>> Perry and the Bush family do not get along. Never have. <<
News to both sides:
Jeb: My family admires Perry:
I’ve never heard anybody in my family say anything but good things about Rick Perry. Not with my brother, my dad. Not with me at all. I admire him.
And I think Texas has got a great story and he can legitimately talk about that story as a candidate for president.”
— Jeb Bush stated in an 2011 interview with Neil Cavuto on the Fox News Channel, saying he was grateful to get the opportunity to set the record straight.
http://dailycaller.com/2011/08/23/jeb-bush-denies-any-bush-family-vendetta-against-rick-perry/#ixzz3c7LvLaZi
Perry on his predecessor: ‘I love George Bush’”
“I love George Bush. I think he’s a great President and I support him.”
Perry insisted there’s no bad blood with the man he replaced:
“Not from my perspective. And certainly not between George W. Bush and I”
— Rick Perry, 2011
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/13/perry-on-his-predecessor-i-love-george-bush/
Bush Donors Have No Feud With Perry - FrumForum
http://www.frumforum.com/bush-donors-have-no-feud-with-perry/
Herbert Walker Bush backed Kay Hutchison for governor in the 2010 primary over Perry.
Public pronouncements by both sides don’t contradict the fact they don’t get along. Bush the Elder and his henchmen (James Baker et al.) have always looked down their noses at Perry. It’s a snob thing...and needless to say, he doesn’t appreciate it.
Of course neither side is going to make public statements indicating they dislike each other.