Wednesday, October 17, 2007

I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but Rick "39%" Perry has endorsed Rudy

Rudy may have thought that getting Rick "39%" Perry's endorsement was a good thing.

Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday won the endorsement of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, despite their differences on abortion rights.

Perry, an abortion opponent, said his biggest concern had been Giuliani's support for abortion rights but that he was satisfied Giuliani would appoint judges who view the issue conservatively.

"The one (issue) that I wanted to hear him give me an answer and look me right in my eyes was that issue of who can I expect, what type of individual can I expect on the Supreme Court," Perry said at a news conference with Giuliani.

"He clearly said ... you can look for people like Scalia and Roberts and Alito. Let me tell you, I can live with that," Perry said, referring to conservative Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts.
Indeed, it's a good thing that Rudy will commit to appoint constructionist judges. And it's good that Perry likes that in Rudy.

But where has this conservatism in Perry been for the past couple of years? Does Rudy really want the endorsement of the man who signed into the law the largest tax increase in Texas history? Does Rudy really want the endorsement of a man who tried to use executive order (a power the governor of Texas does not posses) to force girls to receive a vaccine of dubious safety? More importantly though, there is the possibility that this could mean a cabinet position or, horrifically, the Vice Presidency. Message to Rudy: Rick Perry is a snake. He comes from good roots, but they have been corrupted. He is a sell-out to Mexico. But, yes, he does have a terrific head of hair.


By the way, does it concern the Giuliani campaign that Mr. Perry only received 39% of the vote in his last election?

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