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I’d put him somewhere slightly ahead of T-Paw. Semi-conservative and fairly unpredictable.

Perry is more predictable than you think. First off, always look at the money that backs him. That controls him. He mentioned a few days ago somebody about God and him running for office, but he admitted yesterday morning that it came down to whether he could get the money together. Last night, there was a meeting between him and about 30-40 of his major donors to discuss whether they could raise the necessary money, since they would be limited to $2,500 a person. Any time he has done something to piss conservatives off, it almost always involves either a Perry donor, or a friend or associate of his who just happens to be working for whatever company was going to benefit.

Second of all, he's got a 10 year track record of speeches and public statements as Governor where he says positive things about illegal immigrants. He even goes so far as to say they are necessary to our economy, although we all know that really they are necessary for his backers who benefit from that labor. You could even argue that him avoiding coming back to Austin to fight for the sanctuary cities bill against his richest donor who was trying to kill it, was another form of him supporting illegals. Now I'm sure the Christian in him genuinely feels concerned for the plight of the illegal immigrant - some of his speeches make it clear that he feels sympathy and responsibility for them, but it's still ultimately driven by his donors.

He is incredibly predictable.