Your right that Perry was not good in the debates so far and truly bungled the most recent one, but I do think many Palin supporters were so convinced she was running that they felt they were championing her cause by tearing down the other candidates. So I disagree with you that none of the candidates have lost anything by Palin dragging out this announcement.
I think some realism is going to begin setting in. We seem to have 3 candidates at the moment that are in contention - Romney, Perry and Cain. Romney is such a flip flopper that it is hard to tell what he is other than a power hungry politician. If he wins he'd be largely beholden to the Republican party, but we don't get a real conservative (unless he's been hiding how conservative he actually really is all along). Perry is mostly a conservative with a few glaring flaws. His biggest problem is he appears to be a poor communicator. Cain is a real conservative, but I think it won't be long before the electability issue sets in and people rethink supporting him. It's really time to rationally discuss Perry and Cain and maybe some of the others and see if we can prevent Romney from winning the nomination. The days of the Palin folks sitting on the sidelines taking shots at ALL the other candidates really ends now.
Yes you’re right. I’m a little disappointed but after hearing her reasons and thinking it over, I think it’s a good decision on her part. She’s a great campaigner and we do need help up and down the ticket. If I had a baby with downs syndrome I don’t think I’d run as they take a great deal of care. I appreciate that she took the time to consider it carefully though.
Both Cain and Perry have their good points & drawbacks. Except for Romney the other candidates don’t have a chance. Though Perry & Cain might make a good team. Cain’s got the corporate experience to deal with the crony capitalism and it does seem like one has qualities the other doesn’t. I don’t see why everyone thinks it’s Romney Cain is trying for a VP slot with. Cain has too much class.
While I doubt she’d do it, I’d love to see Palin as Sec. of State. She’d have the left’s panties in a wad & can you see her at the UN or dealing with Iran? She’s tough as nails.
Cindie