The newest meteor to streak through the Republican primary skies is, of course, Texas Governor Rick Perry. But for Perry, it could be a pretty fast fall back to Earth. Fully feeling the heat of the national media spotlight for the first time, Perry has quickly shown his supporters that the thing that they should worry about most is not the heat but his stupidity.
Even many of his fellow Republicans denounced his statements about Fed Chairman Ben Bernankes quantitative-easing possibly being an act of treason. Among others, Bruce Bartlett, a former Treasury Secretary under Republican President George H. W. Bush, called Perry an idiot.
An 11-year-old boy who appeared to actually know the answer asked Perry about the age of the Earth. Perry said he didnt know. I believe him. Perry then seemed to disavow evolution and give some credence to the theory that the Earth is only 6,000 years old. Come on, I have ties older than that. And Mr. Perry had the bad timing to do this the same week that scientists announced that they believe they discovered fossilized, single-cell organisms in Western Australia that could be about 3.4 billion years old.
Perrys disavowal of evolution, geology, biology, and all that pointed-headed science mumbo-jumbo will probably not sit very well with GOP moderates, independents, swing voters or those who have ever been to school, read a book, or watched a show on the History Channel.
Perry also had the singular misfortune to be ranting about how climate change is a scam the same week as stories were published about how farmers in Texas have suffered more than $5 billion in crop and livestock losses associated with a record drought and record high temperatures.
For Rick Perry, It's Not the Heat, It's the Stupidity | Boston Daily
Even many of his fellow Republicans denounced his statements about Fed Chairman Ben Bernankes quantitative-easing possibly being an act of treason. Among others, Bruce Bartlett, a former Treasury Secretary under Republican President George H. W. Bush, called Perry an idiot.
An 11-year-old boy who appeared to actually know the answer asked Perry about the age of the Earth. Perry said he didnt know. I believe him. Perry then seemed to disavow evolution and give some credence to the theory that the Earth is only 6,000 years old. Come on, I have ties older than that. And Mr. Perry had the bad timing to do this the same week that scientists announced that they believe they discovered fossilized, single-cell organisms in Western Australia that could be about 3.4 billion years old.
Perrys disavowal of evolution, geology, biology, and all that pointed-headed science mumbo-jumbo will probably not sit very well with GOP moderates, independents, swing voters or those who have ever been to school, read a book, or watched a show on the History Channel.
Perry also had the singular misfortune to be ranting about how climate change is a scam the same week as stories were published about how farmers in Texas have suffered more than $5 billion in crop and livestock losses associated with a record drought and record high temperatures.
For Rick Perry, It's Not the Heat, It's the Stupidity | Boston Daily