[Gene Eric]

The establishment also has a problem with TEA, Palin, and Perry.

The best way to expunge the grunge is to work and win at the grassroots level.

Cain is wonderful, btw. Not sure about 9-9-9 however.

Welcome to FR.

[MNJohnnie]

Actually the GOP Establishment has no such problem with Perry

Bill Kristol to a NY Time Reporter telling him how the GOP Establishment plans to deal with “the Tea party mutiny”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2792217/posts?page=3

Kristol told me just after Perry entered the race, a development that essentially ended [the more radical Michele] Bachmann’s brief ascent. Establishment Republicans may prefer Romney to Perry, but their assumption is that either man can be counted on to steer the party back toward the broad center next fall, effectively disarming the Tea Party mutiny.

[org.whodat]

Duh, the old guard had no more problem with perry than they did with willard, other than they viewed him as more of a loser.