link)Honest words from a man who sees Gov. Rick Perry clearly… oh yes… and Barack Obama as well.
“Whether the topic is Israel or domestic policy, Governor Perry does not mince words. His critics treat him as a “dumb jock” because he stammers, stumbles, and fractures his syntax. He is not Ivy League educated. What he is, is a man who says what he means and means what he says. Our current leader uses elitist language to cover up a facade of knowing absolutely nothing about governing or solving problems. Governor Perry is a doer, not a talker, a workhorse, not a showhorse. He is the longest serving Texas Governor with an exemplary record.
For those wanting to know where he stands and what he believes, look in his heart. More importantly, look in his eyes.” -Eric Golub
Full article here… http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/tygrrrr-express/2011/dec/23/republican-jewish-coalition-2012-presidential-cand/
Obama v Romney v Trump?
deVere Friday, December 23rd at 10:01PM EST (link)I may wind up voting for that sleazy egomaniac with the edifice complex as the least of evils! A government run by the troika of Romney, Boehner, and McConnell does not appeal to me at all.
After the disclosure....
woggie Friday, December 23rd at 10:18PM EST (link)today that he gave 50k to the Rahm Emanuel Chicago campaign?
Something smells there. Awful lot of money for one donation to a mayoral campaign. Blackmail, extortion, protection money, bribe? What does the Chicago mafia have on the sleazy egomaniac? Did they put him up to the GOP primary involvement, and now the 3rd party run talk?
That "disclosure" is very old news.
deVere Friday, December 23rd at 11:47PM EST (link)Trump does big business in Chicago, and that 50K is just the expected fee to carry on business there:
http://www.trumpchicago.com
As they put it in those old gangster movies, “It’s not personal, it’s just business”.
IA TPers need to send the GOP...
woggie Friday, December 23rd at 10:02PM EST (link)a message that this VA travesty on Perry will be the catalyst for their undoing nationally in 11/12 .
IA TPers need to send the GOP...
woggie Friday, December 23rd at 10:02PM EST (link)a message that this VA travesty on Perry will be the catalyst for their undoing nationally in 11/12 .
Virginia GOP website is DOWN.
louisianapatriette (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 10:04PM EST (link)You cannot access it AT ALL. I’m 95% sure that means their servers are overloaded, too many people accessing it. Let me know if it starts working again because I’m going to write them a letter of vigorous protest!
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well
trevorb (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 10:18PM EST (link)that’s not what I would call good news for his campaign.
Websites go down for lots of reasons, louisiana'
acat (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 10:20PM EST (link)but .. yeah. It’s probably crushed. (heck, in a normal week, how many people look at their state GOP web pages?)
Don’t write the letter online. Print it out and put it in an envelope. Then, print out a second copy and mail it to the Perry campaign.
IIRC, elected officials look upon 10,000 constituent e-mails as the same as 100 snail-mail letters… so if you really want them to pay attention… use the post office.
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Thanks for the suggestion, acat
louisianapatriette (Diary) Friday, December 23rd at 10:30PM EST (link)Snail-mail is often the best way to reach someone, isn’t it? I’ve certainly had more responses to snail-mail in my life.
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Virginia GOP website is still DOWN...
pj2012 Saturday, December 24th at 12:03AM EST (link)The connection has timed out. The server at www.rpv.org is taking too long to respond.
Perry’s new Iowa ad pitches his idea for a ‘part-time Congress’
bzip Monday, December 26th at 5:23PM EST (link)Perry’s new Iowa ad pitches his idea for a ‘part-time Congress’
http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.com/2011/12/26/perrys-new-iowa-ad-pitches-his-idea-for-a-part-time-congress/?utm_source=RaconteurMail&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GovPerryintheNewsDecember26
Part-Time Congress
http://youtu.be/2LN7PpNxXsY
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