by Patrick Appel
Rick Perry is still “weighing” a presidential run. Jennifer Rubin sizes up Perry’s opening:
The danger for Perry, and for Bachmann for that matter, is that neither knocks out the other. Some die-hard conservatives like him; others prefer her. Both run solid campaigns. And then they split the conservative vote and allow Romney to waltz into the winner’s circle. Unfortunately for Perry and Bachmann, Huntsman poses less of a challenge to Romney (for votes from Main Street Republicans and moderates) than the two of them do to each other. You can image a run of primaries in which Romney gets 30 percent of the vote, Bachmann and Perry get 20 percent each and the remainder goes to the lesser-known and -financed candidates. In short, unless Perry finds a formula for upending Bachmann his path to the nomination will be rocky.
Salon has a short history of Perry’s ties to Confederate groups in Texas. Right Wing Watch created the above video:
Inspired by the massive amount of video and other materials we are turning up in examining the extremists with whom Gov. Rick Perry is partnering with in promoting his upcoming "The Response" prayer rally, we decided to put together a little video to highlight just who these people are.
The Dish 