I understand what you're saying. I don't think anyone here is saying Perry is a liberal...
But GWB was definitely not a liberal, and yet he grew the debt 4 trillion, he grew the Fed Govt massively, he was totally soft on immigration, he supported TARP etc.
I look at Perry and I see Bush all over again. Bush was the right guy for 9-11, but he would NOT be the right buy for 2012. IMO, for the unique situation we find ourselves in today, the right guy is ... a girl. :-)
Believe me, several have.