I think Perry should answer for this. At least he admits it was a mistake. Romney, on the other hand, continues to be unapologetic for passing Romney care. Even better, he just named a guy who supported CaP and Trade to a major role in his caampaign. Of the two frontrunners at this stage, Mitt is of far more concern to me. Perry is not perfect but no candidate will be.
Perry did answer during the debate last night, expressing his surprise that Bachmann suggested he would make a decision over a 5K donation. I agree with him. This is a token donation, not something that gets the governor of a huge state to do a corporation’s bidding.
Obviously the former COS who went to work for Merck had access to Perry. Just as all of Michele’s former employees have access to her. Unless they left on non-speaking terms.
It’s just a fact of life that some people have more access to power than others. I don’t know what you can do about it.