Codpiece Memories
by digby
I missed the GOP debate last night but from what I hear, Rick Perry pretty much proved once and for all that he’s not the sharpest tool in the shed. After all, he prepped hard for this one and he still blew it.
A lot of his cratering has to do with his position on immigration, to be sure. Failing to properly hate on “illegals” is up there with being an atheist or an abortion doctor as a GOP primary disqualifiers. But I really think he just reminds everyone a little bit too much of George W. Bush.
There was a time when an inarticulate good old boy was a shoo-in among the faithful. But Bush’s mien lost its luster somewhere around 2006, even among his most fervent supporters — and there is nothing like a fanboy scorned. I think that at some subconscious level Perry reminds them of their folly.
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