Zitat des Tages von Rick Perry:
Admit it America - 2008 was our national 'oops' moment!
Obama is a president, who I think is anti-jobs.
When it comes to conservative social issues, it saddens me when sometimes my fellow Republicans duck and cover in the face of pressure from the left. Our loudest opponents on the left are never going to like us so let's quit trying to curry favor with them.
Texas created more jobs in 2008 than the rest of the states - combined.
There is evil prowling in the world - it shows up in our movies, video games and online fascinations, and finds its way into vulnerable hearts and minds.
The fact is there is forgiveness for those who seek God. And I believe in the power of redemption.
As Americans, we don't see the role of government as guaranteeing outcomes, but allowing free men and women to flourish based on their own vision, their hard work and their personal responsibility.
I think Barack Obama is a socialist. I think he cares for his country - don't get me wrong about that - but I think he truly misunderstands what this country was based upon, the values that America was based upon, which was free enterprise and having the ability to risk your capital and having a chance to have a return on your investment.
I supported Arizona's immigration law by joining in that lawsuit to defend it. Every day I have Texans on that border that are doing their job.
It is through states that the American people get the job done every day, often in spite of a deeply flawed bureaucratic federal government.
I am also the product of a place called Paint Creek. Doesn't have a zip code. It's too small to be called a town along the rolling plains of Texas. We grew dryland cotton and wheat, and when I wasn't farming or attending Paint Creek Rural School, I was generally over at Troop 48 working on my Eagle Scout award.
America's greatness is not found in the size of its government. America's greatness resides in the hearts and the minds of the people.
In the rush to become all things to all people, the federal government has lost sight of its core responsibilities. As a result we're stuck in this frustrating paradox where Washington actually neglects things it's clearly supposed to be doing, while interfering in other areas where they are neither welcome nor authorized.
I'm all about job creation. That's what I've done for ten years as the governor of Texas, and that's what I'm focused on.
Dark economic clouds are dissipating into an emerging blue sky of opportunity.
We can't have deficit spending in Texas. You have to balance your budget every two years.
We believe in government involvement that leads to independence: good schools, quality roads and the best health care.
This administration in Washington that's in power now clearly believes that government is not only the answer to every need, but it's the most qualified to make the most central decisions for every American in every area.
I disagree with the concept that somehow or another we're going to pack up 10, to 12, to 15 million people and ship them back to the country of origin. That's not going to happen.
President Obama's call for nearly a half-trillion dollars in more government stimulus when America has more than $14 trillion in debt is guided by his mistaken belief that we can spend our way to prosperity.
It's time to bring tough medicine to Washington. No longer will policy be set by K Street, it will be dictated by Main Street.
The Obama administration is an affront to every freedom-loving American, and a threat to every private sector job in this country.
We know there is no such thing as freedom without the risk of failure.
We cannot afford four more years of this misguided socialist policies from President Obama and his administration.
We had a $10 billion budget deficit when we got here in January of 2003. We cut that budget deficit; we did not raise taxes; we came back in '05, and we had an $8 billion surplus. That's how fast it can happen.
You got to have a courageous president to stand up and says, listen, if - if you send a bill to me that spends more money than what we've coming in, I'll veto it. I mean, I'm going to try to work with you the best I can, but I'm going to veto it.
I want you to answer this question: Why should you settle for anything less than an authentic conservative who will fight for your views and values without an apology? Think about that.
The people who illegally cross into the country are from countries that have very close ties to al Qaeda, whether it's Yemen or Afghanistan, Pakistan, China. It is an absolute national disgrace.
Our shared conservative values, our belief in the individual is the great hope of our nation.
Our work is before us. It cannot be passed to future legislatures and must not be passed to future generations. May we boldly seize the moment with singular unity. And may we build a Texas of unlimited possibility.
The God we serve does not seek out the perfect, but instead uses our imperfections and our shortcomings for his greater good. I am humbled by my own limitations. But where I am weak, He is strong.
And I have a message for the liberals and the defenders of the status quo: we're just getting started.
I grew up in a house with no running water, 16 miles from the closest place that had a post office. I had a very parochial view of the world.
America needs jobs, smaller government, less spending and a president with the courage to offer more than yet another speech.
Conservatives are winning offices, and champions of big government are cleaning out their desks right now.
I happily cling to my guns and my God, even if President Obama thinks that that is a simpleminded thing in his elitist heart.
