[Cincinatus' Wife]

"...“Now, more than ever, our nation needs serious, experienced and principled leadership to create jobs, control spending and rebuild the economy. We believe Gov. Perry that you embody these attributes, and we urge you to become a candidate for the Republican nomination for the office of president of the United States,” the group's letter reads.

...Among the other signers are Assembly Republican leader Connie Conway, legislators Dan Logue, Ted and Beth Gaines, Mimi Walters and former University of California Regent Ward Connerly...." Source

[Cincinatus' Wife]

In Iowa, Perry finds voters like those in Texas"... The conservative Southerner might not yet have a single office open in Iowa and he's hired no staff, yet pollsters and strategists familiar with the state's politics say he would enter the race there with a natural edge.

"Rick Perry is going to have a basic appeal to rural Iowa conservatives," said Jim Henson, a pollster and director of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin. "These are his people.".......

[Cincinatus' Wife]

He grew up in West Texas, in a farm town so small it literally was not on the state map until Perry, as governor, put it there. Life was austere; Perry was 6 before the family had indoor plumbing. His mother sewed his clothes, including the underwear Perry wore to college...... Source

[GeronL]

Perry is not a conviction conservative. He is more of a moderate who gets pushed into conservative positions sometimes. Sometimes not.

[txnativegop]

Perry is not a true conservative and therefore I cannot vote for him. Romney is certainly not a conservative and I will definitely not vote for him. It seems that the California politician in question should refrain from endorsing any candidates for the GOP. This politician has failed twice to endorse a conservative candidate for the GOP. Then again, he is from California and is likely more moderate in political views than others.

[Marty62]

Oh yeah and the zero’s campaign must be getting worried. The Zero admin has REFUSED Texas disaster funds for the drought caused wild fires.

Ought oh, Perry gets in the race and MIRACLES of MIRACLES the Feds change their simple little minds and issue disaster relief.

Gawd I hate this Admin. They don’t even try to HIDE that they are using the United States Government as a POLITICAL tool against their “enemies”.

[RicocheT]

“A California lawmaker who endorsed Mitt Romney for president has now signed a letter asking Texas Gov. Rick Perry to get in the 2012 race.”

Buyer’s regret?

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

It is disturbing to see people pulling their support from Romney and throwing it to Perry. This implies that Perry is the same sort of establishment RINO that Romney is. I know you keep saying that Perry is a dyed-in-the-wool card-carrying conservative. But this is a bad development if Romney supporters are crossing over to Perry. This tells me a lot.

Yes, I know you swear on a stack of bibles that Perry is a true conservative. Yes, I get that. But when Romney supporters are voting with their feet to go to Perry, that makes me very, very, very nervous, skeptical, and suspicious of his conservative credentials.

Very suspicious. This is a very bad development.