“Otherwise it will pretty much be too late to put together the required national organization and fund-raising operation, plus take care of all the federal and state legal requirements, plan out a campaign, set up speaking engagements, and so on.”
..that is unless you’ve already been planning, organizing, stumping for candidates in the mid-terms, putting together PACs, etc. in the two years since the miserable wretches stabbed you in the back, attacked your family, and forced you to resign your state elective office using legal blackmail.
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STANDING OVATION
Perry, who took over as governor in Texas when George W. Bush moved to the White House and is in his fourth term, said social conservatives have been too quick to surrender in battles over abortion rights and other hot-button issues.
"It saddens me when sometimes my fellow Republicans duck for cover under pressure from the left," he said.
A staunch critic of federal power and regulations, he also said that Washington would never give up power until "the American people get up and demand reform."
The crowd of curious activists gave Perry a standing ovation, and many chanted "Run, Rick, Run." [end excerpt]