In an interview with The Associated Press, Perry also embraced the two newly elected Republicans backed by the tea party movement in Delaware and New York - candidates that many establishment Republicans have shunned.
Perry has made Washington a whipping post in his campaign for an unprecedented third term, and he hasn't always limited his ire to Democrats. The longest serving governor in Texas history has often been mentioned as a 2012 presidential or vice-presidential contender even though he insists he's not interested.
While Perry is in a competitive re-election campaign against Democrat Bill White, he continues to speak out on national issues.
In an interview from his campaign plane this week, Perry waded into the controversy over extending tax cuts, the growing influence of the anti-tax tea party movement, and the recent primary victories by anti-establishment conservatives in the northeast.
Perry said he didn't agree with Boehner's comments last weekend that he could accept only a partial extension of the Bush-era tax cuts. He suggested Boehner, who since backtracked, had prematurely surrendered on tax reductions.
"I'm not generally the kind of guy that waves the white flag before I ever go out on the field of battle," Perry said. "I would not have said we're going to be making any compromises before I'd sat down and talked to the team."
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Bohner was ahead of the curve (and Obama) when he spoke in agreement of what should be a common sense compromise. Now he's been sent fleeing due to criticism from the far right loonies. sigh
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