Meeting with Governor Perry

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NRO: The Corner:

Andrew C. McCarthy
7/20/11

As Katrina has reported, I did indeed travel to Austin last week to meet with Governor Rick Perry. There was a small group of us former government official types, and we talked about a variety of national security issues.

The Governor is a very impressive guy. I admire him, and I hope I was of whatever help he thought I could be in thinking through the challenges we face. It’s a very good thing for the country when people weighing decisions as important as whether to run for president tap into the relevant experience of current and former officials.

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Most of the time, there’s not publicity attendant to these sorts of things. This time, for whatever reason, there was. In any event, if Gov. Perry decides to run, he will be a very strong candidate in a field that includes a number of very strong candidates — good news for those of us who believe it is imperative that the incumbent be defeated.

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