I know it’s pretty darn discouraging to be an American this morning.

It seems that our politicians have screwed us into a corner.

But, think of this.  At least, unlike England, we don’t have a crooked politician who dresses like this.

Okay, we probably do, but they don’t appear looking that goofy in public.

Okay, I take that back.

Okay, be discouraged.

Thanks to Carl for the heads up on the British crook.  We’ve pretty much known about the Texas crook for a long time.

El Grande Jefe Bob is back and he’s grown even more attitude.

We’ve miss ya, Bob.  Glad you’re back.

Weekend fun from the State of Texas!

Thanks to Sam for the heads-up.

Don’t you hate being the last to know?

Is Rick Perry telling foreign VIPs that he’s running for president before he’s even telling the voters of the Great State of Texas — and of Iowa and New Hampshire? Seems like it.

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, who met privately last week with the governor, was on CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer today saying it’s pretty much a done deal that Perry will run.

Musharraf.  Really?  He told Pervez Musharraf, a man who could not find Osama bin Laden or his own butt with both hands, GPS, and a bloodhound?

Musharraf?  Really?  He told Musharraf before he told us?  And taunted us with tweets about it?

And posed for pictures with him?

Dude, when you meet with foreign heads of state, tuck your damn shirt in.   You look like a doofus.

Look at Musharraf’s wife.  She gritting her teeth and wondering, “Damn, I hope we’re getting paid to pose with this uncouth buffoon.  What’s he hiding under that shirt?  His laser-sighted .380 Ruger coyote-killing pistol?  Who does he think he is?  Sonny Crockett in Miami Vice?”

We know exactly how you feel, Mrs. Musharraf.

You know all those tailgating parties we were planning for Rick Perry’s Six Flags Over Jesus Hallelujahapolloza?

Well, damn.

He must have found out because now he’s threatening not to speak and is running away from some of his endorsers.

Endorsers include:

John Hagee, pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, whose controversial statements prompted GOP presidential candidate John McCain to reject his endorsement in 2008. McCain took exception to Hagee saying that God sent Adolph Hitler to persecute the Jews so Israel could be created. Hagee also compared the Catholic Church to the anti-Christ and said Hurricane Katrina was punishment for New Orleans’ sinful ways.

John Benefiel of the Heartland Apostolic Prayer Network in Oklahoma City, who has called the Statue of Liberty a demonic idol.

C. Peter Wagner of Global Spheres Inc. in Colorado, who said Japan was decimated by an earthquake and tsunami because its emperor engages in ritualistic sexual intercourse with the pagan Sun Goddess.

Now I gotta admit something to ya.  I, personally, am far less scared of Rick Perry  associating with these minor league nuts than this major league batcrap crazy man.

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is helping Rick Perry with his 2012 White House bid by helping provide foreign policy briefers.

Okay, lookie here, John Hagee is a certifiable fruitcake, but he never lied in order to lead this country to war.

Rumsfeld?  Really?  Rick, Rick, Rick, get someone to explain 2001 to 2007  to you.