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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCan someone remind me why Governor Rick Perry is running again?
Thank you in advance.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,714 posts)arcane1
(38,613 posts)Though it might be more like stand-up comedy in his case
rurallib
(62,448 posts)although you might need a brain cell for that.
HornBuckler
(1,015 posts)I initially laughed and thought that was a succinct but humorous reply and then I started thinking of the reality of it.
dawg
(10,624 posts)1. He wants to go down in history.
2. He wants to promote the Republican agenda.
and ... er .... um .....
Oops! I forgot the third one.
beat me on the button.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)1. He's over 35,
2. He was born a citizen of the US, and
3. Ummm, oops.
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)Best answer yet!
polichick
(37,152 posts)westerebus
(2,976 posts)He is, there for, he does.
HassleCat
(6,409 posts)westerebus
(2,976 posts)Close enough.
Solly Mack
(90,787 posts)That's why all the GOP contenders are running.
Duppers
(28,127 posts)HassleCat
(6,409 posts)His hair is perfect. Ahhhh-ooooo!
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)Ahhhh-ooooo!
Laurian
(2,593 posts)Probably the motivating factor for most of the clown car occupants. Citizens United created a new career path for "has been" politicians (and neurosurgeons and failed CEOs).
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)Man from Pickens
(1,713 posts)at least that's what I suspect based on his last go-around
Coventina
(27,172 posts)OutNow
(868 posts)at least that's what his handler told him.
okasha
(11,573 posts)TexasMommaWithAHat
(3,212 posts)That's my guess, anyway.
angryvet
(181 posts)recommended Secession...that is a "puzzlement!" I can't imagine someone wanting to secede from the US being wholeheartedly in support of the country. He's a moran.
valerief
(53,235 posts)Ilsa
(61,698 posts)Prez.
Evidently there are a few smart Aggies out there.
randys1
(16,286 posts)And those who are not criminals are just plain stupid, or both
Avalux
(35,015 posts)That's the only reason I can think of - he'll create a PAC and rake in the dough. That's why most of them are jumping into the GOP clown car; they know they don't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning.
Rex
(65,616 posts)I had three reasons...but I can only remember two.
tanyev
(42,618 posts)Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)To remind us that if we pray for rain we might get floods. To prove that stupid conservatives are a little less scary than smart ones.
To be the first presidential candidate to run his campaign from a jail cell.
Warpy
(111,351 posts)plus the attention that running a loser campaign that won't get off the ground will afford.
He doesn't have a prayer even in Texas, where prayers mean something.
sendero
(28,552 posts).... as dumb ambition. This guy is too thick to realize that to have average smarts he'd need to add a few IQ points.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)Bless his heart, most politicians that are that ambitious rarely say no.
Vinca
(50,304 posts)AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)Why are any of these tools running?
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)Especially homosexuality.
CK_John
(10,005 posts)Iggo
(47,567 posts)Buns_of_Fire
(17,196 posts)And his spiritual adviser has told him that, to atone, he must humiliate himself in front of as many people as possible, time after time, for the rest of his life, lest he spend eternity locked in the fourth layer of hell with Michele Bachmann and vicious corn dogs with very large teeth.