[okie01]

I think he has an excellent chance to beat Obambi. My lingering concern is if he is elected, will he govern like the conservative from the primaries or like the more moderate politician from the general?

A very realistic concern, in my opinion.

To make my position clear at the outset: I'm in Texas, I won't support Perry in the primary but I will support him if he's the nominee.

Understand that Perry is NOT a "conservative". He is a "conservative politician". The difference between conservative as a noun and conservative as an adjective is important.

In Texas, a conservative state, Perry had to be campaign as and govern as a "conservative politician" in order to succeed. Elected to national office, he may well prefer to govern as "some other kind of politician".

[Diverdogz]

You get it. Comparing Perry and Goldwater - Goldwater was the real deal (and decidedly not ‘slick’). Perry has a cheesy greathair slickness about him that I just don’t trust. His positions shift with the wind. Like someone else said, ...waiting for Sarah.