And yet they killed him, destroyed his career. Perry had a brain fart, something we all do at one time or another just in front of the whole country. I seriously do not think that moment should define the man forever.
It might be helpful to Perry and others if we didn't have a bunch of communists moderating the debates as well. They absolutely cheated with O and the Benghazi question when Candy 'just happened' to have the transcript from the Rose Garden with her.
Can't we look at the candidate, their beliefs, and their records instead of a single 'gotcha' on tv?
I do look at the history and records of the candidates, versus what they say when they are running. Perry would have been better than Romney or Obama, but we would have looked back on him as another Bush, overseeing the permanent transfer of power to the Left.
To his credit, Newton Gingrich was the only 2012 candidate who knew how to handle the “news” panelists, but in the end it wasn’t enough.
If our candidate can’t handle a “bunch of communists moderating the debates” what can they handle? Reagan would make mince meat out of them all with a smile. Nice is not enough. Honorable is not enough. Our candidate has to lead with no apologies and force of conviction head on. Otherwise we just end up with another “compassionate conservative” which is neither.