Rick Perry, tonight's missing man

As the current Republican field takes the stage for the Fox News/Washington Examiner debate tonight, the political world still awaits the decision of the missing man — Texas Gov. Rick Perry.

Aides to Perry insist that he has not made a final decision to run, but is aiming to declare his intentions by the end of the summer. That could mean as early as this Saturday, when he addresses conservative activists in Charleston, S.C., at a gathering sponsored by the blog Red State.