She’s in love with Dan Futrell.

Dan Futrell has bodacious in his blood and has Rick Perry tap dancing in a mind field.  You really need to read the whole thing, but Dan Futrell, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom who served 27 months in Baghdad and is a two-time recipient of the Bronze Star Medal, holds a Come To Jesus meeting on Rick Perry’s doorstep.

When Rick Perry implies that the military does not respect Barack Obama, Dan Futrell tells Rick he’s wrong.  That the military is not the only form of service to country.

Our country now has roughly 12 million teachers and education administrators; 17 million health care and social workers, and another 18 million federal, state and local government employees, according to 2010 Census data,. That’s 37 million Americans – more than 10 percent of our population — who went to work this morning in service to America.

Though they may not necessarily risk physical harm, their service is essential to a prosperous and healthy America. I would hope that a man seeking the presidency understood that our military does its job so that U.S. educators, nurses, social workers and other public servants can do theirs.

Most of what we’ve now heard from the Perry campaign has to do with American values. I would like to ask Perry how strength, character and altruism are missing in the day-to-day work of a community organizer in Chicago.

Please explain to me how a fourth-grade science teacher is less patriotic than a drill sergeant in Killeen, Texas. Or how a social worker who helps single mothers in East Los Angeles is less patriotic than a convoy driver in Baghdad. Please explain how a fire fighter in Boston is less qualified for political office only because she has not volunteered for military duty.

Thank you, Dan.  Rick Perry needs a guidebook for good sense.

Thanks to David for the heads up.