Sen. Phil Gramm, who has announced he will retire when his term is up in 2003.Sen. Phil Gramm William Philip "Phil" Gramm (born July 8, 1942, in Fort Benning, Georgia, USA) served as a Democratic Congressman (1978–1983), a Republican Congressman (1983–1985) and a Republican Senator from Texas (1985–2002). , who has announced he will retire when his term is up in 2003, is coming under intense pressure from some GOP leaders to retire early so that Texas Gov. Rick Perry James Richard Perry (b. March 4, 1950) is a Republican politician and the Governor of Texas. He assumed office in December 2000 when then-Governor George W. Bush resigned to prepare for his inauguration as President of the United States. Gov. can replace him with a Hispanic, Rep. Henry Bonilla. As a sitting senator, Bonilla would presumably pre·sum·a·ble adj. That can be presumed or taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition: presumable causes of the disaster. have an advantage against a Democratic challenger. He'll need it if the popular former HUD Hud (h  d), a pre-Qur'anic prophet of Islam. Hud unsuccessfully exhorted his South Arabian people, the Ad, to worship the One God. Secretary Henry Cisneros decides to
run for Gramm's seat, as many Democrats fervently hope. Perry met
with Bush in Washington last month to discuss how they could convince
Gramm to leave sooner, according to The Houston Chronicle. Gramm
spokesman Larry Neal says the Senator has no intention of doing so.
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