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(though it included an opt-out),

This was the end of this retarded ‘issue’ for me.

It seems that Perry is actually doing something the others in the race aren’t—he’s running a general campaign while the others are running a primary. Instead of the Nixon “run to the right in the primary and to the left in the general” Perry is positioning himself as someone who’s a lot more conservative than Obama, but he’s not one of ‘those wackos on the far-right’.

Bachmann is playing that role, and Perry is saying, “Hey, I’m on the right, but not THAT far right.”

Of course, this is where his immigration position comes in, and where my enthusiasm for him suddenly drops like a rock.

Of course, this is where his immigration position comes in, and where my enthusiasm for him suddenly drops like a rock.

Gov. Perry is the top executive of a border state that has a 1250 mile INTERNATIONAL border that he's repeatedly asked help to secure (even tried to personally hand Obama a letter detailing the problem and asking for federal help as Obama exited Air Force One on a fundraiser to Austin, TX. A letter that he would not take and that Valerie Jarret accepted in a dismissive gesture on the tarmac).

The state of Texas spends $100M yearly from state funds, using among other things an elite Texas Ranger force to try to secure our long border with Mexico. Rick Perry wants and has asked for drones in the air and boots on the ground (but not a fence except in urban areas where it helps).

The Federal government with it's social engineering, it's public school "don't ask for a child's U.S. citizen status" dictate, and their continued inaction on this, have put Texas in the position of resorting to working the problem as it relates to the state. So the children of illegal immigrants who have attended a minimum 3 years of high school in Texas and graduated (who want go on the college) - who are working toward citizenship, they are allowed to pay in-state tuition. This makes them more likely to contribute to the state economy than take from it. This is a big help because Texas pays a lot of money on education and health care costs due to the current federal inaction of securing the border.

I think a President Perry would have the brains and fortitude and the credibility, to finally do something about this -- no one else will. Gov. Perry has said that the border MUST BE SEALED before any talk of "where do we go next" will take place -- he said he will not repeat the cycle that keeps occurring.

Gov. Perry also said in the Reagan Library debate that, “If President Obama thinks El Paso, Texas is safer today (which Obama said at a rally during a fund raising trip to the Mexican border town), either he has the worst Intel ever, or he is an abject liar.”

Border related crime is a big problem for Texas — it cost us money and it is a human tragedy of immense scale (crime, human trafficking, drug trafficking...)

First on immigration, I hear crickets from all of them. Like them, Perry says he will secure the border.

On HPV, saw Monica Crowley last night claiming it’s a huge problem for Perry, and that Perry joining the race is making Romney a stronger candidate. Clear Romneybot.

I will gladly vote for either one versus O.