Q&A: Rick Perry Is Ready to Run

(TIME) - He may not have announced anything yet, but Texas Governor Rick Perry’s travel itinerary through key early-primary states in the coming days makes it easy to believe that he could be a Republican candidate for President in a week’s time. TIME‘s Mark Halperin caught up with Perry in Austin and asked him about his feelings on a White House bid, his conservative credentials and his rumored rocky relationship with the Bushes. Lightly edited highlights from their conversation follow...