NYTimes inadvertently (GREATLY) assisting Gov. Perry!

posted at 12:26 pm on July 6, 2011 by Kevin McCullough
[ Elections ]   

The New York Times has a new piece out designed to advance a supposed slight between former President George W. Bush, and current Texas Governor Rick Perry, should Perry decide to run for the Presidency.

Going to into some random musings about the differences between Gov. Perry and former President Bush when he was Governor of the Lone Star State, the writers try to frame the debate as though:

1. Political rivalries in primary election years are new… (which they aren’t!)
2. Act as though this will make some sort of difference come general election season… (which it won’t!)

The paragraphs pit Gov. Perry, who was coaxed into Republicanism by none other than Karl Rove, against President Bush, who was a less than perfect conservative–by his own admission–during his time of public service.

The TIMES writers act as though this means somehow that Perry will be limited in his ability to garner large numbers of “Bush-like” republicans to be supportive of his cause.

The only problem is, this battle has already been fought and the grouchy Bush aides that don’t like Perry already got their clocks cleaned. (It’s called, “How Governor Perry got his third term, and became the longest serving Governor in the history of the state of Texas.)

Ask Senator Kay Baily Hutchison.

The Times’ piece gives passing reference that the rift between Perry/Bush is more likely a reality amongst slighted staff members of past campaigns… (which it is.) And as such has almost no impact on whether or not Bush and Perry could shake hands, enjoy a baseball game, or even go out and campaign together against Barack Obama.

The NYTimes authors of this piece are smoking sheen-style seven-gram-rocks if they think that President Bush will be anything other than enthusiastic and helpful should the race for 2012 come down to Perry v. Obama.

Also… they are helping Perry shore up credentials in places where Bush is/was less popular.

The fact that the “NYTimes” has made a big deal about “broken ties” between the two Texans will make folks like my recent sparring partner on FoxNews, Leslie Marshall think actually more highly of Perry.

The mischief that the NYTimes and the rest of the old media will be up to come 2012–none can truly measure, but if they wish it to be effective, they had best not be so delusional in picking the topics they think might actually work, because the way this Texan sees it, they just a big dose of help on the yet-to-be-declared-candidacy of Rick Perry.

And the former President and the Governor are most likely having a big giggle about it right now over some left over July 4th brisket.

“Yankees… and their funny ways…”

I’m Kevin McCullough and that’s how I “Binge Think”
And I also believe that he absolutely can not!

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