I have admitted that it was a dumb thing to say but that doesn't justify trying to make into more than it is. You should admit that the only reason you are reading more into than what is there is because you want to believe it and it fits your world view. I really don't want Perry to win but the people who keep attacking him tend to be so out of touch with republican voters that they keep missing his true vulnerabilities and go after him for silly crap the left thinks the right cares about. Ignore what some tea party group you have never heard or political enemies like Karl Rove are saying. It is like Romney and the Mormon thing. I keep seeing people on the left saying conservatives will not vote for Romney because he is a Mormon (I know you think he will win because the powers the election is rigged) and in their little narrow minded view of the world all conservatives are radical religious freaks who base every decision on those religious beliefs. I personally know a large number of very conseartive people who only go to church on Easter or when someone is getting married. The truth is I only heare liberals mention it, conservatives don't like him because he reminds them of Kerry and because of Romneycare.

The argument that Perry is a RINO is really nothing more than BS that only liberals and Ron Paul supporters believe. It would be hard to decide what is more important to conservatives, cutting tax or cutting spending, but Perry has a record of doing both so the RINO thing is a none starter. The best argument is he is unelectable but as long as is polling dead even with Obama that argument will be harder to make (look at the latest Gallup). The best way to beat Perry is not trying to make crap up like the NYT, NR and the WP have been doing but just let Perry be Perry and see where his mouth gets him.