Surprise, surprise – Perry serious about White House bid

Note: Here's a related and very interesting report posted this afternoon by the Texas Tribune about some Texas Republican heavy hitters who say Perry made a big mistake in introducing the Sanctuary Cities legislation (SB9) on immigration in the special session after it failed in the regular session . . . “If you want to find out if we can actually survive deporting these people, go look at what has happened in Arizona. They are in the biggest economic collapse of history,” he said. “Apartments are empty, houses are being repossessed and strip centers are half empty. It’s terrible.”

Houston Chronicle | Texas Politics Blog

Texas Governor Rick Perry is “serious” about making a run for the White House, sources close to Perry tell CBS News.

Perry has been talking with financial backers for the past week on a possible bid and even held a conference call earlier in the week to discuss the matter, the sources told CBS’ Jan Crawford. But Perry was reluctant to run for the nomination without key advisers, including his former campaign manager Rob Johnson and his top political consultant Dave Carney, both of whom were working on the presidential campaign of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.