Poor Rick Perry: He's stuck in a great big house with a swimming pool

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By John Kelso
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Tuesday, September 23, 2008

If you squint real hard and play stupid, you can see why Gov. Rick Perry would equate his moving problems with those of the Galveston evacuees.

The Galveston folks had to move because they lost their homes to a hurricane. Meanwhile, Perry had to move to a great big house in the Estates Above Lost Creek because he lost his home for a while to a remodel. Making matters even tougher, Perry's return to the Governor's Mansion in downtown Austin has been delayed by arson.

Last week, Perry explained his anxiety about not being able to move back into the Governor's Mansion by comparing his situation to the Hurricane Ike victims.

"I absolutely understand they want to get back to their homes ... I'd like to get back to the mansion," Perry said.

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