I appreciate the mention of you thinking along the same lines.
DRey came up with a pretty good post here though, that would seem to put that theory to rest. Darn! :^(
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2764519/posts?page=99#99
Rove and Perry are very similar on big government programs and amnesty, so it was a logical conclusion for me to draw.