Rick Perry - long rumored to be a closet case - has announced that he will not seek re-election. Perry most recently made headlines by personally attacking the Texas Senator Wendy Davis who filibustered a proposed draconian amendment to Texas' abortion laws. Perry, Ken Cuccinelli and, of course Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker epitomize the insanity that has become the norm among most Republican governors and would be governors. If the nation is lucky, Perry will not make another run for president in 2016. His decision to not seek reelection will hopefully set the stage for someone sane to win the governor's mansion. The Washington Post looks at Perry's announcement. Here are excerpts:
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), the longest-serving governor in the state’s history, announced here Monday that he will not seek reelection in 2014 amid speculation that he will run again for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.
“I remain excited about the future and the challenges ahead but the time has come to pass on the mantle of leadership,” Perry told an audience at a heavy equipment company in San Antonio. “Today I am announcing I will not seek reelection as governor of Texas.”
Even before Perry made his announcement, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (R) had made no secret of his desire to run for governor. With Perry’s decision, he will be able to move ahead..
Perry’s announcement came as a special session of the Texas legislature continued work in Austin on a bill to restrict abortions. A similar measure died during a special session last month after an 11-hour filibuster by state Sen. Wendy Davis (D) and as a chorus of demonstrators chanted from the galleries as time in the session expired.
His most embarrassing moment came at a [presidential] debate in Michigan when he faltered as he tried to remember the three agencies of government that he had pledged to eliminate if elected. “Oops,” he said apologetically when he finally acknowledged that he couldn’t remember the third..
The “oops” moment was an exclamation point that came to define his candidacy, though his fate was sealed earlier at a debate in Florida when he described opponents of a Texas plan to grant in-state tuition to children of illegal immigrants as “heartless.” He never recovered from that episode, though he remained in the race for another two months.
Though Perry was silent on the question of 2016, his advisers were peppered with questions from reporters after the event and did nothing to tamp down talk that he is already pointing toward another campaign.
I'm sorry, but Perry is an idiot. But, idiocy is the main character of today's GOP base.
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