[SoConPubbie]

I think it’s more than a little sad when Christians judge people this way. The past is the past and you can’t change it (unless you are Obama). It made him who he is. I’d like ti hear him out. He may not be the “perfect” candidate but who really is? The last “perfect” candidate any of us saw turned out to be one big fat lie. I’d rather have someone who loves this country loking out for it..everything else aside.

The problem with your analogy is that Perry's bad policy positions and statements are not in the so distant past and he never walked back those positions or statements in any manner.

We, as Christians, are supposed to forgive, and forget when there is some sort of repentence.

Furthermore, we are told to try the spirits of Men to know who they are of.

Perry has shown any kind of "repentence" on his Open Border stance of Illegal Immigration, he just did a 180 in a symbolic way, while still coming out against AZ1070, which tells any objective/observant observer, he is speaking out of both sides of his mouth and he apparently isn't sincere.

I don't want to end up with another GWB who used the Social Conservatives against fiscal conservatives and those against Illegal Immigration to become President.

His stands against a fence on the border and against AZ1070 should tell any honest, objective, open-minded conservative that he is an Open-Borders Fraud, notwithstanding all of his symbolic rhetoric.

[marstegreg]

Furthermore, we are told to try the spirits of Men to know who they are of.

All I was saying was we should give him a chance. I think ‘Try the spirits of men to know who they are of” implies that we get to know him and not just by what people are saying about him. Otherwise, we are to believe that michelle Bachman is a drug addict and I won’t even mention what was said about Sarah.