I just re-read your post. Are you saying that DeMint and Limbaugh also vouch for his being a solid conservative?
You have to understand that Texas is another world. Texans hold Perry’s feet to the fire. Sans that, I am also unsure of him on a national stage.
No, what I meant was, a respected source like a DeMint or a Limbaugh. However, that said, Limbaugh did do a show about Perry (He does like him). Limbaugh would fall into the fan category, but my point was, one easy way to determine if someone was a conservative was to see what respected conservatives say about that person, its a play on the "judge a man by the friends he keeps" or, "judge a man by the enemies he makes" concept.