[af_vet_rr]

Two other Perry-backed issues - an immigration measure to ban so-called sanctuary cities and legislation to prohibit intrusive airport pat-downs - could also enhance the Texas governor's stature among conservative activists though the measures ultimately died in the Legislature.

The sanctuary cities bill was killed off in large part due to Rick Perry's largest donor. In hindsight, it was clear that the legislation was never going to happen and Perry probably knew this, given that his biggest donor was against it. It was a win-win situation though, Perry's donors get to sleep easy knowing they'll still have the illegal labor around and Perry comes out looking like he's tough on illegal immigration when the speeches and actions of his between 2001-2010 prove the exact opposite.

[lentulusgracchus]

Perry comes out looking like he's tough on illegal immigration when the speeches and actions of his between 2001-2010 prove the exact opposite.

Clarity-in-posting, what-you-said bump.

Rick Perry is no conservative. He's only "conservative" by comparison with someone like Arlen Specter or Olympia Snowe, and that ain't nearly enough.