[smoothsailing]

To Bachmann and Santorum this attempt to prevent cancer, whether ill-founded or not, was a form of child molestation or something. The more they went on about this, the more rabid, and frankly scary, they sounded.

"What was driving me was obviously making a difference about young people's lives," Perry said. "Cervical cancer is a horrible way to die."

Bachmann and Santorum got so worked up they were making it sound like Perry was a horrible man for caring about young girls health, that cervical cancer wasn't so bad, and everyone who wanted it had a right to get it, and how dare Perry interfere, or some such argle bargle. Bachmann and Santorum oozed desperation.

Perry won, plain and simple. Romney had to be the one to knock him down, not some single digit also rans like Santorum and Bachmann. Romney couldn't do it.

[richardtavor]

At the time, I wish he had just told the truth—he was trying to prevent cancer and save the State of Texas money down the road.