Jim's stated before that Perry would be an acceptable candidate to him. No major hat throw into his corner by any means, but he's made clear that Perry isn't on his sh!tlist. There's a few posters that have been using one of JRs quotes to that effect. (I'd ping them but I just remember reading this somewhere in passing.)
Anyway, I'm from California, not Texas, so I don't claim any direct knowledge of Perry. As an outsider who's main link to the conservative world is through here, I'll say that there is simply no comparing what kind of horned, cloven hoofed monster Perry is being made out to be in the liberal media, versus the horned, cloven hoofed RINO he's on some of these pages.
For a guy that seems rather plain, either he's got a master Machiavellian streak that is throwing all for a loop, or we just need a little more time to process what he's about. He may be weaker than I'd caer for on the borders, but his response about 'concealed carry' today at the fair about had me laughing my ass off.
Anyway, once he gets the full Palin press colonoscopy, I'm sure we'll know quite a bit. I imagine it won't be as good as we hoped or as bad as we feared.
Well, nobody is expecting him to be the twin of Zero (unlike Slick Willard, who frankly is). It’s just that many of us (some do) want another Bush-style Presidency, and in many ways, he reminds us of Dubya (and let’s face it, without Dubya, he’d never have become Governor). A lot of Conservatives in Texas (and outside, for that matter) feel like he and Sens. Cornyn and Hutchison have been holding up stronger and bold Conservatives from moving into their jobs. I wish Perry had retired in ‘06 and someone like Michael Williams had succeeded him. He’s one of the most dynamic pols in TX, very articulate, charismatic, Conservative and he’s Black. Had he been Governor today, we’d have dragged him kicking and screaming into the Presidential race.