February 10, 2012
If it's halftime in America, I'm fearful of what the final score's going to be if we let this president start the second half as the quarterback.
Perry: I'm afraid of Obama as "quarterback"
By Rebecca Kaplan, CBS News
A confident Rick Perry returned to the national stage at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday and pledged to keep fighting for conservative ideals, though he neglected to mention Newt Gingrich, the GOP candidate he endorsed when he dropped out of the presidential race.
As he did during his time as a candidate, Perry focused much of his speech on criticizing President Obama, even seeking to turn to the GOP's advantage a now-famous Chrysler ad with Clint Eastwood that aired during the Super Bowl that many said seemed to be pro-Obama .
"He will have to explain to the American people why his vision for bigger government, more spending, and higher taxes will work over the next four years when it hasn't worked in the past three and a half years.” – Sen. Rob Portman on President Obama
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