Rick Perry for President???

hubris - hyoo-bris (n) excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.


Whenever I read an article on Rick Perry these days, I am reminded of a saying I heard my father-in-law use one time when speaking about someone. He said, "if his lips are moving, he must be lying".


I am amazed by the crap that comes out of Perry's mouth these days. I think the defining moment of this was when I read in the Dallas Morning News yesterday morning. Perry, when addressing his "prayer event", said, "Our hearts break for those who suffer....those who have lost jobs, lost their homes, people who have lost hope".


WHAT??


For Rick Perry to even think those words, much less have them eminate from his lying mouth, is almost too much to take. Rick Perry's arrogance is staggering. Examples:

He passes a budget that cuts school funding by $4 billion over the next two years, then spouts off at a news conference and says, "The lieutenant governor, the speaker, their colleagues aren't going to hire or fire one teacher, as best I can tell. That is a local decision that will be made at the local districts."

The budget cuts basic aid and state grants to school districts, eliminates more that 5,700 jobs at state agencies and universities, all the while there is more than $9.7 billion sitting in a rainy day fund. Then he has the arrogance to tell people attending the August 6th "prayer event" at Reliant Stadium in Houston that, "Our hearts break for those who suffer....those who have lost jobs, lost their homes, people who have lost hope".

Speaking of that "prayer event". It was sponsored by The American Family Association. Sounds good, right? I mean, America, family values, all that stuff? Mmmmm..... not so much.

A spokesman for the Association asserts that the Nazi Party was founded by gays.

Another sponser was the International House of Prayer, whose founder has called on Christians to use "spiritual warefare" against legalized abortion and gay rights.

Some invited guests? How about San Antonio televangelist John Hagee, who has called the Catholic Church "the whore of Babylon" and said Hurricane Katrina was "the curse of God" on a sinful New Orleans. Or how about Mike Bickle, founder of the International House of Prayer, who has said that Oprah Winfrey is the precursor to the Antichrist?

Perry said last month it was not fair to tie him to all the event's participants. I wonder if he said that back in 2008, when all the Republicans had their hair on fire calling for President Obama to denounce Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the pastor at Obama's church that had said, "blacks should not sing "God Bless America" but "God damn America."

Guilt by association, Governor.

Perry said after he was elected last year that he was not going to run for President. He said, 'I have the best job in the world. Being Governor of Texas". Today he announced his nomination. Wonder what changed his mind? Could it be that the budget he signed off on was written so that the deepest cuts won't take place until the second year of the budget cycle, which starts just over two months before the November 2012 elections? He'll be long gone from Texas before then.  

I'm not sure if I'm happy or glad that he is running for president. I'm glad he'll be gone from Texas, but I'm scared to death if he is elected.

Perry has said he wants to "minister" to America as president.

Be afraid, America. Be very afraid.