Gov ricky perry of texas Perry, who ran a disastrous campaign for president in 2012, has been actively laying the groundwork for a potential run in 2016. He has tried to soften his image, ditching cowboy boots for loafers and donning new glasses. Perry has been crisscrossing the country to promote Texas’s economic climate and to poach businesses from other states. And he has been a fixture in early presidential nominating states, spending considerable time in Iowa and impressing state activists. The special prosecutor in the case, Michael McCrum, said the indictment was not a political decision. Politics “did not go into my consideration whatsoever,” he said at a briefing with reporters Friday. “I took into account the fact that we’re talking about the governor of the state. ... obviously that carries a level of importance,”
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 08:42:25 +0000