Rick Perry

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks during the Texas Republican Convention in Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday, June 7, 2012. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Rep. Ron Paul, of Texas, go head to head during the Republican presidential debate at Oakland University in Auburn Hills, Mich., on Nov. 9, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry (right) speaks at a GOP presidential campaign fundraiser at the Mason City Country Club in Mason City, Iowa, on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Former Presidential Candidate Rick Perry speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held at the Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC, Thursday, February 9, 2012. The annual political conference draws thousands of supporters and prominent conservative figures. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Former Presidential Candidate Rick Perry speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held at the Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC, Thursday, February 9, 2012. The annual political conference draws thousands of supporters and prominent conservative figures. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Former Presidential Candidate Rick Perry takes the stage to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held at the Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC, Thursday, February 9, 2012. The annual political conference draws thousands of supporters and prominent conservative figures. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry and his wife, Anita, arrive for a news conference in North Charleston, S.C., on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at which he announced the suspension of his GOP presidential campaign and his endorsement of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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** FILE ** Texas Gov. Rick Perry, campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks in Greenville, S.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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Silvia Edwards of Myrtle Beach, S.C., listens as Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks Jan. 16, 2012, at the Fresh Brewed Coffee House in Myrtle Beach, S.C., to members of CafeMom, a group of politically active South Carolina mothers. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Women fill the room as Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks Jan. 16, 2012, at the Fresh Brewed Coffee House in Myrtle Beach, S.C., to members of CafeMom, a group of politically active South Carolina mothers. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Hannah Wilt (center) of Concord, N.C., asks a question to Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Jan. 16, 2012, at the Fresh Brewed Coffee House in Myrtle Beach, S.C., during Perry's visit with members of CafeMom, a group of politically active South Carolina mothers. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Autumn Robinson (center) of Asheville, S.C., holds her 6-month-old daughter Hermione alongside her 6-year-old son Yeats (right) as Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks Jan. 16, 2012, at the Fresh Brewed Coffee House in Myrtle Beach, S.C., to members of CafeMom, a group of politically active South Carolina mothers. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Beth Morse Ferguson (left) of Charleston, S.C., and Mary Ann Carnazza (center) of Longs, S.C., speak Jan. 16, 2012, to Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry at the Fresh Brewed Coffee House in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Perry addressed members of CafeMom, a group of politically active South Carolina mothers. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Magda Aguila (right) of Greenville, S.C., listens as Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks Jan. 16, 2012, at the Fresh Brewed Coffee House in Myrtle Beach, S.C., to members of CafeMom, a group of politically active South Carolina mothers. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Shery Smith (center) finds her seat before Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry arrives to speak Jan. 16, 2012, at the Fresh Brewed Coffee House in Myrtle Beach to members of CafeMom, a group of politically active South Carolina mothers. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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From left: Peggy Morse of Myrtle Beach, S.C., her daughter, Beth Morse Ferguson of Charleston, S.C., and Mary Ann Carnazza of Longs, S.C., listen as Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks Jan. 16, 2012, at the Fresh Brewed Coffee House in Myrtle Beach, S.C., to members of CafeMom, a group of politically active South Carolina mothers. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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INFLUENTIAL: South Carolina residents Peggy Morse of Myrtle Beach, Beth Morse Ferguson of Charleston and Mary Ann Carnazza of Longs listen to Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry speak in Myrtle Beach on Monday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry meets with audience members after a CafeMom town hall in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks Jan. 16, 2012, during the South Carolina Republican presidential candidate debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Associated Press)