"LET THEM EAT CAKE"

Rick Perry is a great symptom of the savage morality of the marketplace.  His state (Texas)  is the worst in the country for health care yet he refuses to increase Medicaid enrollment.

His reponse to this question tells you all you need to know about "compassionate conservatism":

When asked how he’d improve health care in a state where one in four people are uninsured, Perry bristled. “People come from all over the globe to the state of Texas for their health care,” he said.