Perry?

I originally assumed that Rick Perry has stayed, rather overtly, out of the 2012 race because there is something in his past that he doesn't want dug up. Who knows, maybe he's a playah like DSK or something. After all, why would a popular two term Governor from a huge state with awesome policy credentials shy away from entering a weak field? A buddy of mine who is tapped into DC GOP circles said that Perry is an outsider and just not really well-regarded by party poobahs. Whatever. Either way, his absence was glaring, but the tidbits coming out of late about the possibility of him running are tantalizing. The stakes are so high and he holds such a good hand, there have no doubt been hundreds if not thousands of pleas urging him to run. I even bet Haley Barbour has been working on him big time. This could be big. Perry could upend the whole race. And with Sarah Palin out there spurring the re-awakening, it could get very interesting very quick.