Independent Activity in Support of (or Opposition to) Potential Presidential Candidates

The Proverb says “Where there is no vision, the people perish…” Never before has this been more true than today. Our great nation deserves and the world needs America to be strong and stable. We must be a people who are confident that we are secure at home and respected abroad. The power to ensure the security of our homeland and the strength of our military to secure our strategic national interests is contingent upon our maintaining a robust and growing national economy.

There is no security without economic security. There can be no military power without economic power and there is little question that the challenges that confront our nation are only escalating. The out of control growth of government spending, entitlements, unfunded pension liabilities and historic national debt have compromised our nation’s future and have eroded our stature and influence in the world.

That is why I am declaring the formation of the Committee to Draft Texas Governor Rick Perry for President of the United States. As a member of the California State Assembly I recently led a bipartisan delegation of lawmakers visited Austin a few weeks ago to learn why Texas was creating jobs while the Golden State was struggling.

We found that from January 2008 to December 2010, Texas added more than 165,000 jobs while during the same time period, California lost 1.2 million jobs. For me and my colleagues, we saw those numbers as an indication that, under the leadership of Rick Perry, Texas was doing something very right.

I had the opportunity to sit and meet with Governor Perry and he explained that when he was first elected he made creating jobs and building the economy of Texas his number one priority – and that’s the kind of vision and leadership our nation and economy so desperately needs. I was impressed with his ability to communicate and lead and the clarity that he has for building and growing the economy.

Rick Perry has not just talked about building a thriving economy, he’s actually done it. That’s why CEO’s – people who know a thing or two about job creation – rank Texas the best place in the nation to do business. We need a President who can make “Made in America” our national slogan again.

He understands the necessity for states and the federal government to establish and maintain a regulatory environment that promotes the free market and business development. He has successfully lead the way in reducing taxes and unnecessary regulations that punish business growth and send jobs to other countries.

Never before has the need for strong, capable leadership been greater. America has stood as a beacon of opportunity and freedom to the world. That is why generation after generation has come to our shores following their hopes and dreams for a better future. I believe that in his service as Governor of Texas, Rick Perry has demonstrated that he has the leadership and the vision for restoring our nation’s economy and making America great again.

If we can get Governor Rick Perry in Washington instead of Texas he will no longer recruit businesses from Ca. but he will recruit jobs back to America from China and India and put America, not just Texas, back to work/

I am proud to be joined by my Republican colleagues Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries, Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, Assemblyman Mike Morrell and Assemblyman Brian Jones in forming the Committee to Draft Rick Perry for President.

Assemblyman Dan Logue, R-Linda, represents the 3rd Assembly District in the California Legislature.

Ed. Notes

>This site is a late arrival among the independent efforts. Rush Limbaugh's praise of Perry on his radio show on May 18 as a candidate with the "potential to light this up," Mitch Daniels' May 22 announcement that he would not run, and the launch of this site on May 19 helped create some Perry buzz, although Perry himself has repeatedly dismissed the idea of running. (In a May 27 press conference he did seem to open the door a bit, stating, "I'm thinking about running. I'm going to think about it, but I think about a lot of things.")

The site includes a video of Gov. Perry meeting with the delegation of California lawmakers at the Texas State Capitol on April 14, 2011. A neat feature is "Click Here to Send a Voicemail Message to Governor Perry."