Perry is in my second tier (after the real Conservatives like Cain and Palin). He has a lot of baggage but he is heads and tails above Romney, Rudy, and Paul. His negatives are the HPV vaccination, Trans Texas Corridor, and In State Tuition for Children of Illegals. Positives are he did try to militarize the border with State guard and give Texas law enforcement the power to enforce immigration laws (Operation Rio Grande and Operation Linebacker), both were blocked by the federal government. He is also pro-life and pro-second amendment. He has also fought against all attempt to create a state income tax.
Still, the illegal tuition and TTC issues are deal breakers for a lot of folks so it is just a matter of seeing how the primary plays out.
I think he will be a lot like Pawlenty and Santorum, he’ll get support if there aren’t more Conservative candidates to choose from just to keep the liberal ones out.
He is like a George W Bush candidate. A lot of negatives but you know when it comes down to the CiC role, he will have the brass ones needed.
“He is like a George W Bush candidate.”
Wasn’t he a Bush circle protégé as well? I don’t remember for certain.