I see it like this: There's a certain element of posters here who believe Sarah Palin is entitled to the Republican nomination by virtue of being Sarah Palin. She can sit on the fence as long as she likes, it doesn't matter because as soon as she throws her hat into the ring the nomination is hers for the taking and nobody better stand in her way.
To these people, Rick Perry is a threat because he's picking up support from those who would've traditionally been in Palin's camp except not only have they gotten tired of waiting, they've started to question if Palin can actually beat Obama. They've demonstrated both a lack of patience and faith that has angered and unnerved this element of Palin supporters. Hence the childish backlash and the ridiculous hyperbole that's increasingly being posted here against Perry. Governor Perry was a solid conservative prior to entering the race. Now all of the sudden, he's as much as lefty as they come, as bad as Obama. Really?
As of now, I'm in the Perry camp. Is he the most conservative candidate? No, but I believe he is the most conservative candidate that can beat Obama. The second part of this statement is very important to me. But make no mistake, if Sarah Palin earns her party's nomination, I will support her enthusiastically.
I think you’ve summed it up well. I like them both, and I want them both to succeed.
One of the funniest tongue-in-cheek descriptions I’ve read about the posters who think Sarah is “entitled” was posted by FreedomForce:
“She’s running a different type of campaign and she’s not going to announce at all and on election day, everyone is just going to write in her name and she’ll win 50 states and even Obama will be won over and vote for her, maybe more than once and she might even win a Senate seat and a House of Representatives seat in addition to the Presidency and she’ll take the oath of office on election day sitting on a moose or a grizzly bear.”
LOL!
Agreed. The Palin coronation is dead in the water and some people are ticked off about it.