Rick Perry 2012? Texas Governor 'Comfortable' With Idea Of Presidential Run

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he'll likely decide in two or three weeks whether he'll run for president.

The conservative Republican has long been scornful of Washington, and he says even now he doesn't wake up wanting to be president. But Perry says he also knows his wife, Anita, and others want him to run and he's getting used to the idea.

Perry told the Des Moines Register that he's "getting more and more comfortable every day that this is what I've been called to do. This is what America needs."

Perry is the longest-serving governor in Texas history. An evangelical Christian, he has a strong following among the social conservatives who often dominate Republican politics.

His aides began making inquiries last month about Iowa's leadoff presidential nominating caucuses.

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Comments

[Savanna]

07:58 AM on 07/22/2011

The thought of this tryant running for any office much less President makes me want to "throw up".

[Chris Matthews 1]

10:41 AM on 07/20/2011

He does realize that if he runs, he'll get skull-dragged, right?

[tttedison]

09:38 PM on 07/19/2011

All you clowns making fun of Perry because he has asked for guidance from God should be ashamed, i thought you libs believed people should be able to do anything they want,so why put him down for his beliefs,after all Obama is a closet Muslim and you dont see people putting him down for it.

[PDXTransplant]

10:20 AM on 07/20/2011

You 'christians' always amaze me with your backdoor ha te. You'reanass.

[Savanna]

07:58 AM on 07/22/2011

Rick Perry is disgusting.

[Gaspar Ramsey]

07:35 PM on 07/18/2011

Shakespeare said this about Rick Perry: "Thou art a base, proud, shallow, beggarly, three-suited, hundred-pound, filthy worsted-stocking knave; a lily-liver'd, action-taking, whoreson, glass-gazing, superserviceable, finical rogue; one-trunk-inheriting slave; one that wouldst be a bawd in way"

[notright guy]

05:44 PM on 07/18/2011

More great info on Gods little helper. http://lonestarwatchdog.blogspot.com/2011/06/gov-rick-perry-is-tinotexan-in-name.html http://www.realnewsreporter.com/?p=5208 http://www.topix.com/forum/city/royse-city-tx/TTB9LLG95A65IV59T https://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=41708751151&topic=7876

[notright guy]

01:34 PM on 07/18/2011

https://www.facebook.com/TexansAgainstPerry http://impeachperry.indytexans.org/ https://www.texasobserver.org/purpletexas/run-rick-run God told me to share these links. Ahmen.

[Beth Schindler]

02:56 PM on 07/18/2011

The Facebook page links are not working. Too bad, I wanted to learn more...

[Blu in red TX]

10:36 PM on 07/18/2011

This link works:
https://www.facebook.com/TexansAgainstPerry?sk=app_133159433428725

[bamaliberal]

12:10 PM on 07/18/2011

Just what American leadership needs........ another idiot from the village called Texas.

[Savanna]

07:59 AM on 07/22/2011

I live in Texas and I agree with you completely.

[Mattcat25]

11:20 AM on 07/18/2011

Perry will be able to sell off the entire USA to Foreign Investors like he's already done to parts of Texas.

[deusXmchna]

01:36 PM on 07/18/2011

Indeed. He doesn't want Fed funds, but he's happy to sell our Toll roads (that took quite a few houses & family farms via Eminent Domain) to Spain.
Slick Rick.

http://texaslsg.org/texasonthebrink/
(what Perrys TX looks like, by the numbers, no opinions.)

[Arrech]

10:53 AM on 07/18/2011

RUN , PERRO, ER, PERRY

[timphelan]

09:22 AM on 07/18/2011

I'm comfortable also with Perry running. It's if he wins where I would feel very uncomfortable.

[Front Row Joe]

09:07 AM on 07/18/2011

I am so glad that "God" has PLENTY of time to "Call" on people like Rick Perry, Michelle Bachman, and Rick "Google My Last Name" Santorum, to run for office.
Yes, "God" whose major accomplishments have been creating the universe and everything in it, apparently has plenty of time to talk to these "Gifted" people and tell them to run for the presidency of the United States.

I find it funny though, that this very same god permits famine, disease, droughts, hurricanes, tornados, wildfires, flooding, wars, rape, murder and other such horrendous things all across the globe. Sounds like god might have "His" prorates a bit skewed.

[mpsbh]

09:22 AM on 07/18/2011

Time for you to move to the back row joe. Old uninformed one.

[Front Row Joe]

09:33 AM on 07/18/2011

Even from the back row I can see the lying, hypocritical, "Look at me I have private conversations with the creator of the universe" bull from these folks. They are scam artists who invoke the name of "god" for their own gain.

[Savanna]

08:00 AM on 07/22/2011

Oh and you forgot that God told George Bush to run for President.

[Blu in red TX]

08:28 AM on 07/18/2011

Read this blog with Neil Aquino's (Texas Liberal blog) reaction of Governor Perry's book "Fed Up: Our Fight to Save America from Washington".

http://texasliberal.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/rick-perrys-fed-up-the-last-warning-sign-to-the-danger-that-lies-ahead/

[Carol Stephens Briers]

08:45 AM on 07/18/2011

Neil's review is spot on.

[mpsbh]

09:28 AM on 07/18/2011

This piece does not speak to the content of the book. Worthless liberal propaganda.
Perry is not trying to act as a prophet, he's simply giving his point of view. And, from where he sits, he has a real good understanding of our country's problems.
President Perry sounds real good to me CAROL.
Neil's review is spot waaaay off. Naturally, it's the liberal point of view.

[Proud Progressive]

11:59 AM on 07/18/2011

Really? A good understanding? Is that why he suggested secession from the country?? What a wonderful quote to hit him with time and time again. You do realize that there is a LOT of buyers remorse here in Texas. When Formula racing can be supported by the state but education spending has to be cut, there is a lot wrong with the state's management.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-11/texas-taxpayers-finance-formula-one-auto-races-as-schools-dismiss-teachers.html
Run Perry run, it will be fun to watch, I will certainly change parties to vote in the primary for Perry, cause this is a head to head that I want to see.
OBAMA 2012!!!!

[Blu in red TX]

02:35 PM on 07/18/2011

He is part of the country's problems. Are you from TX?

[alafonse]

08:27 AM on 07/18/2011

Yep, the GOP needs another candidate, but from my standpoint yet another Texan would be the kiss of d e a t h.

[treasuredtrophie]

08:55 AM on 07/18/2011

A real man from Texas yup we sure need him. Go Lone Horns

[Schalaine]

11:32 AM on 07/18/2011

Lone Horns? Seriously?

[Heather Plaggemars]

08:19 AM on 07/18/2011

It seems that Perry likens being governor to the ministry, as in G-d gave him the calling to enter the public arena. Jeez, doesn't G-d have enough on her plate? And could she make up her mind? Who does she want to be a candidate? It can't be all of them. Yo, G-d, is it Perry, Bachmann, Palin, Gingrich, none of the above? Give us a sign.

[Proud Progressive]

12:01 PM on 07/18/2011

,!,, Here's your sign for all of the above.

[MagicMaker]

08:15 AM on 07/18/2011

He might be "comfortable" with the idea.... but what about us? In fact, makes me very uncomfortable.