[muawiyah]

There were 12,000+ such students in Texas schools last year (that anyone knew about).

Romney had that answer. I was looking for it on the net and couldn't find it so I am impressed with Romney's researchers.

12,000

That's a good size school ~ could have it's own serious basketball team!

BTW, the instate tuition issue is very important. It tells us a lot about where a candidate thinks he's from ~ does he imagine only that he's back in Chicago taking care of Cook County political business, or does he imagine he's capable of being the Leader of the Free World representing the interests of the world's only superpower ~ a continent size nation called America?

Perry's responses on the tuition shows us he's pretty parochial. Herman Cain sounds international. Mitt tells us that he can get the answers but we also know he's been all over the table on the moral issues of our time ~ no clear core beliefs in that guy.

I see Newt doing Secretary of State ~ and so can Obama, and those other guys on the stage. He's as well versed as Henry Kissinger always was. That's a necessity in that job.

[icanhasbailout]

the phrase that kept running through my head while watching the debate:

"All hat, no cattle"

[cyclotic]

If it’s all illegals, they won’t play basketball, they’ll be the trithalon team. Running, climbing and swimming

[fluffdaddy]

So state officials running for national office shouldn't talk about their record because it makes them seem parochial? How does that work exactly? How would Perry or any other state official, defend decisions made at the state level without reference to their local context. Should they just refuse to talk about anything they did before running for President? “Sorry, I can't talk about tuition in Texas. I only want to discuss the proper management of the IMF.”

Texas’ choices with regard to tuition tell you nothing significant about Rick Perry. This just a diversion, nothing more. Keep your eye on the ball.