As horrible as Perry was in the debates, there’s no doubt he’s a great governor.

Via The Week:

Texas wants its gold back — all $1 billion of it. That’s what Gov. Rick Perry told Glenn Beck on his radio show last week, according to the Texas Tribune.

The Federal Reserve holds the gold bars, which are owned by the University of Texas Investment Management Company. Perry wants to bring them all back to Texas to store the gold in what would be called the Texas Bullion Depository.

Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), a stalwart gold standard proponent, supports Perry’s proposal. But Texas state representative Giovanni Capriglione, who wrote legislation to fulfill Perry’s wishes, wants to distance the move from that kind of rhetoric, telling the Texas Tribune that the measure is “not about putting Texas on its own gold standard.” He says, instead, that it looks to “give the state a reputation as being more financially secure in the event of a national or international financial crisis.”