Outside of immigration -- that's not enough? Add the Gardasil fiasco, the TTC, the endorsement of a pro-abortion, pro-gay, anti-Second Amendment liberal, cross dressing freak named Rudy Giuliani for president and Perry isn't even in the ball park of being conservative.
I know many people like Perry; I don't understand why, but I know they do. But had Obama done ANY of the above mentioned things NO ONE would consider him conservative for having done so and they would probably ALL criticize him for having done them. But Rick Perry does these things and he gets a pass?! I don't get it.
I don't believe the claim that he has a dream of open borders (although I know some on here do). I think he definitely wants the border secure, and he has even proposed some plans for making that happen. Having said all that, I do have problems with his position on some illegal immigration issues.
On the other hand, his stance on guns, spending, entitlement reform, taxes, regulations, tort reform, abortion, and many other issues is identical to mine. He is clearly very conservative on all of those topics.
I understand if immigration is a deal breaker for some. I really do, but the claim that Perry is a "liberal" is as mystifying to me as my support of him is to you.
Romney as a liberal I can see. McCain as a liberal I can see. Perry as a liberal I honestly don't get at all.