I don’t know if Rick Perry will win the Republican nomination for President of the United States.  I don’t even know if I want Rick Perry to win the Republican nomination for President of the United States.  But I do know that his decision to run for President will have an immediate and profound effect on this election.  The reason is that he is one of the best political speakers since Ronald Reagan.  The man can flat out talk.  He has a way of connecting with an audiennce that is remarkable.  The only other Republican who has this type of communication skill is Sarah Palin.  The difference between the two is that Perry looks and sounds like a President.  Watch the following video of his speech to the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans on June 18, 2011:

http://www.texastribune.org/texas-people/rick-perry/video-perrys-speech-in-new-orleans/

There will be an immediate all-out assault on him from the liberal left and from all the other Republican candidates.  There is a reason for that.  This is the most dangerous candidate to come on the political scene in a long time.  He is dangerous because we haven’t seen this kind of pure political ability in a long time.  Perhaps his biggest problem is that he is almost too good to be true.

I believe the people in this country are hungry for leadership.  George W. Bush wasn’t that bad at being President, but he simply could not connect with the American people.  As a result, he withered under the unrelenting assault by the liberal left in the main stream media.  Barack Obama is good at reading a TelePrompter, but he is not in the same league as Rick Perry with regard to speaking ability.  In addition, Perry simply does not back down from his personal values.  He organizated a prayer day in Houston that drew 30,000 people.  The liberal left was horrified that someone would “interject christianity” into a federal election.  I suspect they will be even more horrified to learn that the vast majority of people will like it.

Unless someone digs up some serious dirt on Rick Perry, or another candidate picks it up several notches, he is going to soar to the top of the leader board.  This is the best thing that can happen, but whether he wins or not, the remaining candidates are going to have to really pick up their game or they will be left in the dust.

We haven’t seen a Presidential candidate with this type of speaking skill in a long long time.  Grab your ankles, we’re going for a ride.

TDM