Layoutshooter, there are many good people in all walks of life, including those who serve in government or hold elective office. It doesn't require much discernment to understand Rick Perry has been an outstanding governor for the state of Texas. Texas is widely acclaimed as an economic success even while much of the nation never recovered from the great slump of 2007-2010.
One of Rick Perry's guiding principles is "to keep government as inconsequential in our lives as possible." In other words, Perry wants to keep government small and non-intrusive in our everyday life. Perry is a former US Air Force pilot and has strong backing from the military community. After his military career was over, Perry worked alongside his father in a small family business. He became successful in real estate. Perry works tirelessly to recruit new businesses to relocate to Texas where he has developed a business friendly environment with low taxes, few impediments to start a new business, tort reform and a strong can-do attitude.
The governor is pro-military, pro-gun, an avid hunter and outdoorsman, very strong on border enforcement, very much a law and order conservative. Perry is a devoted family man who has remained married to one woman his entire adult life. One would be hard pressed to find any hint of scandal in his decades of public service. The citizens of Texas know Perry well and have chosen to elect him as their governor over and over.
What is bothersome to me are faultfinders who bleat refrains such as, "Throw them all out. They're all bums." The use of just a little brainpower will reveal that isn't so. There are good people in all walks of life.
Update: http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/08/16/6047440/perry-felony-indictment-is-a-farce.html?rh=1
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