What I do not like about Perry; Dream Act, Gardasil.
What I don’t like about Romney; RomneyCare, abortion, gay marriage, changes positions depending on the office he’s running for.
What I don’t like about Bachmann; No leadership experience whatsoever. That is an absolute killer.
None of the others matter, they don’t have a shot in hell. Of the three I’m voting for Perry.
I can live with the in-state tuition for illegals. Mainly because he’s not been in a position to actually enforce federal border control, but has had to deal with the effects.
And with that, I’d want to minimize the state outlay of funds on illegals. One of the best ways to do that, if you don’t have the authority to actually get rid of them, is to make sure that they don’t need state help. Which means turning them into productive tax-payers. And that’s done via education.
Now, the Gardisil bit does stick in my craw. But I know the only candidate I can agree with perfectly is myself - so there is no ‘perfect’ candidate. Out of the lot of ‘em, he seems the best.
I would add that he said this year that he could envision a path to citizenship for illegals. In 2006, he said he was opposed to that. Actually, although I don't like what happened with Gardasil, it's not that big a deal for me.
I don't like Romney, for the same reasons you stated.
I think it would be very difficult for Bachmann to beat Obama.