Reuters * Edition: U.S. + Africa + Arabic + Argentina + Brazil + Canada + China + France + Germany + India + Italy + Japan + Latin America + Mexico + Russia + Spain + United Kingdom Search News & Quotes__________ Submit * Home * Business + Business Home + Economy + Davos 2012 + Technology + Media + Small Business + Legal + Deals + Earnings + Summits + Business Video + The Freeland File * Markets + Markets Home + U.S. Markets + European Markets + Asian Markets + Global Market Data + Indices + M&A + Stocks + Bonds + Currencies + Commodities + Futures + Funds + peHUB * World + World Home + U.S. + Brazil + China + Euro Zone + Japan + Mexico + Russia + India Insight + World Video + Reuters Investigates + Decoder * Politics + Politics Home + Election 2012 + Issues 2012 + Candidates 2012 + Tales from the Trail + Political Punchlines + Supreme Court + Politics Video * Tech + Technology Home + MediaFile + Science + Tech Video + Tech Tonic * Opinion + Opinion Home + Chrystia Freeland + John Lloyd + Felix Salmon + Jack Shafer + David Rohde + Bernd Debusmann + Nader Mousavizadeh + Lucy P. Marcus + David Cay Johnston + Bethany McLean + Edward Hadas + Hugo Dixon + Ian Bremmer + Mohamed El-Erian + Lawrence Summers + Susan Glasser + The Great Debate + Steven Brill + Geraldine Fabrikant + Jack & Suzy Welch * Breakingviews + Equities + Credit + Private Equity + M&A + Macro & Markets + Politics + Breakingviews Video * Money + Money Home + Tax Break + Global Investing + MuniLand + Unstructured Finance + Linda Stern + Mark Miller + John Wasik + James Saft + Analyst Research + Alerts + Watchlist + Portfolio + Stock Screener + Fund Screener + Personal Finance Video + Money Clip + Investing 201 * Life + Health + Sports + Arts + Faithworld + Business Traveler + Entertainment + Oddly Enough + Lifestyle Video * Pictures + Pictures Home + Reuters Photographers + Full Focus * Video + Reuters TV + Reuters News * Article * Comments (15) Follow Reuters * Facebook * Twitter * RSS * YouTube Read 1. Romney cruises toward win in Nevada | Video 03 Feb 2012 2. Forget Romney or Obama, the voters want Tim Tebow: poll 03 Feb 2012 3. Radcliffe admits being drunk during "Harry Potter" scenes 03 Feb 2012 4. "Woman in Black" delivers scares in abundance 03 Feb 2012 5. Classic Super Bowl promises grand ending to NFL season | Video 03 Feb 2012 Discussed * 190 Job growth seen slowing after holiday boost * 93 Romney wins Florida Republican presidential primary * 90 Indiana poised to approve anti-union law Watched * Floating cities proposed as havens of future happiness Floating cities proposed as havens of future happiness Fri, Feb 3 2012 * Iran sends toy drone to Obama Iran sends toy drone to Obama Sun, Jan 29 2012 * We are already in new great depression: Paul Krugman We are already in new great depression: Paul Krugman Fri, Feb 3 2012 Perry says Romney not stark enough contrast to Obama IFRAME: http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters. com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F09%2F16%2Fus-campaign-perry-idUSTRE78F0OT2011091 6&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=450&action=recommend&colorsche me=light&height=35 * Tweet Share this Email Print Related News * Obama gets slight boost from jobs speech: poll Wed, Sep 14 2011 * Analysis: Bachmann comes back to life in Republican debate Tue, Sep 13 2011 * Perry targeted by rivals in Republican debate Tue, Sep 13 2011 * Candidates Perry, Romney differ in tone on Fed and Bernanke Tue, Sep 13 2011 * UPDATE 3-Perry is target of attacks in U.S Republican debate Mon, Sep 12 2011 Analysis & Opinion * Tea Party has morphed culture wars into economic combat * Perry speaks about his faith and failings Related Topics * Politics >> Texas Governor Rick Perry (R) and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney exchange comments during the CNN/Tea Party Republican presidential candidates debate in Tampa, Florida, September 12, 2011. REUTERS/Scott Audette Texas Governor Rick Perry (R) and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney exchange comments during the CNN/Tea Party Republican presidential candidates debate in Tampa, Florida, September 12, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Scott Audette By Kay Henderson DES MOINES | Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:26am EDT DES MOINES (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Rick Perry said Republican rival Mitt Romney would not provide a stark enough contrast with President Barack Obama in the 2012 election because of his record on health care policy. "Government-mandated, government-run health care - It is part of what he put in place as the governor of Massachusetts," Perry said on Thursday during a speech in the early caucus state of Iowa. "I think it's very important that we put someone as our nominee that does not blur the lines between President Obama and the Republican Party," Perry said. As Massachusetts governor, Romney signed a law requiring Massachusetts residents to get health insurance or pay a penalty. Perry, citing a Beacon Hill Institute study, said the state lost thousands of jobs because of the mandate. "If it cost Massachusetts 18,000 jobs, think about what ObamaCare is going to do to this country," Perry said. "RomneyCare has driven private insurance costs up by $4.3 billion in Massachusetts." Iowa holds the first U.S. election contest on February 6 and a victory there can give a Republican candidate important momentum in the race to choose a nominee to face Obama in November next year. Perry, the front-runner among Republicans seeking a chance to unseat Obama, touts his own record as governor of Texas as the "blueprint" for turning the economy around. Romney has suggested the Texas economy was thriving for a variety of reasons other than Perry's stewardship as governor. Perry brought that up during his speech in Jefferson, Iowa. "Governor Romney the other night, he said that about, you know, he said, well, it's pretty easy to be governor when you get four aces in your hand and you think you're good at poker," Perry said. "You know, there's some folks back in Texas that were a little offended by that. We worked hard in Texas. We put good, hard, practical principles into play." Perry contrasted his own background with that of Romney, the son of a former Michigan governor, George Romney, who earned his wealth in the car industry. "As the son of tenant farmers, I can promise you I wasn't born with four aces in my hand," Perry said near the beginning of his speech, and the crowd laughed as many recognized the phrase from Monday's debate. "But like many of you the American dream was available to us because this country that we live in is not a class society. This country is based on hard-work and vision and anyone who does that can achieve anything that they desire." (Editing by Cynthia Johnston) Politics IFRAME: http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters. com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F09%2F16%2Fus-campaign-perry-idUSTRE78F0OT2011091 6&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=450&action=recommend&colorsche me=light&height=35 * Tweet this * Link this * Share this * Digg this * Email * Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-though tful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (15) Cru wrote: Man are politicians ever full of it. Sep 16, 2011 2:00am EDT -- Report as abuse ghhugh wrote: You can't help but like Perry. full of himself and full of jingo, lingo. The kind of guy you would like to hunt Badgers and Rattlesnakes with. I'll bet he make a great pot of Firehouse Chili. Sep 16, 2011 4:39am EDT -- Report as abuse sgreco1970 wrote: romney, perry, bachmann... does it matter? theyre all looking to strip americans rights so corporations can plunder and exploit us all. Sep 16, 2011 4:45am EDT -- Report as abuse This discussion is now closed. We welcome comments on our articles for a limited period after their publication. See All Comments >> * Edition: U.S. + Africa + Arabic + Argentina + Brazil + Canada + China + France + Germany + India + Italy + Japan + Latin America + Mexico + Russia + Spain + United Kingdom Back to top Reuters.com * Business * Markets * World * Politics * Technology * Opinion * Money * Pictures * Videos * Site Index Legal * Bankruptcy Law * California Legal * New York Legal * Securities Law Support & Contact * Support * Corrections * Advertise With Us Connect with Reuters * Twitter * Facebook * LinkedIn * RSS * Podcast * Newsletters * Mobile About * Privacy Policy * Terms of Use * Copyright [tr-source-txt.gif] Our Flagship financial information platform incorporating Reuters Insider An ultra-low latency infrastructure for electronic trading and data distribution A connected approach to governance, risk and compliance Our next generation legal research platform Our global tax workstation * Thomsonreuters.com * About Thomson Reuters * Investor Relations * Careers * Contact Us Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests. NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here. [p?c1=2&c2=&c3=&c4=&c5=&c6=&c15=&cj=1] DCSIMG IFRAME: __bkframe