Presidential candidate Rick Perry had a simple message for a job-hungrynation on Friday: The energy business isn't just for his home state of Texas .
In remarks at a Pittsburgh -area steel plant, Governor Perry sketched a vision of a nation where more than 1 million additional workers can be busy drilling for oil and gas, mining for coal, and finding new offshore resources.
"Right here in Pennsylvania , and across the state line in West Virginia and Ohio , we will tap the full potential of the Marcellus Shale and create another 250,000 jobs," he said in unveiling a major piece of his overall economic plan.
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In short, his point is that the nation's job climate wouldn't be so bleak if the rest of the nation takes a cue from his own home state. And he pledged that if elected president, he would lead the charge with efforts toclear regulatory hurdles out of the way.
"We have the resources we need to fuel our cars, our homes, and our power plants," Perry said."They can be found in ... Oklahoma , North Dakota , New Mexico , Alabama , Kentucky , throughout theAmerican West, and, of course, Alaska ."
He didn't tout energy development as the only solution needed for an economy where some 14 million workers are now unemployed. But he suggested that 1.2 million jobs could come from such efforts, while also making the nation more secure from dependence on foreign oil.
Perry is putting forth his proposal, which he named "Energizing American Jobs and Security," at a time his campaign needs a boost. In recent weeks he has been outflanked by the rise of Herman Cain , whose "9-9-9" plan for tax reform has found broad appeal. And Perry has hurt his own candidacy with weak performances in TV debates.
A risk is that his emphasison energy will seem narrow-bore and predictable (any surprise that a Texas governor likes domestic oil production?). Perry madea point of noting that he has other pieces of his economic plan on the way, including proposals for a tax-code overhaul, entitlement reform, and taming federal deficits. And by going into detail on energy, Perry arguably can show supporters that he's prepared to lead in a new direction on an important national issue.
He sought to draw a clearcontrast with President Obama .
"His energy policies are driven by the concerns ofactivists in his party, my policies are driven by theconcerns of American workers without jobs," Perry said.
He said the Obama administration has opposed fossil fuel development at home, while encouraging countries like Brazil to drill offshore and sell it toAmerican consumers."The American economy should not be beaten into the ground when greater energy independence and lower energy costs lie right under American soil," he said.
Is Perry right that energy is a ripe field for job creation?

Perry's speech embodied one long American tradition, a focus on tapping the abundant resources with which the land is blessed.But his approach might run headlong into a parallel tradition of environmental protection.

Citing the large presence of wind energy in Texas, Perry said he sees an important role for green energy sources. But he called for an end to subsidies for "any and all" segments of the energy industry, including a phaseout of tax credits for energy producers.

Perry has a long history of being a sell-out.
Why is Texas still flooded with Illegals?
Why are we not being offered viable and trustworthy candidates?
Are all Politicians corrupt duds?

It's time for the Republican Party to nominate someone who will lead the whole country.

Only one person who I am aware of who would do the job using Rule of Law is Ron Paul.
MSM will never back him.
The last election they all but physically kicked him out of the race.

You need to as Washington and POTUS that question!
They constantly block any State-Lawenforcement from enforcing Immigration Laws,while the Federal Authorities are sitting on their Patoot doing nothing,except implementing harebrained Schemes like Fast and Furious!
Why not getting Fast and Furious on enforcing Immigration-Laws?
Need extra Votes in 2012,so maybe a big amnesty etc. in the offing?

All Latino voters please enter through the back door!
Halt deportation, give them work permits instead, all 300,000 plus!
No constitution for the POTUS, his way or the highway!

only if my daughters father, a british man, can get an automatic work permit to live here as well,,,

And I don't understand that at all. Everyone complains, but when it comes to electing a man that will actually do what he says, people get squeamish. Not to mention he has more contributions from the military than all of the other candidates combined. I will write him in if necessary.

More like Texas? I do love the state and the good people that live there, I just don't think Perry has made the state a "model" to be followed.

As I recall Texas has the highest number of employees working for minimum wage. From 2007 to 2010, the number of minimum wage workers in Texas rose from 221,000 to 550,000, an increase of nearly 150 percent.

He also relied more on the 2009 Recovery Act than any other governor and faced a $27 billion budget deficit for the 2012-2013 budget. This after assuring everyone that Texas had its fiscal house in order.

All I see is more of the same in the future..........I truly hope it's a mirage.

he should tell them he's mexican...maybe that will work