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Originally aired July 19, 2011 during Morning Edition and and All Things Considered on KERA 90.1 FM.
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INTRO: An upcoming event in Houston, Texas has further fueled speculation that Governor Rick Perry may seek the Republican presidential nomination. Perry has yet to say yes or no, but the event has commentator Lee Cullum considering the role evangelicals could play in deciding who gets the Party's nod.
COMMENTARY: "The fox knows many things. The hedgehog knows just one thing." That's a saying that says a lot about American politics. For years the Republican party has soared and scored on the back of the hedgehog, singing the song of One True Thing. Limited government it was for awhile. Then pro-life, followed by defense of marriage. After that came reinstatement of the Christian church at the center of the state.
The best of the hedgehogs, of course, was Ronald Reagan, who ran always against the evil empire, and dismembered the old Soviet Union. His successor, the first George Bush...
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INTRO:An upcoming event in Houston, Texas has further fueled speculation that Governor Rick Perry may seek the GOP presidential nomination. Perry has yet to say yes or no, but the event has commentator Lee Cullum considering the role evangelicals could play in deciding who gets the Party's nod.
OUTRO:Lee Cullum is a veteran journalist and commentator living in Dallas. E-mail your opinions or questions about this commentary to the "Contact Us" section of kera.org.
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