Why so weepy? Perry and Romney aren't really all that far apart. They're both centrist Moderates who blow with the breeze.
I believe that Perry has torpedoed himself, but Mitt is not acceptable to the vast majority of center-right voters. The race does not automatically fall to him by default.
Now, if I honestly felt that we were down to just those two as our final choices, I'd pick Perry over Romney in a heartbeat, and without a second thought. At least he served honorably in the US Air Force, and has been a more or less capable steward of the state of Texas.
He already got my vote twice under similar circumstances, but this time we have to do better. And we will.
With who??