Have to admit, this is smart politics. Attacking from the Right will never hurt you in a Republican primary fight.
I just wish Perry hadn’t self-destructed in that debate. I would eagerly yet unenthusiastically vote for Mitt in the general because the Sun King has to go. But if Mitt gets in we are going to have to count on Congress to rein in his RINO impulses, and I would rather not have to worry about that.
I don't think he's been fully committed to doing what it takes and it caught up to him in the debates.
Romney's a hypocrite on this issue. While he vetoed a specific in-state bill, he had a counter proposal that waved tuition entirely for MA grads in the top 25%. The legislature rejected his plan because it would benefit wealthy students the most.