Is everyone ready for George Bush 2.0?
According to Politico, Rick Perry is almost certainly getting into the Republican presidential race, and his plans for next week would seem to corroborate the notion.
Rick Perry intends to use a speech in South Carolina Saturday to make clear that he's running for president, POLITICO has learned.
According to two sources familiar with the plan, the Texas governor will remove any doubt about his White House intentions during his appearance at a RedState conference in Charleston. [...]
Immediately following his speech in South Carolina, Perry will make his New Hampshire debut at a house party at the Portsmouth-area home of a state representative, Pamela Tucker, the Union Leader reported Monday. Tucker was among the Granite Staters who went to Texas last week to encourage Perry to run.
Perry is expected to head to Iowa in the days following his New Hampshire trek, too, POLITICO has learned.
Perry's appearance in South Carolina will coincide with the Ames straw-poll.
Will each stop along the campaign trail be accompanied by prayers for rain and the economy?