He's had some real anal exams from the LIBERALS here in TX and even some from "our side" who wanted Sen Kay Bailey Hutchison to parachute back home into the Gov. mansion.
Of course the MSM and the blogosphere and all the opposition dirt digging and truth twisting will follow, as it always does.
That said, the Rats run the risk of "buyers remorse", could be that a lot of swing voters think Bush was better then Obama or that a better Bush (Perry) might just be a lot better then Obama. It's a calculation that is over my pay grade, but for sure Perry will be painted as another Bush, you decide if that would be fatal to Perry. Clearly Jeb Bush has decided it's fatal in 2012.