xin, Ok I’ll ‘lighten up’. I see your point in the ‘friendly fire’ perspective, and if you were truly a “chaplin’, well, I can understand where you’re coming from.
Look, it’s gonna get nasty, but here’s something that I would like for you to consider. Any “negatively” construed presentations (at least from me) that is directed against Perry (or any other Republican), will come from the “RIGHT” side of the equation (meaning what he ‘said’ or ‘did’ was not in-line with what I believe to be conservative principles). If I have called him a “phony” conservative, it’s because his demonstrated actions or words, to me and others, demonstrate that.
In the “general”, the Socialists (”Liberals” just don’t exist in the RAT party anymore, only on our side) will targe Perry (or whomever) from the LEFT side, meaning he won’t be SOCIALIST enough. Our bullets now will have NO EFFECT in the general. Trust me. History has proven that.
Unless, though, we get into PERSONAL (non-political) conduct, then all bets are off, and that would be ‘radioactive’ material, lethal in any battle field.
It’s a fair compromise that you suggest. I agree wholeheartedly that we’ve got to be honest about our people, but in the same way we’ve also got to look at their whole record and admit that they are our people.
Do they make mistakes? Of course, and some more than others.
Has Palin made mistakes? A few when governor of Alaska regarding fed money, iirc.