So apparently Rick Perry pried the duct tape off his mouth put there by his fellow Republicans two months ago.

He’s back and he has opinions.

The announcement of Mitt Romney’s running mate won’t do much to change the dynamics of the presidential race, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday.

Ya think?  Let’s look at it this way – Romney has no good choices but that’s not going to matter?  You’re just hoping people will cease to notice that somedamnfool would be leader of the free world if Romney is elected and then poops out?  Yeah, well, that worked real well for John McCain, Honey.

But, Rick and I agree about one thing.

“There are great and talented people out there, but vice presidential candidates are interesting choices that will probably only make two or three days worth of news, unless they make some huge gaffe,” Perry told CNN in an interview at the Republican Governors Association retreat in Aspen, Colorado. “As long as it’s not me, I’ll be cool.”

Because nobody has a handle on Huge Gaffe quite like Rick Perry does.

Thanks to David and Warner for the heads up.