Gov. Perry is NOT my first choice for the GOP presidential candidate in 2012. My first choice would be Herman Cain or Sarah Palin. As a native Texan and a conservative, I am hesitant about voting for Perry. This is due to his stance on in-state tuition for the kids of illegals(why reward them for their parents’ crimes?), the Trans-Texas Corridor(stealing land from Texas citizens, giving it to a FOREIGN company to own and profit from?), and the HPV vaccine debacle(accusations that Perry business buddies in the pharmaceutical industry would profit from forced vaccination of Texas schoolgirls).
All that being said, though, if Perry is ultimately the GOP presidential candidate, I will vote for him. Not because I believe he is the best candidate but because he would be better than the Kenyan Marxist currently squatting in the White House. I am not so rigid an ideologue I would sit out the election because my choices were not conservative enough for my liking. That mindset is not only mentally defective, it is suicidal and damaging to the country.
Just one lone opinion from this Texan.
You make a credible case for how I feel about Perry as well. Would I prefer Perry to TPaw, if it came down to that? I don’t know yet.