Last Night’s News: Perry takes big dump on stage

I’m a little disappointed this morning. Despite being a proper progressive, I was really hoping Governor Perry would make a better showing at this whole presidential run thing. I’ve got a few things hinged upon his success, and don’t think for a second that doesn’t make me feel all kinds of dirty, but it is what it is. Or rather, it was what it was.

Thank you, Governor Perry, for unleashing your staggering incompetence on national tv last night. Again.

He’s not done, not by a long shot. He’s a stubborn old bastard, and I hope he hangs on long enough to sell a few of the books we’ve got coming out next week. But last night’s “oops” moment is the kind of thing that gets one immortalized, and not in the way a presidential hopeful wants. I’m just one of thousands of consultants, journalists, and pundits online this morning breaking down and assessing last night’s gaffe. And I’ve no doubt that even in the wake of Joe Pa’s epic collapse this week, the news cycle will have Perry’s verbal misstep replayed over and over until we can’t stand the sight of him anymore.

I’m not sure what’s more frustrating for me– the fact that I never considered that his popularity in Texas wouldn’t translate on a national stage, or that this bumbling buffoon keeps kicking Democratic ass in Texas. He’s got the Lone Star state absolutely wired, and yet he can’t figure out how not to look like a jackass when standing next to people just as crazy and unqualified for the presidency as he is.

I’m still pulling for you Dude. I know your addled brain is just a symptom of national campaign life. And it’s still a long way to Iowa and New Hampshire. But I’m pulling out my emotional investment. You can keep breaking my heart at the state level, but on the national, we are so over.