But of course, now we're told we're in recovery but this sure doesn't feel like a recovery to more than 9 percent of the Americans out there who are unemployed, or the 16 percent of the African-Americans, 11 percent of Hispanics in the same position, or the millions who can only find part-time work or those who have even stopped looking for a job.

Lieutenant Governor
In 1998 Perry chose not to seek a third term as Agriculture Commissioner running instead for Lieutenant Governor to succeed the retiring Democrat Bob Bullock. Senator Al Gore of Tennessee. Bush resigned to become President of the United States.

In the 2010 Texas gubernatorial election Perry won a third term by defeating former Houston mayor Bill White and Kathie Glass. Perry won the Texas 2010 Republican gubernatorial primary election defeating U.