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Austin Chronicle 1/27/12
Perry hands the torch to a kindred spirit
There aren't too many good ways to admit you committed the fatal turnovers and lost the big game.
Saying farewell to his bungled presidential campaign, Gov. Rick Perry called on (in order) Newt Gingrich, God, and Sam Houston, and suggested his national embarrassment might be only temporary. "As a Texan, I have never shied away from a good fight, especially when the cause was right," Perry said. "But as someone who has always admired a great Texas forefather – Sam Houston – I know when it is time for a 'strategic retreat.'" In fact, Perry hadn't known that at all. He first decided to quit the race after the debacle in Iowa, then undecided (reportedly after a morning jog and a family chat), then vowed to fight on through South Carolina (while ignoring New Hampshire, which returned the favor), then redecided that South Carolina wasn't worth the good fight after all.
Somehow, I don't think that's the way Gen. Houston would have played it.
Perry hands the torch to a kindred spirit
There aren't too many good ways to admit you committed the fatal turnovers and lost the big game.
Saying farewell to his bungled presidential campaign, Gov. Rick Perry called on (in order) Newt Gingrich, God, and Sam Houston, and suggested his national embarrassment might be only temporary. "As a Texan, I have never shied away from a good fight, especially when the cause was right," Perry said. "But as someone who has always admired a great Texas forefather – Sam Houston – I know when it is time for a 'strategic retreat.'" In fact, Perry hadn't known that at all. He first decided to quit the race after the debacle in Iowa, then undecided (reportedly after a morning jog and a family chat), then vowed to fight on through South Carolina (while ignoring New Hampshire, which returned the favor), then redecided that South Carolina wasn't worth the good fight after all.
Somehow, I don't think that's the way Gen. Houston would have played it.
Another good Chronicle piece by Michael King - priceless!
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