Thanks...the reason I inquired was an interview he did on the boob tube today...
He carried himself well, seemed in control of his situation, and answered questions authoritatively and succinctly...
Gratis for the info...scratch him from the list...
I would not recommend Rick Perry for federal dog-catcher.
Perry is responsible for Texas' parental consent law, our defense of marriage act, new protections against the use of eminent domain, the most sweeping tort reform in the nation, bridging a $10 billion budget deficit with no tax increases, and he pushed thru congressional redistricting, which allowed republicans to hold on to our majority in congress.
i'd say he's one of the most, if not the most, conservative governors in the country.
I'll have to disagree with the previous religious conservatives not liking it, I think many other stripes of conservatives have reservations as well.
While not an income tax his last tax plan was a backdoor income tax that was to reduce property taxes (a huge problem in Texas) but with no safeguards that property taxes would stay down (other than window dressing).
He was previously a conservative democrat, which isn't always a bad thing (see Phil Gramm), but his fiscal policies seem stuck in the democrat mode.
Plus he often comes off as what my wife calls a mimbo, that is a male bimbo.