Reuters - Huckabee looks again at Republican presidential bidThough it's easy to make this observation in retrospect, Perry's run was always opportunistic rather than the product of any long-held plan or ambition, and I'm surprised that the anti-Romney faction wasn't more conscious of this and the increased level of risk involved.
Are Republicans really this panicked that at the prospect of nominating Romney? If Thune, Daniels, Huckabee, J. Bush or any other candidate who might actually win the nomination were in the race, would they be satisfied withe any of them?