Rick Perry is all over the place this morning.

First off, he’s headline news at Salon.  The headline?  “If Rick Perry is seriously a presidential front-runner there’s something wrong with all of us.”

Ya think?

Comparing him to Bachmann, Salon writes,

The GOP “establishment” prefers this evangelical nitwit with fringe tendencies to that evangelical nitwit with fringe tendencies, sure. This Dominionist purposefully evoking some of the most radical far-right movements and ideas of the last 200 years is so much more electable than this other one!

I mean, Rick Perry may be a neo-Confederate sympathizer with a recurring tendency to bring up secession, but he doesn’t look as weird in a photograph as Bachmann does, I guess.

My friend Kary says a better comparison with Rick Perry and Michelle Bachmann is that they both like to have sex with gay men.

Which brings us to the latest inside the campaign leak from Rick Perry.

Texas Governor Rick Perry’s camp is prepared to tackle what they say are unfounded rumors dating back to as early as 2004 about the Lone Star State Republican’s personal life should he run for president and the allegations resurface

That’s gonna take some stompin’, Rick.

The Austin American Statesman, who reads Politico, has some fun, fun, funny news.

Gov. Rick Perry will make it clear that he’s running for president during a Saturday speech in South Carolina, a Perry source said today.

Politico first reported that Perry will make his intentions clear during a speech at the RedState conservative gathering. It will be his first trip to an early-primary state.

Okay, so here’s a guy who refused to debate his last opponent, refused to speak with newspaper editors, refused to take unscreened questions, and is announcing for President at a private function.

Is Katie Couric anywhere around?

Y’all, I’m telling you – he’s Elmer Gantry.  He’s a snake oil salesman.

But, the upside is this.  When Time Magazine does a cover for him, all they’ll have to change is the picture.

Okay, I realize it’s gonna be hard to keep your comments rigidly clean.

But, this really happened in Texas.  John Kelso tells all about it.

A vicious gang of meat thieves has attacked Austin and made barbeque risky business.

According to Austin police, meat thieves would hit an H-E-B supermarket, steal the meat and then sell it to the restaurants’ employees.

And guess where they put the meat?

Seriously.

If you don’t have any vacation plans for the rest of the summer, Rick Perry has a job for you!

And no, it does not include coming over to his house and cleaning all the chicken bones from under his couch or fixing his Atari.

You can be a bundler for Perry.

Leaders of Perry’s fundraising operation sent information on how to raise money for a presidential campaign to potential bundlers — the people who will be tasked with raising hundreds of thousands or dollars, or more, from their friends and business associates. For example, the guidelines included an explanation of the $2,500 per-person limit on donations to Perry’s campaign for the Republican nomination, according to numerous sources familiar with the instructions.

Just like he’s not gay, he’s not running for President.

And there you are with egg on your face thinkin’ that Rick was going to sit out the summer praying and holding seances with Richard Nixon and Barry Goldwater.

No, siree.  Rick’s not running for President but he’s got himself some bundlers.  I wonder if they’re running for President.

Thanks to David for the heads-up.

Well, I’ll be damn. We liberals have been far busier than I suspected. I’m glad to report that we’re not lazy.

THIENSVILLE, Wis. — The founder of Tea Party Nation claimed liberal ideology is responsible for “a billion” deaths over the past century during a raucous rally here Saturday in support of one of the six Republican state senators facing a recall election Tuesday.

“I will tell you ladies and gentlemen, I detest and despise everything the left stands for. How anybody can endorse and embrace an ideology that has killed a billion people in the last century is beyond me,” said Tea Party Nation CEO Judson Phillips.

So, here I am sitting around embracing an ideology and killing a billion people at the same time.

Dude, the Force is strong in me. I am a Jedi Knight.

Thanks to David for the heads up.

County Rd. 404, S.E. of Marble Falls, Texas

Tom sent it and says it looks like we’re not offering much encouragement here.