He’s my governor too and I agree with TexasKamaAina, BobL and Okie01. Guv dude is a light-weight; an empty suit. Only reason he keeps getting reelected is because this is a strong GOP State.
Well I suppose Perry is an improvement because I could at least TOLERATE him as nominee (I'd pull my hair out if Trump or Gingrich was "our" candidate), but he's VERY far down my list of preferred Republicans. I'd vote for him if the ONLY alternative was a uber-RINO like Giuliani but that's about it. The funny thing is Governor Goodhair is being touted because he'e supposedly "more electable". Ha! As others have noted, the ONLY reason he keeps winning re-election in his own state is because he's from a very heavily Republican state and he keeps having pathetic weak-ass opponents (in both the primary and general) who are even worse than him. Put him up against a real opponent in a swing state and I think he's toast. The guy is too much of a GWB clone and people don't want another compassion conservative type from Texas.
I'd said for a while I see Perry as a hybred of Romney and Pawlenty, minus the ability to win non-safe Republican states. Better than Romney, but worse than Pawlenty (and Pawlenty isn't particularly good to begin with!) I wonder how long the Perry fad will last? If he takes the bait and announces, it will just muddy up the field with more mediocre choices.
Governor by default cause only democrat scumbags and even lamer Republicans have ever run against him.
Kinda surprising this guy of all people is subject to a draft movement.
Must be the Bush people upset that Daniels bowed out.