http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2015/01/16/perry-leaves-texas-steps-onto-world-stage/ By Jennifer Rubin January 16 at 5:30 PM
In the course of 24 hours, Texas Gov. Rick Perry delivered his farewell speech in Texas and presented a stem-winder to the Republican National Committee, previewing his domestic and foreign policy vision.
Although talking specifically about Texas, he was really delivering his take on the American dream: “In Texas, it’s not where you come from that matters, it’s where you are going. Texas doesn’t recognize the artificial barriers of race, class or creed. The most vivid dreams take flight from the most humble beginnings. And so it was for me.”
Perhaps because of the potential entry into the presidential race of Mitt Romney, there has been new focus on candidates’ background and how they relate to ordinary people. Perry made clear just how humble his beginnings were:
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