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DISPATCHES | Issue: "Remembering 9/11" September 10, 2011

Seizing the moment

NEWS | Rick Perry makes a strong presidential candidate, but questions of 'crony capitalism' need answers | Marvin Olasky

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The Westwood Country Club, nestled on 11 oak-covered acres hugging the Lake Austin shoreline, has long been a hub for the central Texas elite. Its core is a medieval-style mansion, built in 1925, with flagstone walkways, Mexican tile floors, and hand-painted ceilings.

A decade or so ago 20 Texans attending a birthday party and garbed in casual country club clothes—collar shirts, khakis, dresses—were surprised to see Perry in T-shirt and short gym shorts striding into their gathering. He was coming straight from the exercise room, ready to do what he does superbly, work a small crowd—or a large one.

Perry knew most of the partygoers by name, shook hands, chatted, and walked off. That's Rick Perry: He loves campaigning, strides into settings without inhibition, and doesn't mind if people skip the exalted title and call him Rick.

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September 10, 2011, Vol. 26, No. 18

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