OK I’d like to take a victory lap for predicting a year ago that the indictments would make Gov Perry the first one to drop out but – frankly, I’m not sure the indictments had that much to do with it.

          Perry was just so inept on the campaign trail that he went down on his own accord.  He was haunted by his “opps” minute form the last campaign.  Every verbal gaffe -from claiming in the kiddie debate that the Beirut bombing took place in Iran to calling the Gipper “Ronald Raven” – was endlessly recycled as another “opps” minute. Meanwhile, as the plunging price of oil sent Texas frackers to mowing lawns to make a living, Perry’s claim that his policies had something with the booming Texas economy of the past was exposed.

         Of course, what drove me crazy was that the media essentially accepted Perry’s false claim that the indictments were politically motivated and gave little coverage to the absurdity of a candidate running for office while under indictment. Grr. He was not even asked about the indictments at the kiddie debate. WTF?  When one of the two indictments was temporarily dismissed, the media proclaimed that as a “victory “
rather than acknowledge that it meant he had to go to trial on the second more serious indictment. When Perry stopped paying staffers – the sure sign of impending doom – the media accepted his claim that the Perry SuperPac had plenty of money. But most of this money was contributed by two super rich guys, so the PAC money did not mean that people were giving to Perry.

 
       Meanwhile, the media gave 24/7 coverage to Hillary’s email problems, even though she broke no laws and is not even under criminal investigation….sign.

 
        But I’m going to take my victory lap anyway- Governor Perry has gone down, and deservedly  so.


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