[Texas Eagle]

Perry shared the view, widely held among conservatives, that Bush’s government spending habits in office were a betrayal of the GOP’s core fiscal principles.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait a minute here, Washington Post. You're rocking my world.

I thought we Conservatives were all a bunch of brainwashed Bushbots who applauded anything and everything Bush said and did.

[DRey]

No kidding. I couldn’t quite believe my eyes seeing this in the WaPo.

[reasonisfaith]

So what does it mean when the Washington Post starts trying to portray a candidate as a conservative, during a time when the political demand is for conservatism?

It doesn’t mean the Washington Post has suddenly become honest. It means the Washington Post has picked the guy they want for the Republican nominee, and that guy is Rick Perry.