My POINT, even though it may be a little difficult for some to grasp, is that supporting a Democrat doesn’t make one less conservative or more liberal. There may be practical, realistic reasons that it happened. One must take everything into account.
You’re willing to do that with Mr. Cain. I’d suggest intellectual honesty calls for you to do that with Perry, too.
When Cain was a businessman in Omaha, he was operating in the interest of, I believe, Godfather's Pizza in those years. His political contributions were, as most all political contributions from businesses are, intended to gain access and help establish a beneficial relationship with elected officials. Businesses don't make many political contributions for reasons other than advantages they can bring to the business.
That's part of modern day America, and it is entirely different from an elected official's decision to be a member of one party as opposed to another. We definitely can draw some conclusions about a politician based on the party he's in, and on the presidential candidate he supports.
I suggest you make those distinctions and be more intellectually honest than to equate a businessman's decisions with an elected official's decisions as if each reflects the individual's personal political preferences. We can't necessarily discern a businessman's personal politics from his political contributions, especially those made while the head of a large corporation.
That's the system we have.