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Real cute af_vet-rr. I hope you didn't spend otherwise productive time on that "oh so thoughtful" post.

You want me to think you're a doofus, then you come in here with this circuitous route trying to trick me. (laughing) You're good out there, Kendall. You're good, and it mighta worked with another host. My congratulations to you. It's a good effort. I like your technique out there. Pull the other one

Real cute af_vet-rr. I hope you didn't spend otherwise productive time on that "oh so thoughtful" post.

Nothing cute about it. I have not seen anything from Perry showing that he's changed his support of illegal immigrants - I believe Perry supports them now as much as he did in 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010.

Don't forget, it was Perry's biggest donors that helped kill the sanctuary cities bill in Texas a few weeks ago, and they wouldn't have done it without his knowledge. Deny it if you want, but the man cares deeply about these people.

A part of me still wonders if it's because his donors benefit from illegal immigrants, but on some level, I think he has to believe in what he's been saying for a decade, and I can't see him actually changing his mind to win a few votes among conservatives. He may give them lip service, may pretend to see the sanctuary cities bill as important, but he didn't cut his California trip short to come and try to keep the bill alive, and he didn't stop his donors from helping kill it off.

He still has many many problems in my view, but I'm coming around a bit, and you are partly to thank. My wife on the other hand, she will pull the lever for a third party candidate before she does for Perry.

Real cute af_vet-rr. I hope you didn't spend otherwise productive time on that "oh so thoughtful" post.

Something else to think about. Perry has a proven track record of supporting illegal immigrants through his speeches and actions, whether it's the Texas DREAM Act, talking of open borders, praising LULAC, pushing for a guest worker program, bashing Congress for not supporting illegal immigrants being allowed to legally work her, etc. He's got 10 years of this stuff on his track record, and it's available through his web site.

While I still question how much he supports illegal immigrants because of his donors who benefit from them, I have no doubt in my mind that when Hispanics outside of Texas start hearing about the last 10 years of Perry's actions, that they might just consider Perry.

If Perry does what George W. Bush and John McCain couldn't, and that is firmly get the Hispanic vote for the GOP, then Obama will be a one-termer and it will not even be close. And if Perry wins in 2012 and gets the guest worker program that he's wanted for years, he's cruising to victory in 2016. If the GOP gets the Hispanic vote, the Democrats are finished. Rick Perry is just the man to do it.