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So we're to the point where, at 18 months before the election, if we don't nominate a John McCain who happens to have John Edwards' hair and that nobody outside of Texas knows, Obama coasts to re-election because the GOP failed to embrace the most charismatic RINO to be considered thus far?

Well, that's not exactly what I meant. :) I'll admit that I don't know the ins and outs of Perry's record, so I guess I'm wondering who Texas FReepers who think Perry is a RINO want to vote for. Who do you think could run and win, for example?

Tony, Perry has been gov too long but he still wins. Perry will crush Obama on record alone. I can rebut everyone of the naysayers comments which means if I can, so can Perry. He is heads above the rest of the Republican crew and he has an actual record to contrast to Obama's.

Remember McCain is and was a Washington insider picked by the GOP establishment. Perry is not liked by the Bush Sr./Karl Roves of the Republican Party. Perry is strongly pro life, pro gun, pro spending cuts and pro business. He is the best candidate so far if you consider record to record. Even Walker of Wisconsin or Christie of New Jersey doesn't have a record of accomplishment like Perry. They may one day and hopefully they do but if you want Obama to lose, Perry is the man to do it.

Google Perry/Obama and you will see he's been fighting him and his government for the past two years.

Who do you think could run and win, for example?

At this point, I have no idea. My preference would be a governor from a "swing" state but who has strong conservative convictions -- not just opinions or positions. Someone who believes in AND FIGHTS FOR limited government. Someone who will articulate a Reaganesque message that more government equals less freedom, and not waver from that message.

I don't know if that candidate is out there yet. I would have liked Fred Thompson to enter the race a little sooner in 2008 because I think he could have articulated that message in a way that would energize people, but he waited too late and then ran a very uninspired campaign. Maybe the cream will rise to the top before the primary season gets heated up and we can get excited about someone. I hope so, because I'm not convinced that any of the current "front-runners" can generate enough interest in the GOP to mount a winning campaign even with the lousy job the bamster has done.