Coronado, California  (CNN)Rick Perry used his final public address as Texas governor on Friday to sharply criticize President Barack Obama's stewardship of the country and called on fellow Republicans to articulate a plan to voters explaining how the GOP will turn the country around. "What is needed at this time in history is a clear vision for the world with America leading again, and freedom on the march again," Perry said Friday afternoon in a speech to the Republican National Committee. "What is on the ballot in 2016 is a choice whether we are going to ... rise to the challenge of defending Western values or accept the decline of Western civilization, because those who had the most to lose did the least to preserve freedom."
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Outgoing Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to the Republican National Committee
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He delivers plenty of red meat to his audience, but gives no clues about his 2016 plans
Perry did highlight the @placeholder economy and held it up as an example of how jobs should be created and copied throughout the nation.