I share your feelings, but I do not put Perry in that camp. I am still not 100% sold on him, but he’s one of the better ones running. To, me He’s in the group with Bachmann, Cain and possibly Palin...not the old guard of Newt, Santorum and Romney. The establishment folks we are sick of tired to oust Perry last year by supporting Kay Bailey Hutchinson.
Last year, Perry was the choice of the tea party, Palin, and other conservatives. He is much more in tune with the tea party movement than most options, especially for a three term governor who didn’t ‘need’ them to win. He is a champion of most of the core issues in the tea party. Although, he’s a mixed bad on immigration issues, he’s great on the role of government, tenth amendment, taxes, and others.
I don’t view Perry as the Bush of 1980. Romney is in that position. There is no Reagan in this bunch. Some would say Palin is, and she certainly has some of the same traits. She’s probably the closest thing we’ve seen in that mold, but she is not the same type of long-term ideological leader that Reagan was. She carries the mantle quite well, though. (I am a fan). If she and Perry entered, it would be interesting to see who gets the momentum. If he enters and she doesn’t, most of us are assuming he’ll get Palin’s backing.
“To, me He’s in the group with Bachmann, Cain and possibly Palin...not the old guard of Newt, Santorum and Romney. The establishment folks we are sick of tired to oust Perry last year by supporting Kay Bailey Hutchinson.”
Agree...except that I think Santorum would be fine. But he’ll never win with that name (just the breaks in politics).