Whoever gets the Republican nomination will have to go after her for her horrendous record at State. We know La Raza Rick won’t be able to do that because, as we know, he has already said she was "great".
There was/is no excuse for his praising her when she is arguably one of the worst to ever hold the position. Benghazi will be a non-issue if Perry is the nominee.
You have a good point. I'm not committing to Perry whatsoever is 2016. I don't agree with everything he says or does. I don't think he the smartest or dumbest politician, and I don't think he the most conservative. But, he's far from the worst. He's been at worst benign, and probably more likely pretty good good for Texas. That's what I want from my governor. If he has to moderate his tone for a particular business setting when he has to respond to hostile questioning - that's better than pissing everyone off when he's clearly not on the POTUS stump at that place and time. You can surely appreciate that if you are a Texan. If you're not, then I'm sure you'll have a different perspective.
My grading of Perry is as governor of the great state of Texas. His decisions have been oriented toward fighting his best for the benefit of Texas, not posturing for POTUS. Yes, in-state tuition will be a misunderstood issue on the national stage since no other state has as much illegal chaos to deal with (except maybe CA) and anything that mitigates the problems in a minimally negative way is worth pursuing. But, that's a FAR cry from La Raza amnesty as you mischaracterize it.