I will have to agree that Cain does not seem to like Perry.
Why? I don’t know. Maybe he knows something we don’t know, maybe he doesn’t like his haircut, or maybe there was some incident between them in private.
Of course, I understand there is bad blood between George Bush and Perry as well, so it doesn’t seem like Cain is out there by himself on this one.
Well, I'll take a shot at it. I knew little or nothing about Perry until he declared. I don't think I'd ever heard the man speak before he entered the race. I knw Rick Perry was the governor of Texas, but that's about it.
After he declared, my wife and I were watching him speak, and he seemed (to us) rather artificial and kind of weird. Like a Presidential candidate out of central casting. Good looking, tan, glad handing, but not very bright or articulate, and I couldn't quite figure how he managed to rise as high as he has. He didn't seem to have an aura of achievement around him. Almost like the stereotype (not the reality) of Dubya.
For all Romney's many political flaws, the guy has been a successful businessman and is clearly very bright. He achieved, and not in government. Though I can't look at him without thinking of Wink Martindale, the old gameshow host.
I think Cain just looks at Perry and doesn't see anything of substance.