Rick Perry Begins Next Chapter

Texas Tribune: “This is a leap, but not a long one: Gov. Rick Perry started his second bid for the Republican nomination for president on Thursday, delivering a valedictory speech to the Texas Legislature on his way out of an office he has held for more than 14 years.”

“Perry offered a look back at his political history and his time as governor, and he presented an assessment of the state during his time in office. Everything he said made perfect sense if you were watching a governor in his last big public address. And a lot of it looked pretty good if you were tuning in to see a candidate making the turn from a successful run in one office to a bid for an even bigger job.”