And the quote from the late, great Molly Ivins is right on the money. Here it is in context from her 2005 book, Who Let the Dogs In?: Incredible Political Animals I Have Known:
Who knew Dubya Bush would be this bad? I realize there is nothing more annoying than someone who says, "I told you so." But dammit, the next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be in the White House, would you please pay attention? . . . Things could be worse. The current governor of Texas is a lot dumber than the last one, and he could run for president.And lo and behold, it's happened. Trust me and Molly, guys: you totally do not want to see true-believer, God's-anointed Perry ruling the country.
As a reader commented on Andrew Sullian's blog the other day, Perry is "George Bush on steroids." And that's about the sum of it.
