But in the broader scope, these are fairly minor issues, mostly to do with execution more than substance for me at least.
Which brings us to immigration... if Perry were nearly as bad as some here would have you believe, then that would affect my ability to vote for him.
But the fact is Perry wants to shut the boarder, and has spent 100’s of millions of Texas taxpayer dollars fighting the invasion with W and now Obama fighting him every step of the way, he just doesn't think a fence alone is the solution. He is completely against amnesty, and I find it completely ironic that Perry has probably been directly responsible for apprehending more illegal aliens than all the others on that stage combined, and yet he is the one getting attacked for being soft on immigration, If you think about it the accusation (especially coming from Romney of all people) is so preposterous that you can almost see how it left Perry sputtering and almost speechless in shock. It would be like Perry being in a debate with Obama and suddenly Obama starts attacking Perry for being a socialist.
That is why the HUGE outcry — the truth must be shouted down.
That statement is from Perry himself in the speech where he talked about bi-national insurance.