I think Perry opponents overstate the Gardasil matter (I am concerned with the mandate, not the measly $5K Perry's campaign chest got from Merck), but his supporters gotta stop the spin as well.
Palin is right, the revolving door between government and corporations is a big part of the mess we are in right now - look at Goldman Sachs and the Fed/Treasury.
Perry does carry that corporatist taint with him. Palin is one of the few politicians who has stood up to the establishment and won. Too many Perry supporters belittle that in her. But it is exactly what this country needs, and Perry needs to be more like Palin in that regard.
I'd say "it depends." I can imagine misplaced trust and other issues being involved, so don't jump to blame the principal.
-- I think Perry opponents overstate the Gardasil matter ... but his supporters gotta stop the spin as well. --
My approach is to read the source evidence for myself, then I can figure out which posters are spinning. Most of the posts at FR are crap, as you appear to have figured out too ;-)
-- Palin is right, the revolving door between government and corporations is a big part of the mess we are in right now --
Yes, she is. I am much more impressed with her, than I am with Perry. I trust Palin. I do not trust Perry.