It isn't about Bush and Perry, it's about the economy, here and now -- policy vs personality.
...It is clear Bush’s inner circle has no more use for Perry than Brooks has for the Tea Party, but this dispute is about more than personalities.
More on the "personal feud" thing is addressed here:
July 10, 2011 -- Douglas MacKinnon: Don't believe the anonymous chatter about a Perry-Bush feud
"Let the exaggerated feud continue.
As expected, some in the media and some in the sandbox of politics, are trying to make more out of some honest differences of opinion between Gov. Rick Perry and former President George W. Bush than really exist. Hey, everybody needs a hobby.
The New York Times recently offered up th headline "Perry Breaks With A Fellow Texan: Bush." Really? No, but maybe so it could amuse itself, the Grey Lady has decided to put out headlines better suited for one of the city's famous tabloids.
For all of those trying to make that into something it's not, I've got some news for you. Most Republicans, conservatives, independents and Americans who are paying attention could care less. Ultimately they just want to know two things: Is Perry going to run, and if he is, does he represent the adult leadership the voters are so desperately seeking?....
..One reason so many Americans are turned off by politics is precisely because of anonymous quotes from clowns like these. David Carney, a top adviser to Perry, has said time and again, "Nothing to see here. Move on.".....
So is Perry a part of the republican establishment, or isn’t he?
That’s part of the danger of having such a large liberal media in a conservative country. They put out so much propaganda it’s hard to know what to do or what to think.
Make that 501 or is it 502 now?
LLS
I saw Rick Parry interviewed by Jon Stewart awhile back. All you need to know about Parry is that he’s a big states’ rights guy who has little time for the intrusion of the federal government and he’s a capitalist with a capital C.
Oh, and he’s a former Air Force captain.
At this point, that’s enough for me.
That's the best endorsement for Perry I've seen so far. The Bushleaguers have caused perhaps irreparable harm to the GOP.
My..my kids. All this squabbling. If Perry has the votes to win the nomination, good! If Bachmann has the votes to win the nomination, good! If Cain has the votes to win the nomination, good! If Pawlwnty or—God forbidd—even Romney has the votes to win the nomination, then so be it. Don’t get in too much of a huff over who is the purest of them all. None of them are perfect. This is politics. It’s a filthy business no matter who you root for and who you vote for.
Don’t forget who the real enemy is. He sits in the White House and dreams of how better and faster to destroy America in hopes the country will fall like a ripe plum into the grasp of the socialists. Stay united in your desire to replace him.