Perry dines with Bush, Medina goes international

While Texas governor Rick Perry dines with former president George W. Bush, Debra Medina has garnered international attention in the U.K.'s Guardian. The Guardian article identified Medina as a "tea party" candidate and drew comparisons to Sarah Palin. However, the Guardian did make the distinction that when it comes to speeches, Medina is "no Sarah Palin". Medina goes well beyond simply calling for a reduction in "big government" and pushes for Texas state sovereignty. She draws a clear line in the sand when it comes to issues of federal intrusion such as cap and trade, health care and taxes.

In many ways this gubernatorial primary is a battle for definition. Many who attended the tea party rallies and town hall meetings are just simply fed up. However, to press for a greater definition than that might be pushing it a bit. Most of the generalized angst has been focused on the Obama administration's spending sprees and push for mandatory health care. However, anything more definitive than these broad issues seems to get lost in the brief attention span of the average tea partier. However, all of that could change with the smell of fresh blood in the water.
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