[onyx]

I don't worry so much about whether he will look or sound like George Bush, but I am seriously worried about Perry's seeming weakness on illegal immigration. He's flirted with La Raza, shown the propensity to be an open borders guy, said he didn't like the new AZ law, and is way too close to Bush's angle on illegals for my comfort zone.
I don't just want a good candidate, I want a president I can trust in this fragile time.

Excellent post, Sharky! Are you reading my mind and much better expressing my thoughts and concerns? LOL.

Illegal immigration is a huge issue and Governor Perry's positions and record are worrisome, and he reminds me of President Bush. My mimd remains open and we have not yet begun the marathon primary season.

"Hold yer horsies" is my advice. Learn everything we can about all the candidates, partiulary the ones in the so-called lead! Let's see how it all shakes out.

We must have our Victory in 2012 and that means our TEA PARTY VICTORY!

[Lakeshark]

Here’s another hint, now I’m getting really worried, openborders R2D2 is at it again, I just can’t believe he said this: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2766637/posts

[HerrBlucher]

Sorry Onyx, but Sarah has not been tested on illegal immigration, so its an apples and oranges comparison. I guarantee you that if Sarah becomes prez (praise the Lord) she will say and do things that we are not going to like, just like Reagan did, but she will be a great President nonetheless.

[RoosterRedux]

My approach sometimes is to look at the vacuum created by the incumbent (Obama's vacuum is like no other) and then to measure the relative manner in which an opponent fills that void.

Having read some background on the candidates, it seems to me (yes, it's a bit early) that Perry has both the campaign ingenuity and the experience to come out ahead of others in giving Obama a real headache.

And then there is the matter of the country. Whether we like it or not, the fate of the country (that's us) hangs in the balance. We need a champion that can take it back NOW.

I will fight tooth and nail for anyone who can bring down Obama. ANYONE (who loves America).

If we can save the country, we can then move it to the right.