- A pre-campaign call for all the Religious Right crackpots to come to his support
- A mottled, "I'm liberal/compassionate in some areas" stance on social issues
- A Texas-is-best diplomacy started by talk of secession and culminating in pride of its execution record
- A lackluster response to another rattlebrained campaigner about a vaccine
- A lack of political savvy in covering up obvious, past-life, racist stumbling blocks
So, does Rick Perry deserve respect?
Does vain hubris deserve respect?
Does ineptitude deserve respect?
I don't think so.
*For the most part. The state of Texas has regressed - politically speaking. Molly Ivins tried to warn us.
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