I don’t think Perry getting in first is problematic for Palin. In fact, I think Palin wanted it that way. There have been stories of Palin suggesting to Perry when and where he should announce, for example. I think she needed him to get in first to soften up Romney and to eliminate the threat of him coming in late and crashing her grand entrance. In addition, she may have had intel on when the smear books were coming out and wanted to wait till that had peaked too, which it should do in a week or less. Complicated game, but she seems to be counting the cards pretty effectively. IMHO. After all, she is playing against the house.
Hehehe. I was at Sam’s Club today and they had that awful book displayed. I turned them all around and put another book in front of them. My good deed for the day.