End of Times - Perry has announced he's running

AAS 8/11/11
It's official, if familiar: Perry's in

The news broke Thursday afternoon, though it might have had a familiar ring to it.

Gov. Rick Perry, The Associated Press reported in an afternoon news alert, is indeed running for president, as confirmed by Perry spokesman Mark Miner.

Now, there's nobody left who believes Perry is not running for president.

Just Monday, every news outlet, from the mainstream media to specialty blogs, reported that Perry will use Saturday's speech in South Carolina to eliminate any doubt that his future will include many trips to Iowa, New Hampshire and other early primary states.

Even Perry has stopped being coy about his plans.

"My hope is that in four years, people could take a look at what we've done in Washington, D.C., and know that I have made Washington, D.C., less consequential in their lives," Perry said Thursday in an interview with a New Hampshire TV station.