Wow, didn't see this one coming. Please note the sarcasm- OF COURSE I saw this one coming... everybody did- when you want to cut three government agencies and you can only remember two of them on national television you know it's not going to end well for you. And sure enough, the end has come for Texas Governor Rick Perry. He's dropped out, endorsed Gingrich and is going back to the ranch. To be honest, I really thought when he got into the race he would pose a serious challenge to Romney. Texas' economy looks impressive given all the mess that's going on and even if he fudges the numbers on job creation- which he probably does somewhat, it's pretty evident to everyone that economically speaking, Texas is working much better that states like California or Illinois.
But he was a HORRIBLE debater.
South Carolina votes Saturday and Gingrich is surging- but a big interview by his ex-wife that's breaking (in a somewhat convenient piece of timing) might potentially put a dent in that somewhat. But if Gingrich can win South Carolina then we might actually have a race on our hands- and Gingrich, despite being, well, kind of an asshole sometimes, does have some extraordinary ideas that at the very least deserve to be injected into the national debate.
We will see what happens...
UPDATED: Apparently Rick Santorum might have won Iowa after all. Ick.
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