Abbott launches campaign to succeed Perry as TX Governor

We heard a lot of considerations and announcement last week:

• Sarah Palin considering 2014 Senate run
• Perry won't run again in Texas
• Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is leaving the department

(Note on that last one, I say to 'Big Sis', 'Don't let the door hit ya, where the good Lord split ya!')

Then, an anticipated announcement came Sunday that was a continuation, or rather the completion, of Perry's decision...one that points to his likely successor...

TexasTribune: With his wife and daughter standing near, Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott kicked off his campaign for governor Sunday in San Antonio’s sun-drenched La Villita plaza, where he promised to fight for a Texas of "boundless opportunity and limitless imagination."

At this first stop on a whirlwind tour of 10 cities over the next five days, Abbott hit the highlights of his political career. He touted his defense of religious displays in public areas, his prosecution of child predators, his opposition to abortion and his history of fighting “overreaching” government in the courtroom.

“When it comes to our freedom and our future, I will never, I will never, stop fighting,” Abbott declared. “That’s why I’m asking you — the people of Texas — to elect me as your next governor."

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