Career politician Rick Perry is likely to have some decisions in his future, such as: What am I going t do with the rest of my life?
The Republican Texas governor announced Monday he won’t seek re-election to his umpteenth term. He’s dropping hints all over the place that he’s considering a run for president in 2016. Good luck with that one, guv’nuh.
He’ll step away from the governor’s office in January 2015, then likely will hit the speech-making circuit, making big-time money talking to political interest groups who favor his brand of conservatism. He’s likely as well to raise money in case he decides to run for president.
But after he loses the GOP presidential primary contest for a second time in 2016, then he’ll have some time to really reflect on his future. It won’t include politics, which for a political animal such as Perry is likely to create something akin to a form of detoxification.
I’m looking forward to a post-Perry world in Texas government. My lingering curiosity, though, is wondering whether Rick Perry will be looking forward to a life without politics.