I will remain a Perry supporter all the way.

Sorry … can’t help you here.

come to that particular bridge, so I haven’t the foggiest. I do know, however, who I would NOT vote for! That narrows it down to a more respectable size!

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I agree with you. In fact, you brought up some points that I had not thought about regarding GC’s self-inflicted confusion. I do hope he finds someone he can finally be happy to support, but, alas, I’m just not so sure that will ever happen.

Guess it is hard for me to understand since I’m a dyed-in-the-wool, unwavering Rick Perry supporter and have never given a thought as to anyone else. If I’m ever forced to look in another direction, then I will do so, but that time has not arrived.

thing in writing. Maybe GC will read it and see what he is doing. I particularly don’t understand how you can support a candidate (Perry) one day and gut them the next day. Fine … if you change your mind, okay, but don’t bash the one you just spoke of so fondly. Those who are still sitting on the fence are probably dizzy from all of the back and forth, not to mention more confused than they were initially.

Yeppers, friend, they don’t call it the silly season for nothing! This is going to be written up in history as one of the most insane primaries ever – with egg on all our faces, even on those of us who have not participated in the insanity of jumping ship for the latest flash in the pan.

names and lip reading” have to do with Rick Perry? NADA! The Bush dynasty appears to be fighting against Perry with all their might ($$$) just as they did in our last Governor’s race. If Perry were one in the same, as you believe, why on earth would they despise Perry so much? Hmmmm?

Your theory does not compute. What does Texas have to do with anything? Besides, the Bush family is NOT “from” Texas – they just live here now – that is, when they are not at their family compound in the NE.

voter? Great balls a’fire!! No wonder this country is going down the tubes with lightning speed.

Yeah, GC is having issues … he has done this before, and I’m getting somewhat concerned about him. I sure would hate to be going through such an immobilizing triangulation and am extremely happy that my choice has been set in stone from the first day Perry announced.

But … we’ll all get through it, jake! Think I’ll go take a soaking bubble bath … get some of the filth off to go down the drain.

My former and current assessment of Santorum is that I have never “liked” the guy and would have to be forced to ever vote for him. Remember that the things I say are what I personally see in the man: (1) he is a twit, a wimp who, when he attempts to be “strong” and “macho,” comes across as the nerdy guy in high school with spinach in his teeth who wanted to run with the so-called “in” crowd; (2) though appearing to be a good family man with family values, why would he want to run for any significant office when he has a handicapped child (one of 7!) and, given the hours he would be forced to be absent as President, those demands would preclude his being much of a father – his wife cannot possibly handle everything – even with hired help, they still need both parents; (3) he is to me too liberal in important (for me) areas, particularly with his love for spending, and he has voted with the establishment far too many times for my stomach to handle; (4) he is indecisive and wobbly; (5) he appears to have very little understand of foreign policy; and (5) I cannot for the life of me see him as our President, the Commander in Chief, who would be the take-charge, give ‘em hell LEADER that we so sorely need – this country will implode under such wimpiness (is that a word?)!

Another big, big, big, big thing for me is our military. Can you imagine Santorum in uniform? Can you envision him taking a not-backing-down stance with our enemy(ies)? I can’t. I have a beloved granddaughter in the military, and I will not vote for anyone whom I feel does not respect our military and want only the finest tools and Presidential backing/leading for them to take with them on their mission(s).

Okie dokie, GC – ya asked for it, so there ya go. Hope it helps!

post! I’ve had to delay responding to it cuz I had to stop blubbering long enough to do so with something akin to clarity. I want you to know that I am extremely honored by your words – and I mean that with all my heart. What a kind, sweet, dear soul you have, and I would like you to pass along to your parents that I am most honored to be the friend of such a wonderful man as their very well-mannered and thoughtful son!

Our pathetic society has stooped to levels that I could never have envisioned. I cannot tell you how many times I have been dismissed as too old, senile, stupid, etc. only because I am a senior citizen. My backside would still be red to this very day if I had ever uttered such things to my elders – my folks would have seen to that – but such things never occurred to me. I remember sitting with my cousins at my great-grandmother’s feet while she sat in her rocker and told us true stories about when my grandmother (her daughter) was a little baby and the Indians were still “wild” (as she put it) in Oklahoma. There were roving bands of Indian marauders going through the countryside – stealing, terrorizing (and worse) the womenfolk, shooting arrows and guns into their homes while the women would try to keep the children quiet. The menfolk would be toiling hard in the fields so were not there to protect their families. Her tales were fascinating to us, and we hung on her every word. She would also tell us about the terrible tornadoes that had come through, the people killed, running to their storm cellars, etc. Oh, what wonderful things she taught us. And my grandmother did the same. I cherish each and every memory of them and still mourn their passing, just as I do my own beloved mother who would now be 93.

I don’t intend to whine or feel sorry for myself, red – not at all. I mourn for this nation, our children and, indeed, the entire world and what we have become – Godless and evil. Do I forgive those responsible? No, I don’t. I do not forgive evil in any form. It just isn’t in me to do so.

All I know, dear red, is that there is a reason for you to be in my life, and I have learned today only one of the thousands of reasons why. Thank you.

Barry White was always GREAT and another of my very favorites, but he was gone all too soon! Just like Marvin Gaye. The great, great talents have typically passed all too young!

Many times when I’m reading/posting here on RS, I’m listening to all of the good stuff. I also use music to alter a mood – wonder if I’m the only person on the planet who does that? If I’m down, I’ll play something like “Grapevine” to get me up and dancin’ around. Oh, without music my soul would die … there would be no “me” any more.

Thanks for the tip on the JVC. I’ll go over to the link and see what is what. It is always good to get a recommendation from someone you know and trust! Thanks, Miss ava!

ongoing also. Thank you.

I would bet your California Grizzly Bear mama is a hoot! Yes, she and your dad did a wonderful job of child-rearing, and I suspect your wonderful culture had a lot to do with that.

I’m with our guy Perry all the way, red – no turning back, no questions, no anything. He is the only one on that stage with true American grit to attempt the dismantling of our very degraded society. Anyway, we go, I won’t change my mind – regardless of the naysayers, the manipulators, et al.

Squeeze the little one every chance you get … but I know that you do. Our children are our lifelines, the ones who keep us going. God bless them all!

things as I see it. I’m going by what I personally know about Perry, having had the luxury of observing him for many years and the elections he has won.

Our last Governor’s race was particularly brutal and dirty – filthy, actually. I have laughed my head off when I see comments that Perry has never been vetted. My God, between the Bushies/Rove, trial lawyers, teachers’ union, dems, GOP establishment, et al., Perry was smeared, laughed at, accused of being gay – the things they threw out there were nothing by drive-by smears. There were many candidates: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R), Bill White (D) former mayor of Houston (snake) and a couple of other lesser ones. KBH had the GOP establishment, read that as the good ole boys, Bushies, Rove (nasty mouthpiece/manipulator) behind her since she is a RINO. She wanted to leave D.C. and they had decided that she would win hands-down and threw out every dirty trick in the books – and I mean dirty. The GOP establishment/RINOs are terrified of Perry because he has this wonderful habit of tearing down fiefdoms, cushy little political nests, etc. They MUST have another RINO (squish) in leadership roles to continue on with their comfy and powerful positions. In order to continue on with the status quo so they can keep feathering their nests ($$) and gain even more power/prestige. Perry wants to clean house, and they aren’t having it.

Then there are the trial lawyers who hate Perry because he was for tort reform (and did sign it into law) which tore up there ambulance-chasing money making lifestyles. I’m talking about helicopters, big nice buildings with helipads on top, and $$$ in their pockets. Well, you know how that went over with them.

Teachers’ union – ’nuff said there. We all know what those unions are about and they have brainwashed enough teachers so they will vote dem. Crooked union heads destroy everything.

Bill White – what a dirty, dirty dem he is – very rich liberal. I’ve lived in the Houston area for many years and know what he did. Out of sight spending, making Houston a sanctuary city, dirty city politics – he was building another Chicago (and it is ongoing today under a female lesbian dem mayor).

The race rocked along, Perry being thrashed from every corner, the lies, the filth they threw – at one point Perry was down 20+% to KBH with Bill White close behind. They were all laughing and just knew they had a lock on the race. Perry just kept on keeping on, campaigning, being himself, meeting with folks all over the state. The upshot? He won handily and every damn one of them went scurrying off with their tails between their legs. This is how Perry does things, just as I described. He is NOT dumb, ignorant, squishy, hesitant, weak or any of the things he is called. The MSM has him in a black-out at this time because we all know they want Romney to win cuz he will lose, big time, to b.o. and they are in the tank for our Dear Reader, the monster.

So … Miss cheetah, I gotta go with my instincts, with his record, with what I know personally – he is far and away the best man since Reagan, IMHO. There have been only 3 candidates in my 71 years that my head and my heart were connected on choosing them – Goldwater, Reagan and now Rick Perry. So, I’m going with the things I’ve lived through, observed closely and relying on my instincts. I do hope this has helped you in some small way, lady bug, but it is the best way I can explain it. Just consider what I have said and understand that all of these things are only my opinion.

Chin up, sweetie!!!

truly hard for me to explain my feelings. I have no crystal ball or anything, but wasn’t sure if you knew a lot of the background of Perry and what he has already been through. He is one strong man, I’ll tell you that. So is Anita – she is a strong, supportive, gracious and kind lady – they are a perfect match.

Here’s to us, cheetah! I have faith in him after observing him lo these many years. He’s only improved things, never harmed.