Who do you support, Polybius?
My candidate is not a "who" but a "what".
My "what" is:
"The most conservative candidate that can actually defeat Obama in the general election".
In the bad old days, when even the thought of Donald Trump brought hope to a pathetically weak GOP field, my candidate was "None of the Above". Romney was too liberal and the other candidates were Alan Keyes and Christine O'Donnell disasters waiting to happen. Donald Trump was beyond ludicrous.
Surely, in all of America, there had to be one candidate that had more than ZERO executive experience (Bachmann didn't) or had at least won a single election in his entire life (Cain never had) or did not have 75% of all voters believing that she would NOT be a good President (Palin) or was not a complete joke (Trump).
Things were NOT looking good for the home team.
Then comes along the Governor, for almost 11 years, of the second most populous and the most economically successful State in the Union: Perry. Somebody that can actually beat Obama that is more conservative than Romney.
So, for now, Perry is my dog because he fits the definition of my "what":
"The most conservative candidate that can actually defeat Obama in the general election".
Are there things that I do not like about Perry?
Of course there are. Lots of them. "Perfect" only exists in Fairy Tales.
If a better dog THAT CAN ACTUALLY DEFEAT OBAMA comes along, I would plug Perry, right between the eyes, as if he were Old Yeller, without shedding a single tear.
That is the beauty of a "what". You don't get emotionally attached to any "who".
When a better "what" comes along, let me know and I will support him or her and dump Perry.
However, be advised that I base my "can beat Obama" criteria on cold, hard data and not on wishful thinking.