[pgkdan]

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. But Perry went further, dismissing “compassionate conservatism,” the central tenet of Bush’s domestic policy, as just more overreach by the federal government.

The more I read about Perry the more I like him...

[Servant of the Cross]

The more I read about Perry the more I like him...

He has ALL the right enemies.

[DRey]

The more I read about Perry the more I like him...

Here's another you might like that I just sent to Outlaw Woman. It's last week from the NYT on his stand on energy: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/us/21ttenergy.html?_r=2

When you cut through the lies his haters are vomiting and get to the bottom of it, it's almost impossible to dislike the guy.