Today's 'Draft Perry' Update

Meanwhile, Commentary gently observes: "Daniels's departure opens a lane for Texas governor Rick Perry. With no other Southern governor interested in the office—now that Haley Barbour and Mike Huckabee are out—Perry is well-positioned for a presidential run. He is chairman of the Republican Governors Association. He governs a state that will gain four more electoral votes in the next election. His record in Texas, especially on the economy, stacks up favorably with Daniels's in Indiana. Moreover, the lack of ego that Linda admires in Daniels (perhaps the burning ambition too) is not a lack with Perry."