George Bush was an 8 year reminder on how a true leader must be able to properly articulate his beliefs and convey his values in a meaningful way to the people and congress. GW was a painful failure in that area.
Perry reminded too many people of GW. Texas...Terrible debate performance...not prepared for interviews...in the end, he could not properly or meaningfully articulate conservative values.
The comeback later was meaningless as the first impressions had sunk in deep in the public conscience.
As nice a guy as he seems, he didn't pass the initial interview. That's about it right there.
A smooth talker like Obama or Romney is not what we need. Perry communicates just fine like when he defended our marines in last night’s debate. Unwilling to have these marines labeled as despicable:
Perry ““Let me tell you what’s utterly despicable: Cutting Danny Pearl’s head off and showing the video of it. Hanging our contractors from bridges, that’s utterly despicable.”
He refused to play the politically correct game and answered with conviction and passion. That’s a leader.