Rick Perry dropped out of the GOP nomination race. Raise your hand if you’re surprised. Anyone?
Well, alright, maybe I am just a little surprised that he did it today. I thought he'd at least go through tonight's debate and the primary on Saturday.
Now, raise your hand if you're surprised that Perry didn't endorse Mitt Romney on his way out. Nope. No surprise there. I think he'd rather cut off a limb first.
How about if you're surprised he endorsed Newt Gingrich? Yeah, same here. I didn't see that one coming at all.
Granted, who else would he have endorsed? Rick Santorum? I don't think Rick Santorum is quite Perry's flavor. Ron Paul sure isn't, either. Honestly, though, I think I would have guessed that Scary Perry would have given everyone a "you don't know what you're missing" speech about himself before he'd endorse Romney, Santorum, Paul, or Gingrich.
I'm not sure if Rick Perry actually believes Gingrich has a snowball's chance in hell of winning the nomination and ultimately the presidency, or he just couldn't stomach the idea of endorsing anyone else, but still felt like he had to endorse someone.
One thing I will miss about Rick Perry's campaign, besides his gaffs, is how he seemed to drive The Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin absolutely nuts. It was like she hovered over keyboard each and every day, just waiting for Perry to say or do something else that she could foam at the mouth about. I always found that endlessly amusing.
I guess that party is over now.
--Statler, moderator
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