Wayne Slater of the Dallas Morning News broke the news:

AUSTIN – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has endorsed Rick Perry for re-election, calling him the "true conservative" in a primary election showdown with fellow Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison.

The screams and gnashing of the teeth you hear are the Democrats who cannot seem to bring down Sarah Palin no matter how hard they try.

Someone is actually keeping track of all the smears they have tried to throw at our Republican V.P. nominee. The count is up to 54.