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- Dewhurst no-showing candidate forums a dangerous strategy – Evan, Texas Iconoclast
- Railroad Commission urges AG to challenge Obama EPA's war on Texas power – Jack Smith, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- National poll puts Perry in front of the Republican pack – Dave Montgomery, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- Perry and Global Warming – Jim Lacey, National Review
- Rick Perry’s Got My Vote – Kinky Friedman, The Daily Beast
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- The Constitutional Populist Realignment Of 2012 – Ralph Benko, Forbes
Elites, of course, find being criticized for their failures unbearable. Consider the explosive reaction to Gov. Rick Perry’s acid criticism of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Perry said that “printing more money to play politics at this particular time in American history, is almost treacherous, or treasonous….”
This is consummate free market constitutional populism. Yet our governing elite has lost its bearings and even its moorings in historical reality. Perry’s views on what now is euphemistically called “quantitative easing” are virtually indistinguishable from those of a lot of irresponsible maniacs including most of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and such disreputable figures as Thomas Paine, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison.
- What Rick Perry Can Teach the GOP About Immigration – Erica Grieder, The Atlantic
- Hutchison: Perry didn't fight fair in 2010 governor's race – Todd J. Gillman, Trail Blazers Blog
- Obama team scouts for anti-Perry Texans – Todd J. Gillman, TrailBlazers Blog
- Flurry of new polls sez Rick is the top dog… – Rick vs Kay
- Taxpayer-funded researchers bristle at criticism – Mark Lisheron, Texas Watchdog