Perry To Run in 2010: Don't Let It Happen!

I think Rick Perry is the poster boy for everything that is bad about the conservatives here in Texas. (Bush is the obvious candidate nationally.) Perry believes that non-Christians are going to hell when they die. In my personal life, my basic “litmus test” for a “good Christian” versus a “bad Christian” is whether they believe non-believers are going to hell –I won’t associate with the later type of Christian. This type of “you’re going straight to hell” Christian is essentially saying that only by rejecting man’s life and reason can you be saved when you die. He is setting up a direct contradiction between the requirements of this life and his religion, which I regard as a morally evil position (by the standard of man’s life). Furthermore, politically, Perry seems to care very little about private property rights and freedom of contract, but he vigorously pushes the conservative religious agenda –which is all they really care about.
Now, believing that he hasn't done enough to push Texas towards theocracy, Perry will be running for Governor again in 2010. This article also notes that Kay Bailey Hutchison is considering running against him in their party’s primary. A little Internet research revealed that she has a better record on abortion and stem cell research, which means I’d feel safer with her as Governor. Based on this article, I think my strategy would be to vote for Hutchison in the Republican Party primary, then vote for the Democrat in the general election. The next Governor will most likely be a Republican anyway, and this will help to ensure that anybody but Perry is elected.