Oh, stop it. The title is misleading, and you know it. The whole thrust of your screed it to lay blame for Perry's sudden predicament at the feet of the left, when he himself is responsible for it.
You'd do a far better service for your candidate if you bucked up and admitted that he's weak in the area of illegal immigration, instead of trying to gloss over his failing on this very important issue.
Frankly, I don't know that there's anything that Perry can do to rectify this, at this point. He didn't just make a faux pas the other night. He's got a documented record that backs up his reputation for being weak on illegal immigration. This is going to stick, no matter what he says now.
No - but I understand that you have to announce that it is in order to make your claim.
As a student of the MSM (and FReeper piling on) I understand the drill.
I know what I said, and what I meant. And so do you.