[onyx]

The truth is the people want anyone who has an ounce of common sense and who can beat Obama.
For many...that is looking like Perry!

Maybe that's the truth in your world, but Free Republic is a conservative forum, so we're looking for the best "conservative" to beat Obama and Governor Perry is just now being vetted.

Seems to me that his biggest hurdle (should he win the nomination after the Marathon Primary Season) would be whether the electorate at large would be ready to send another Texas Governor to the White House only 4 short years after President Bush....?

[RoosterRedux]

Heheh...are you saying I am a newbie?

As a long time lurker, I have you at a disadvantage.

I know you (I know your husband is a psychiatrist).

Don't be a bully. You don't own conservatism...FR doesn't own it either.

All that said, I have always had great respect for you and your opinion matters greatly to me and many other lurkers.

As for Perry, he isn't new to me. I know his positions and his tenacity. He has infinitely more experience than Sarah.

I know you are wise...I remember your input back in the Natalee Hollaway threads. I am humbled to be able to speak with you.

[Lakeshark]

I don't worry so much about whether he will look or sound like George Bush, but I am seriously worried about Perry's seeming weakness on illegal immigration. He's flirted with La Raza, shown the propensity to be an open borders guy, said he didn't like the new AZ law, and is way too close to Bush's angle on illegals for my comfort zone.

I don't just want a good candidate, I want a president I can trust in this fragile time.