re: #492 Sergey Romanov

Robertson already called Perry a great Christian. I don’t think it will be that much of a problem if the “spiritual leaders” consolidate around Perry.

That endorsement will bear a lot of weight among the Fundamentalist Right, and will be used to gloss over all the gaffes Perry makes in the future.

If he can win enough early primaries to establish himself as the front runner and Great White Hope (and not just in the figurative sense) against Obama, then they will start going to great lengths to spin his embarassing statements, inconsistencies and shortcomings.