Barring any major revelations or an implosion of the Perry campaign, the Texas governor has the easiest path to the Republican nomination right now.  The majority of the candidates are on life support already, if indeed they were ever breathing on their own in the first place.  So, realistically it comes down to Perry, Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and Congresswomen and Tea Party darling, Michele Bachmann.  And, again barring any surprises, even with only a few days of being a candidate under his belt, Perry is the de facto frontrunner.  So, he’d better get ready for attacks from all sides and especially the most obvious one: the Dubya Connection.

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