Rush and Sarah didn’t have states to run. I’d have been ticked if Perry ignored his responsibilities in Texas to pick a fight with Obama when there were others in a better position to do so ... like Rush and Sarah. Perry took on Obama from Texas as Obama’s policies affected Texas. (And he wrote a substantial policy book called “Fed Up!”) He did exacty what he should have been doing - standing up for Texas. Suggesting he didn’t take on Obama is incorrect. Suggesting he was afraid of Obama is laughable.
Oh, come on. Nearly every person in the Republican party was afraid to say anything critical about Obama for fear they would be called a racist. Rush was the first out of the box to take on Obama when Rush said he hopes Obama fails. He was targeted for destruction but they failed. The same thing for Sarah Palin. She fearlessly took on Obama on issue after issue. And again, the Obama machine tried to take her down. Where were all the Republicans and conservatives running to their sides? They weren’t around..... at all. People tend to forget how defeated they all were following the 2008 elections. Now that Obama has been weakened,(by Rush and Sarah and a few others)all of a sudden everyone has found their courage.
As for Perry tending to business as governor in those days, how is it he can now spare the time to gallivant around the country? I haven’t anything against Perry other than he is no different than the rest of the GOP establishment. They serve themselves first.