After her experience in 2008, I don't think she's going to want to play 'second fiddle' to anyone else again. Especially someone like 'wheeler dealer' Perry. It's one thing to support your Party for the Presidency if she doesn't get the nomination, it's another thing to buckle to that person's entire political agenda. I just don't see her doing it. I have said this before, and I'll say it again, and I know it upsets a lot of people, but I believe that Perry is a 'phony conservative'. All he cares about is "Perry", he doesn't come across as a 'man of the people', he rails against WA DC, but he's out there wheeling and dealing with power brokers and high rollers. Sorry, I'm sick and tired of those people. They don't represent "ME"! /rant
Obviously you first thought anything about Perry when he was thinking of running earlier this Summer. Otherwise you would not be mis-informed about his conservatism or man of the people, unless you know zero about Texas politics or Texas conservatives.
Want to admit it or not, Perry has been re-elected twice by stronger conservatives than Floriduh ever had. And like it or not THAT is what counts most.
Those rose colored Palin glasses are filtering out facts and truth (and unlike most Perry bashers here, I think you may honestly be for Palin). Perry bashers are only fooling themselves, nothing can cover the truth and thankfully the rabid PDSers on FR are not really what will influence enough Primary voters to matter.