[Georgia Girl 2]

Well if you are so invested in a Perry presidency then I suggest you have a little one on one with him and tell him its a bad idea to call your own base heartless. And he needs to know that instate tuition for illegals is a non starter with conservatives. He turned a lot of people off Thurs night.

[catfish1957]

Yep, I was leaning Perry until this gaffe. He sure can have a good heart with our tax dollars. What a dip.

Here's hoping and praying for a DeMint candidacy.

[fluffdaddy]

You misunderstand me. I'm not at all invested in a Perry presidency. The idea makes me vaguely ill. It's just that I can read the writing on the wall.

A candidate can afford to annoy his base when his base has no place else to go. Conservatives may toy with the Gingrich or Cain candidacies just as they toyed with the Bachmann candidacy for a time. But when push comes to shove and the choice is Romney or Perry, Perry will win.

This isn't what I want to happen. But it will happen. Perry won't be very good. With luck he may be good enough.