One person’s ringing endorsement is another’s dire warning

A South Carolina voter frets that Rick Perry will be the 2012 version of Fred Thompson, siphoning votes away from al-Santorum:

“Anybody still supporting Perry right now is doing it out of loyalty to him. … (Voters) know in their heart he is not a true contender in this. They need to go ahead and vote for Rick Santorum. Because if they loved Perry, they will love Rick Santorum even more.”

If the South catapults al-Santorum to the Oval Office I’ll officially renounce my heritage.