Since I have been unconsciously writing about Rick Perry in my past blogs, I figured it was time to discover the man behind the mask. The first placed I looked was his own presidential campaign website where he had a few essays dedicated to his accomplishments and future presidency plans.
The first essay covered Perry’s extensive resume, ranging from his humble origins in the small community of Paint Creek, to a twice elected Aggie Yell Leader with a bachelor’sdegree in Animal Science, to a C-130 pilot of the Air Force and finally to a three times elected Texas Governor. The rest of the essays were used to shine on Perry’s widely known achievement within the Texas economy and how they could be taken as a reference to impulse the US economy if Perry was to ever get his shot at Washington. Each of the essay’s title exemplified Perry’s goals for the future; Jobs, tax relief, spending, liberty, security and prosperity. Not very original, but I guess it’ll do.
The last essay, “BelieveAgain” was the one that caught my attention. Not because I wished to believe again in the government but because of the remarkable similarity it held with the 2008 Obama’s campaign slogan; “a Change we can believe in”. It’s not only because both contain the word “believe” that I found the similarity, but the intentions behind are the same, show the public that their approach is something new and unique and that this time it will actually work, and set Washington straight.
Both Perry and Obama had similar plans, both wanted to lower taxes and increase jobs, both wanted to minimize unnecessary federal government spending in order to maximize the use of tax payer dollars and both wished to “restore the confidence in the American dream” where everybody has an equal and fair chance. Essentially both had the same bottom line. The only distinction between both candidates was that one had solid hard rock solid data while the other one didn’t. Perry has a lot more statistical facts than Obama does, all ranging from jobs created to approval of government jobs, which is why for Obama the slogan “a change we can believe in” may no longer work for the upcoming elections since Perry’s statistical data is something no one wants to compare themselves to.
Overall I find Perry to be the Obama’s republican, except with more hair and a lot more candidates to battle before obtaining Republican nomination to the presidency.
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