Boo hoo for Rick Perry

Forgetting Lawrence v. Texas after 'writing' about it in his book and railing about it as governor is strange. Maybe he does have early onset Alzheimers. Or, he could just be that stupid and uncaring.

He ends the year treading water. His boots — “Freedom” and “Liberty” — might as well be named “Oops” and “Dang.” Even if he pulls out of this, it’s been embarrassing for him and for his home state.

He took the family name out into the world and made a hash of it. Texas was still recovering, in some quarters, from George W. Bush’s presidency — the idea that a pair of Tony Lamas and a twang were the first two signs of the apocalypse.

Those outside Texas think our memories are short, that our mental engines are a couple of quarts low. That whenever we see a new problem, we hide our checkbooks and start researching biblical rationalizations.

And, he is going to lose big in Iowa.